The Biomedical Informatics and Data Science Program (BIDS), hosted within the Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics and closely affiliated with the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), engages in diverse informatics research and service across the University of Florida. Service initiatives include, but are not limited to, supporting the informatics infrastructure for the CTSI, the OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network, and the University of Florida Health Cancer Institute (UFHCI).

The Biomedical Informatics team is seeking a qualified and enthusiastic individual to serve as a Research Coordinator. The Coordinator will play an important role in the management and execution of cutting-edge research studies at the intersection of health care delivery and information technology to enhance the quality of care and population health.

The Coordinator will work under the supervision of the Associate Director of Project and Program Management of the Biomedical Informatics (BMI) Program, and will support projects led by BMI faculty. The job responsibilities include a full range of research-related and organizational support efforts across multiple initiatives. The Coordinator will facilitate team communication, coordinate research study execution, and support grant proposals and research dissemination. The Coordinator will collaborate with internal and external research partners, clinical providers, and other stakeholders. Within these activities, opportunities will be available for the Coordinator to foster their professional interests and develop new skills.

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

Duties:

Biomedical Informatics Research Study Coordination: Track objectives, milestones, deliverables, status reports, study results.  Translate study design decisions into concrete tasks, and assist in setting implementation priorities.  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, prepare and submit progress reports, and other research-related documentation. 

Communication: Organize and lead project and team meetings. Track and communicate project updates to team members, leadership, and other internal and external stakeholders.

Grant Proposal Development: Coordinate grant proposal development with investigators and grants administrators.  Collaboratively manage submission milestones and deadlines.  Identify and review extramural funding opportunities and share opportunities with investigators and other partners.

Research Protocol Implementation: Work collaboratively with investigators and project teams to conduct all phases of quantitative and qualitative research including study recruitment, informed consent, retention, and data collection and analysis. Communicate with study participants to address participant questions/issues and implement study protocols

Dissemination: Work with Investigators to produce publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations to academic, organizational, and community audiences. 

• Master’s Degree with at least two years of experience in conducting health services, informatics, or other health-related research.
• 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.
• Ability to work independently and to collaborate with faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals at multiple levels
• Demonstrate strong skills and proficiency in Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Adobe, and Project Management software (Asana and Atlassian products preferred)
• 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