Overview

The Lighthouse Institute, a division of Chestnut Health Systems, is seeking a full-time Senior Project Coordinator.

Be part of a dynamic team that supports cutting edge research in the behavioral health sciences field. Our diverse team works together to assist with various projects and studies in a fast-paced environment. We value dedicated team players who bring passion and creativity to their job. Come work for a great company who will value you and your skills.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively on the day-to-day processes of research projects, including the design, development, and implementation of protocols or project components.
• Assist with monitoring and enforcing research protocol and intervention fidelity in single or multi-site studies. Develop and train new and existing grantees as needed, sites or staff on data collections instruments, data collection and participant tracking techniques, model fidelity, quality assurance, and other research protocols and processes. Ensure procedures follow federal, state or local grant, contract or project requirements.
• Mentor and assist with the training of project coordinators and other research staff. This includes creation and updating of policies and procedures manuals for how to coordinate projects.
• Serve as a back up to the Project Manager when needed for paperwork, project oversight, and participant correspondence.
• Develop and maintain new participant materials, support packages, process documentation, and internal procedure manuals.
• Take a lead role in meeting implementation needs, by maintaining files, preparing presentations, and servicing clients.
• Coordinate all necessary services to start up a new implementation project (includes overseeing initial consultation visit, training, creation of project website, instrument development, and ids, monitoring of support services, and ongoing contact).
• Serve as a lead trainer. Comply with requirements of funding sources (e.g., submitting program plans, providing quarterly reports, final reports, etc.) with minimal supervision.
• Work with other team members to provide quality, timely service and products to every customer.
• Promote Chestnut’s culture of customer service excellence through the adherence to Chestnut’s behavioral standards for customer service.
• Maintain and protect confidentiality and security of all organizational information gained in the course of performing job responsibilities including, but not limited to, financial and client information.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in social science discipline (master’s preferred), public health or equivalent with demonstrated experience in management of research-related projects, and proven writing skills.
• Relevant experience organizing and supervising complex processes and procedures, following human subjects protections, or any combination of education and experience that meets the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Demonstrated excellence in organizing and delivering trainings and/or project related meetings and activities.
• Demonstrated mastery of coordinating multiple diverse sets of projects.
• Demonstrated ability for problem solving.
• Willingness to work varying shifts and extra hours to meet key project deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to write technical documentation and operational policies and procedures.
• Willingness to travel to client sites required.
• Satisfactory completion of Chestnut’s background checking process. 

The position can be on-site or off-site and will be ranked based on training and experience. 

This full-time position includes an excellent compensation and benefits package including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan with company match, generous paid time off benefits, and more.

For more information on the Lighthouse Institute, see https://www.chestnut.org/lighthouse-institute/

Chestnut Health Systems is a leading provider of behavioral and primary health care services. Over four decades, Chestnut has grown to over 700 committed, compassionate employees providing substance use, mental health and primary care treatment to patients in Central and Southern Illinois. We provide fully integrated care for all of our patients by combining behavioral health care services with our community-based primary care health centers. Chestnut also conducts research and training throughout the U.S.A. 

Chestnut welcomes applications from qualified individuals with recovery experience.

EOE – Minorities/Females/Vets/Disabled