The COPD Foundation was established to improve the lives of people with COPD, bronchiectasis, and nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease through initiatives that expand services and speed innovations to make treatment more effective and affordable. We do this through scientific research, education, advocacy, and awareness with the goal of disease prevention, slowed progression, and ultimately a cure. We welcome passionate, capable, and caring people to join our team. Be part of our mission and team!
About the Role:
We seek a Research Coordinator to support the Foundation’s Patient Powered Research Network (PPRN).
Key Responsibilities
- Support implementation of PPRN registry recruitment strategy in partnership with PPRN Program lead.
- Manages requests and review of PPRN project proposals.
- Responsible for managing PPRN registry mailbox and answering participant and potential participants questions.
- Assists Research team in administrative duties such as coordinating teleconferences/meetings, creating surveys, writing minutes, etc.
- Manages, tracks and orders COPD PPRN supplies/materials for recruitment partners such as support groups, clinics and hospital systems.
- Assists the COPD PPRN program lead with COPD PPRN Governing Board activities including, but not limited to meetings, gathering feedback from patient representatives and communications.
- Coordinate PPRN sub-project activities (recruitment for external clinical trials, focus groups and surveys).
- Support the database developer on workflows.
- Assists the COPD PPRN program lead with materials for IRB submissions.
Fundamentals for Success:
- At least three years’ experience in clinical research program operations and support.
- Ability to read, write and speak in English; Spanish (or other languages) helpful.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
- Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
- Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
- Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
- Computer skills: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); miscellaneous data base software, Donor Works preferred, Internet.
- Must be accurate, thorough, dependable, organized and support other areas of organization; strategically minded and able to handle multifaceted duties.
- Works well independently as well as cooperatively