What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Project Coordinator position at UT Health San Antonio?
Job Description
We seek a Project Data Coordinator for the Population Neuroscience Core within the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases at the UT Health San Antonio (UTHSA) ( https://biggsinstitute.org/ ).
We are looking for an exceptional candidate with an interest in clinical research to join a dynamic and collaborative team of clinicians, epidemiologists, statisticians, and research staff conducting state-of-the-art research on dementia.
The candidate will assist with the data management of the San Antonio Heart and Mind Study (SAHMS), an epidemiological cohort with over 40 years of data, funded by the NIH/NIA to recruit participants in a new follow-up visit focused on brain health. The project data coordinator is expected to maintain the data management system to facilitate research with SAHMS data. Other activities include tracking enrollment numbers and trends, facilitating the integration of legacy data, performing data quality checks, and assisting with data harmonization. They will work closely with the study Principal Investigator, Claudia Satizabal, PhD, and the Program Manager, Hector Trevino, PhD, as well as other team members collecting data and study investigators who will use SAHMS data in research projects.
Responsibilities
Three (3) years of directly related experience is required.
We seek a Project Data Coordinator for the Population Neuroscience Core within the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases at the UT Health San Antonio (UTHSA) ( https://biggsinstitute.org/ ).
We are looking for an exceptional candidate with an interest in clinical research to join a dynamic and collaborative team of clinicians, epidemiologists, statisticians, and research staff conducting state-of-the-art research on dementia.
The candidate will assist with the data management of the San Antonio Heart and Mind Study (SAHMS), an epidemiological cohort with over 40 years of data, funded by the NIH/NIA to recruit participants in a new follow-up visit focused on brain health. The project data coordinator is expected to maintain the data management system to facilitate research with SAHMS data. Other activities include tracking enrollment numbers and trends, facilitating the integration of legacy data, performing data quality checks, and assisting with data harmonization. They will work closely with the study Principal Investigator, Claudia Satizabal, PhD, and the Program Manager, Hector Trevino, PhD, as well as other team members collecting data and study investigators who will use SAHMS data in research projects.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical assistance for data management, including within the MongoDB environment, to facilitate the integration of legacy data.
- Maintain the REDCap data capture system for data collection, perform regular data quality checks, and improve the system as needed in consultation with leadership.
- Manage and QC data from external capture systems collected via wearable devices and dietary questionnaires
- Maintain a dashboard to track enrollment numbers and trends
- Create documentation and assist with data harmonization and extraction of datasets as needed for statistical analysis.
- Work closely with the program manager and study PI in updating and appropriately disseminating ‘standard operating procedure’ protocols, in implementing and maintaining quality management systems, and in meeting reporting requirements to UT Health San Antonio and NIH.
- Train personnel on data capture best practices
- Maintain open communication with research staff
- Support research data monitoring visits
- Participate in the development of a strategic plan for the core that would include investment in technology and process enhancement to maximize quality and efficiency, in collaboration with other data coordinators and data scientists.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
- This position requires drive, team spirit, generosity, superb interpersonal and management skills, a passion to make a difference as part of a cutting-edge research team, judgment, and excellent spoken and written communication skills.
- Candidates with prior experience in observational or clinical research is a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required. Additional experience (plus 2 years of research data management experience) can be substituted in lieu of a degree.
- Three (3) years of directly related experience is required. Two (2) years of progressively responsible experience is required.
Three (3) years of directly related experience is required.