The board
- Hours
- Part time
- Where
- College of Medicine
- Posted
- Sep 15
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS
The Penn State Department of Family and Community Medicine is seeking a part-time Research Coordinator (Human Research Technologist) to join our fast-paced, mission-driven Food as Medicine and preventive health research team. Our team is working to realize a future where everyone can identify, access, prepare, and eat high-quality, culturally appropriate food to achieve optimal health.
What you'd do
- Coordinate NIH-funded randomized controlled trials and related preventive health studies
- Assist with IRB submissions, modifications, continuing reviews, and regulatory documentation
- Recruit, consent, and retain research participants
- Operationalize and maintain study protocols with high fidelity
- Collect study data, including biomarkers (e.g., blood, urine, blood pressure, weight, saliva)
- Manage datasets, conduct data quality checks, and prepare reports
- Contribute to study documentation, progress reports, and dissemination efforts
What they want
- Human subjects quantitative research experience
- Demonstrated experience in data management, reporting, and basic statistical analysis
- Experience operationalizing and implementing human subjects research protocols
- Willingness to collect clinical biomarkers
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Exceptional interpersonal and written/oral communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities professionally and efficiently
- Flexibility to work in-person and remotely, including occasional evenings or weekends
- Reliable transportation
- Starts
- 2026-09-15