Department

Biostatistics - CSCC-462002

Career Area

Research Professionals

Is this an internal only recruitment?

No

Posting Open Date

05/04/2023

Application Deadline

05/24/2023

Position Type

Permanent Staff (SHRA)

Position Title

Soc/Clin Research Specialist - Advanced

Salary Grade Equivalent

GN14

Working Title

Soc/Clin Research Specialist

Position Number

00057668

Vacancy ID

P017380

Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited

Full-Time Permanent

If time-limited, estimated duration of appointment

Hours per week

40

Work Schedule

M-F, 8-5

Work Location

Chapel Hill, NC

Position Location

North Carolina, US

Hiring Range

$64,500 - $78,000

Pay Band Information

To learn more about the pay band for this branch and role, please see the Career Banding rates spreadsheet.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center
The Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center (CSCC) is a division within the Department of Biostatistics of the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC (UNC). As the coordinating center for a number of multi-center clinical trials and epidemiology studies, the CSCC provides study design, data management, statistical analysis, quality assurance, and study management services to a broad array of projects funded primarily by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The organization includes faculty from the departments of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Medicine and research staff with training and experience in biostatistics, epidemiology, computer science/data management, and project management. Total employees currently number between 100 and 105. The CSCC is responsible for approximately $32,000,000 in funding for 55-60 contracts and grants, and an additional 65 subcontracts. The CSCC was established in 1971 as the Lipid Research Clinics (LRC) Coordinating Center and has operated continually since that time. To reflect the addition of new studies and expansion into new research areas, the LRC Coordinating Center changed its name to the Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center (CSCC) in 1984. Major research programs currently include the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC); Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN); SPIROMICS II: Biological underpinning of COPD heterogeneity and progression (SPIROMICS II); SPIROMICS GIC Support; Data, Modeling, and Coordination Center for PrecISE Network (PrecISE); Hispanic Community Health Study (HCHS); and Preconceptional health of Latinas and its association with child adiposity (HCHS-FLOR).
Information on these, as well as others can be found at http://www.cscc.unc.edu/cscc/index.php

Position Summary

The Social/Clinical Research Specialist plays an important role on a study team and is involved in operational and research support for studies where the Center is the primary organization with responsibility for study operations, data management, and statistical analysis, often managing multiple studies within a network. This position is responsible for overseeing and implementing higher level research and requires the ability to both independently plan, organize, conduct, and evaluate public health research, and work collaboratively within a team environment. The responsibilities of this position may include designing, developing, and evaluating research methods for protocols, developing study reports and documentation, leading training sessions and site monitoring visits, managing regulatory and IRB documentation, managing tasks and activities within a study, developing systems to evaluate and manage research, providing consultation and using problem solving skills to respond to study needs, and overseeing and directing others (e.g., social/clinical research assistants) within project teams. The position may also be responsible for clinical research activities on an FDA-regulated study, including coordination, and monitoring of clinical study conduct, participant safety, and data quality.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a discipline related to the field assigned and one year of related training or experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

This position requires Advanced-level applied competencies of:

• Professional Knowledge – plan, organize, conduct, and/or evaluate social/clinical research;
• Project Design – clinical research principles, regulatory documentation and monitoring, ability to determine and lead changes in design;
• Project/Program Administration – manage and administer multiple projects, tasks, and protocols within a study or multiple studies;
• Communication – clear and effective written and oral communication with all field staff and in-house staff and investigators; develop and lead presentions during meetings/training sessions;
• Data/Information Collection – manage data collection and data management development and implementation, project probable outcomes and potential impact on policy, research, or the program; and
• Instruction – develop and administer training to field center staff and new in house staff; collaborates with research staff to validate and/or redirect research based on documented results.

This position also requires a comprehensive understanding of scientific principles, methods, results presentation and reporting. Knowledge of applied aspects of observational study and/or clinical trial design, data analysis, research data management and reporting through education or work experience is essential.

Candidates must have the ability to work independently with minimal supervision and work within a team; possess strong attention to detail and organizational skills; the ability to handle deadlines and have flexibility with priorities, and the ability to handle confidential information.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Master’s degree and at least six years of experience in research is preferred.
Prior clinical trial research experience or coursework in clinical trials is preferred
SAS experience preferred.

Required Licenses/Certifications

Special Physical/Mental Requirements

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.

Position/Schedule Requirements