Herc-Higher Education Recruitment Consortium

Department: MED-Neurology
Salary/Grade: NEX/11

Job Summary:

Coordinates collection, analysis, processing & reporting of data & assists Principal Investigator (PI) in judging the validity of test data obtained in regard to biomedical &/or social-behavioral research study(ies) of limited complexity involving co-investigators, multiple campuses &/or  universities.  Completes all activities by strictly following Good Clinical Practices (GCP) & all relevant current local, state, & federal laws, regulations, guidance, policy & procedure developed by the NU Institutional Review Board (IRB), Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), & the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH).  This position is responsible for conducting overnight sleep studies (Polysomnography) according to AASM criteria for two clinical trials and other sleep and circadian based research.  Most hours will be overnight, although alternating between daytime and night hours may occur based upon subject enrollment and lab priorities.  Work will include weekday and weekend shifts.

Please note: Supervisor provides objectives, deadlines and specific instructions only for new, difficult, and/or unusual work.  Work is reviewed upon completion and only occasionally to verify technical accuracy and compliance with practice, policy, and procedures.  EE informs supervisor of on-going progress and/or potentially controversial matters. 

Specific Responsibilities:

Technical

• Obtains informed consent
• Administers tests &/or questionnaires following protocols.
• Gathers information. 
• Extracts & analyzes data from medical charts.

Administration

• Collects, records, reviews & summarizes research data.
  • Collects and accurately records data from overnight Polysomnography Testing
• Collates relevant mathematical results & prepares tables, charts & graphs reflecting relationships of multiple tests.  
  • Accurately scores overnight Polysomnography data according to study requirements and performs spectral analysis

Supervision

• May provide work direction &/or train other research staff to interview/test participants.
• May act as a mentor in regard to education of junior coordinators.

Miscellaneous

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major such as social or health science or related; OR appropriate combination of education and experience and 2 years' research study or other relevant experience required; OR
• Successful completion of a full course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a master's or higher degree in a major such as social or health science or related; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
• Must complete NU's IRB CITI training before interacting with any participants & must re-certify every 3 years.

Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)

• Proficient with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Communicates effectively both written & verbal
• Strong organizational skills / attention to detail
• Adaptable to changing priorities
• High degree of professionalism
• Diplomatic / uses good judgment
• Team-player / collaborative
• Demonstrates initiative and follow-through

Preferred Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a training program in Polysomnography at an allied health school
• RPSGT certification or equivalent or ability to obtain certification within 6 months of start date
• Experience working in academia, research, or medical industry

Preferred Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities)

• Computer Proficiency in FSM/NU systems
• Expertise in working with Polysomnography Equipment
• Expertise in the set-up and performance of Polysomnographic studies
• Demonstrate the ability to score and process sleep records

Benefits:
At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

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