Master’s degree in appropriate area of specialization; or a bachelor’s degree in appropriate areas of specialization and two years of experience.

The Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (BIDS) Program, housed in the Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics and closely affiliated with the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), conducts various informatics research and service across the University of Florida. Service initiatives include supporting the informatics infrastructure for the CTSI, the OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network, and the UF Health Cancer Center (UFHCI).

Research Project Management and Protocol Implementation: Develop project plans in collaboration with investigators. Coordinate multiple research projects, including multi-site studies, led by BMI faculty. Track project objectives, milestones, deliverables, status reports, study results to ensure research activities remain on schedule.  Translate study design decisions into concrete tasks, and facilitate setting implementation priorities.  Create and maintain budgets and project spending. Lead the development and maintenance of IRB protocols, project objectives, and other research-related tasks and documentation. Serve as a liaison for human subjects’ payments. Handle protected health information and human subjects’ issues with sensitivity. Coordinate roles, responsibilities, and interdependencies of research team members, including students. Manage communication among staff, study sponsors, healthcare professionals, and investigators, to ensure on-time reports and other deliverables.  Work with investigators and administrative staff to maintain budgets, monitor project spending, and develop and maintain IRB protocols, and other research-related documentation. 

Conduct all phases of research including study recruitment, informed consent, retention, implementation, and data collection and analysis. Communicate with study participants to address participant questions/issues and implement study protocols.

Communication: Organize, lead, and document research project team meetings. Track and communicate project updates to team members, leadership, department administration, and other internal and external stakeholders. Manage communication among staff, study sponsors, healthcare professionals, and investigators. Communicate with the IRB Privacy Office, and other regulatory bodies to obtain and maintain all necessary regulatory approval.

Coordinate research proposal development: Collaboratively manage submission milestones and deadlines.  Identify and review extramural funding opportunities and share opportunities with investigators and other partners.

Supervise activity of research staff members in support of assigned projects and initiatives.

Dissemination: Work with Investigators to produce publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations to academic, organizational, and community audiences.  Lead tracking publications and facilitate research product dissemination.

Master’s degree in appropriate area of specialization; or a bachelor’s degree in appropriate areas of specialization and two years of experience.

Successful candidates must be committed to working with various professional and community populations.

• Master’s Degree with at least three years of experience in conducting health services, informatics, or other health-related research, in and outside of a clinical setting.
• Excellent attention to detail, particularly with regard to interpreting and implementing protocols and in terms of collecting data to ensure accuracy and integrity
• Excellent written (in English) and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and respect for differences and diversity
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines under minimal supervision. 
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals at multiple levels
• Ability to critically evaluation processes, policies, and procedures, and identify potential solutions for issue resolution or improvement
• Ability to teach and train others in concepts, processes, and tools
• Demonstrate strong proficiency in Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Adobe, and Project Management software (Atlassian products preferred)
• Demonstrate experience developing and managing budgets in support of research proposals and projects
• Ability to manage medium-to-large scale projects
• Proficient in time-management and ability to manage shifting responsibilities and priorities
• Working knowledge of informatics and/or health-related research
• Ability to handle protected health information and human subject issues 
• Ability to interpret basic statistical results
• Ability to work with investigators to draft project proposals and plans, manuscripts for publication in peer-review journals, and project reports