Research Data Associate, ASPIRE Trials Program

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Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Research Data Associate.

The NYU Acute Respiratory Failure and Sepsis Precision Interventions (ASPIRE) Trials Program seeks a full-time Research Data Associate to support several clinical studies. Our Trials Program conducts single- and multi-center clinical trials and cohort studies to advance understanding and improve care of patients with respiratory failure, pneumonia, and sepsis. The overarching theme of our research is to develop strategies to individualize clinical support to maximize end-organ protection and improve patient outcomes.

The RDA will assist in the daily study-related activities of multiple studies and clinical trials involving patients in the ICUs and other inpatient units at NYU-affiliated hospitals. RDA must be comfortable working with critically ill adult patients on life support, the population of interest for most of the studies, and interacting with their family members. RDA must demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to work effectively within a multiprofessional team that includes physicians, pharmacists, nurses, respiratory therapists, and research staff. Strong organizational skills, adaptability, and professionalism are essential to foster collaboration and ensure efficient trial operations. The ability to actively listen, resolve conflicts constructively, and contribute to shared decision-making will be critical to success in this role.

Job Responsibilities:

• Interacts with patient/subject and families in a courteous and professional manner. Collaborates with various personnel that may be involved in assisting with specific aspects in the study.
• Gathers, Properly Packages, Stores and Transfers Slides, Samples and Other Important Materials. Coordinates the shipment and transfer of varied types of materials among the various departments and labs.
• May complete assessments on study subjects/patients per protocol (with proper training); continue to follow-through with items and patients as part of research study. May (if proper training has occurred) draw patients/subjects blood, perform EKG, and or take vital signs. May be required to travel to study initiation (that is, where sponsor teaches protocol to PI and CRC).
• Ensures protocol compliance. Follows standard steps regarding eligibility criteria, follow-up process and documentation.
• Demonstrate knowledge of policies and procedures of the host institution where the study is being conducted, including the regulatory requirements such as IRB and other approvals if necessary.
• Under supervision, acts as an internal auditor during quarterly internal audits for other studies, is aware of study regulatory status and keeps an up to date copy of regulatory documents.
• Initiates and continues regular contact with patients; encourages visit reminders and compliance to research; ensures contact with patients and their families is courteous, effective, professional and cooperative.
• Utilizes established methodologies to collect patient information for the research project(s); gathers and compiles data, statistics and other materials as needed. Inputs clinical and non-clinical data into the database and or case report forms. With guideance, extracts data for publications, or provides data collection from outside physicians offices. May perform library searches and retrieve reference materials from various sources; request articles from medical journals.
• Compiles data and assists in consolidating data for presentation to sponsoring and regulatory agencies. Reviews data with supervisor and then provides reports to all parties (e.g., data and safety monitoring committee, the principal investigator, sponsoring agency, etc.) on the progress of the study.
• Recruits and the screens of potential patients/subjects for eligibility to the study.

Additional Position Specific Responsibilities:

Perform data extraction from medical records for clinical trials and cohort studies
Perform bedside patient assessments and examinations for research, including sedation depth, non-verbal pain assessment, and delirium assessment, among other assessments
Perform bedside data collection for critically ill adult patients, including those with pneumonia and viral respiratory infections
Obtain biological specimens for enrolled study participants, including but not limited to venous and arterial blood samples, nasal or oropharyngeal respiratory swabs, airway samples (sputum, breath condensate, tracheal aspirate), and urine/stool samples as needed for study protocols
Assist with initiating and adjusting study-related devices and monitors according to study protocol, in collaboration with the clinical and research teams where applicable
Perform other bedside procedures as required by study protocol
Assist with performing protein biomarker measurements with ELISA and multi-analyte platforms under supervision of the research laboratory manager
Receive, label, process, and log unique and irreplaceable human biospecimen samples
Prepare biospecimen collection kits and other materials for NYU and other sites participating in our clinical studies
Conduct long-term follow-up phone questionnaires of study participants
Maintain rigorous documentation for study records, including performing office and clerical duties as needed

Minimum Qualifications:

Associate's degree plus one year related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Computer literate with good interpersonal, writing and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent education
Prior research experience
Prior experience working with patients in a hospital setting
Ability to work independently while unafraid to ask questions whenever uncertain about the correct course of action
Phlebotomy skills
Previous experience with the Epic EHR

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $53,797.96 - $53,797.97 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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