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Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Posted: 19-May-22
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 2206759
Associate Research Strategy & Program Specialist - VICTR
This is a full-time/exempt term position lasting six months to one year.
JOB SUMMARY
Provides personalized research services support to internal VUMC faculty and staff members, as well as to external research colleagues, on a very diverse platform of research projects with some guidance.
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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. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning and leading -- 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.
VUMC Recent Accomplishments:
Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments.
- US News & World Report: #1 Hospital in Tennessee, #1 Health Care Provider in Nashville, #1 Audiology (Bill Wilkerson Center), 12 adult and 10 pediatric clinical specialties ranked among the nation's best, #15 Education and Training
- Truven Health Analytics: among the top 50 cardiovascular hospitals in the U.S.
- Becker's Hospital Review: one of the "100 Greatest Hospitals in America"
- The Leapfrog Group: grade "A" in Hospital Safety Score
- National Institutes of Health: among the top 10 grant awardees for medical research in the US
- Magnet Recognition Program: Vanderbilt nurses are the only group honored in Middle Tennessee
- Nashville Business Journal: Middle Tennessee's healthiest employer
- American Hospital Association: among the 100 "Most Wired" medical systems in the US
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide research support and services to all levels of research colleagues.
- Understand current services for continual improvement and the development of new research services.
- Understand resources available to the research community including, clinicians and researchers, to improve all aspects of the research enterprise.
- The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
RESEARCH SERVICES (NOVICE)
- Demonstrates the ability to assist researchers and clinicians in improving the quality of research and grants by connecting investigators with resources/funding opportunities, assisting in identifying collaborators, identifying and summarizing existing information, and assisting in developing tools to further the research enterprise. Demonstrates awareness of barriers to optimal study execution, assists in developing solutions to those barriers, and supports identifying resources needed for the timely & successful completion of research projects. Assists in providing available resources for preparing grant proposals, identifying study funding, ongoing financial management safety committees, IRB submissions, scientific review submissions, study feasibility, recruitment methods, data management, and study implementation. May assist in the development of study budgets and billing grids to facilitate capture of all study costs and compliance with regulations.
REGULATORY SERVICES (FUNDAMENTAL AWARENESS)
- Has training in or has a basic understanding of federal, state, and local laws, guidance documents, GCP/ICH guidelines, VUMC Institutional policies, and HRPP/IRB policies. Has knowledge of or light exposure to tracking the progress of clinical research protocols through each step of the regulatory/administrative process.
- Has training in using available digital tools and products and understands the use of digital services in the research community. Has demonstrated basic knowledge of content creation and awareness of the importance of design usability and accessibility to determine user experience.
About the Department:
The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical & Translational Research (VICTR) is Vanderbilt's virtual home for clinical and translational research. Supported by Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Office of Research and the NIH-sponsored Clinical and Translational Service Award (CTSA), the mission of the institute is to transform the way ideas and research discoveries make their way from origin to patient care. VICTR functions to help researchers and clinicians do their jobs better by providing tools and support to improve the quality of research, publications, grant writing, and training for future doctors and researchers. For more information, please https://victr.vumc.org/ .
Additional Information:
This is a term position. A Term position is a staff position that exists for a period longer than six months but is not expected to last beyond one year. Although a position may exist for a specified or indefinite period, staff who accept term positions are not guaranteed employment for the entire period; they are employed for indefinite periods within the limit of the appointment. There are no guarantees of continued employment, either within the term or when the term ends. This position may also have the opportunity to work remotely.
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