Project Coordinator

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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Project Coordinator.

The Center for Healthful Behavior Change (CHBC), within the Institute for Excellence in Health Equity (IEHE) is seeking a Project Coordinator to support our NIH-funded community-based research focused on improving cardiovascular health through partnerships with barbershops and other community stakeholders. The Project Coordinator will support the implementation of the Community-to-Clinic Implementation Program to Control Hypertension in Barbershops (CLIP HTN). The candidate will work closely with study investigators, research staff, barbershop owners and barbers, community partners, and study teams. The Project Coordinator will coordinate community engagement, participant outreach and recruitment, retention activities, field operations, study implementation, communications, and day-to-day program activities. The position requires strong interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability to build relationships with community stakeholders while managing multiple program priorities. Reports to a Manager or Director; works under general supervision.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with participatingbarbershop owners, barbers, community organizations, research participants, and other community stakeholders.

• Conduct community-based outreach and engage prospective participants to increase awareness of the research studies and support participant recruitment, enrollment, and retention.

• UseIRB-approved promotional, educational, digital, and recruitment materialsto communicate study opportunities clearly and effectively to prospective participants and community partners.

• Develop and implement strategic outreach and engagement approaches, in collaboration with the study team, toincrease study visibility, maximize eligible participant recruitment, and promote continued participant engagement and retention.

• Assist with planning and coordinating community events, recruitment activities, screening events, presentations, and other participant- and stakeholder-facing activities.

• Support participant screening, scheduling, enrollment, informed consent, and follow-up activities in accordance with approved research protocols and appropriate training.

• Serve as a primary point of contact for participating barbershops and assist with site communications, scheduling, relationship management, and resolution of day-to-day operational issues.

• Coordinate field-based program and study activities, including site visits, research visits, screening activities, equipment, materials, supplies, and staff schedules.

• Maintain recruitment, enrollment, retention, participant follow-up, and community-site tracking systems and provide regular progress updates to the study team.

• Assist with collection, entry, organization, and maintenance of study data and program documentation using approved research systems.

• Support implementation of blood pressure, cardiovascular health, and vision-health screening activities and participant linkages to appropriate clinical services, as applicable.

• Assist with development and dissemination of culturally appropriate participant-facing materials, presentations, digital communications, and community outreach resources.

• Coordinate meetings and maintain program timelines, milestones, action items, deliverables, and follow-up activities across investigators, staff, and community partners.

• Identify operational or engagement barriers, communicate concerns promptly, and work collaboratively with the study team to develop and implement solutions.

• Assist with preparation of study updates, reports, presentations, meeting materials, and dissemination activities.

• Complete required human-subjects research and institutional training and conduct all program activities in accordance with IRB requirements, institutional policies, and applicable regulations.

• Participates in special Projects and performs other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a Bachelor degree or equivalent in business administration, health care administration or related field or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. Proficiency in using various Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook. Familiar with Internet applications.
Effective oral, written, communication, interpersonal skills. Ability to interface effectively with all levels of management and must work and communicate effectively with both internal and external customers. Ability to work within a team environment as well as independently. Time management skills and ability to work well under pressure. Ability to Project/Program manage and to multi task while paying attention to details.

Preferred Qualifications:
Project/Program management experience preferred. Masters degree in public health or related field preferred. Experience in community engagement, outreach, recruitment, marketing, public programming, stakeholder coordination, or relationship management. Experience coordinating community-facing programs, field activities, events, or multi-site projects. Experience developing or utilizing promotional, digital, multimedia, educational, or audience-facing materials. Experience working with community-based organizations, research programs, healthcare organizations, or diverse community populations. Prior experience with participant recruitment, human-subjects research, REDCap, or IRB-regulated studies is preferred but not required. Interest in health equity, cardiovascular health, hypertension, diabetes, vision health, community-engaged research, or implementation science.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

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