Lead daily study operations; coordinate activities across multiple clinical sites
Serve as the central communication point between investigators, site teams, and collaborators
Facilitate steering committee and investigator meetings
Troubleshoot site challenges and ensure milestone completion.
Prepare and oversee IRB submissions, amendments, continuing reviews, and adverse event reporting
Maintain protocol adherence across all sites
Update manuals of operations and ensure compliance with institutional and federal regulations.
Oversee REDCap database development and maintenance
Train staff in data entry procedures
Conduct routine data quality checks
Coordinate with biostatistics teams
Supervise research assistants, coordinators, and interns
Conduct onboarding, training, and performance feedback
Promote a collaborative team culture
Ensure strong staff performance across all study tasks
Oversee recruitment and consent workflows
Maintain relationships with participating families and community partners
Support culturally responsive communication (Spanish language skills preferred).
Assist with progress reports, manuscripts, abstracts, and grant‑related materials
Contribute to cross‑project collaborations within the research group.
Benefits
Health insuranceVision insuranceRemote work options
Additional Information
Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center : Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
Organization:
General Pediatrics
Job Summary:
In your pivotal role as Clinical/Translational Research Coordinator IV, you will lead day-to-day operations of the multi-site DOSE Trial with minimal supervision, ensuring high-quality study conduct, regulatory compliance, and effective coordination across participating sites. You will make advanced independent decisions, demonstrate strong organizational skills, and supervise and support research staff to ensure excellent study implementation.
REQUIRED:
- Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience)
- 5 years of relevant research experience
- Certified Clinical Research Professional - Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) (Must have at time of hire)
- Previous IRB experience
- Experience working with Pediatrics
- Ability to effectively lead a team while fostering collaboration and working alongside team members
You will work Monday through Friday during traditional daytime business hours, with flexibility being essential. This role follows a hybrid remote schedule, and when on-site, you will be based at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.
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DEPARTMENT SUMMARY :
The Department of Pediatrics at VUMC is one of the largest departments within the medical center and we are proud to be home to some 460 primary faculty, 270 community-based volunteer faculty, 82 clinical fellows, 127 residents, and over 300 administrative and research staff. The Department is rooted in a rich history of commitment to excellence in research, education, and patient care. Our faculty, clinicians, fellows, and trainees represent the very best of academic medicine - extraordinary people doing incredible things to advance the care for children in Middle Tennessee, across the nation, and throughout the world. The result is a Department which reaches far beyond the walls of our hospital to provide high-quality patient care, to train the next generation of leaders in pediatric medicine, and to advance our knowledge of important conditions that affect vulnerable infants and children through world class research. For more information, please visit https://pediatrics.vumc.org/message-chair .
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