The Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Humanities in Hershey, PA is seeking a full-time Clinical Research Coordinator - Advanced Professional to manage a series of research studies including clinical trials in Hospital and Medical ICU settings.  The project portfolio will include both NIH and industry funded studies. This position will support research programs related to medical decision making, communication, behavioral interventions, and industry-sponsored trials in hospital or intensive care settings. Specific duties include but are not limited to: 

• Management of a series of research studies including clinical trials in the hospital and/or Medical ICU.  The project portfolio will include both NIH and industry funded studies. The role involves managing the complete study life cycle from enrollment through closeout. 

• Supervision and management of project coordinators/or project managers who are responsible for the individual Hospital and/or Medical ICU studies, including training and maintaining fidelity and rigor of procedures across sites 

• Coordinate and assist with comprehensive data operations across multiple Van Scoy laboratory studies, including data collection, organization, transcription of audio recordings, database development, data cleaning, and query resolution in collaboration with statistical team 

• Track comprehensive study metrics, analyze progress data, deliver detailed status reports during bi-weekly team meetings, and support budget tracking and administrative tasks  

• Participate in the recruitment process, which may include serving as the primary liaison between Hospital/Medical ICU care teams, patients, family members, and research investigators while maintaining screening logs, obtaining informed consent, and ensuring protocol adherence for critically ill patients and their families 

• Function as qualitative coder and analyst across multiple Van Scoy Lab projects  

• Support manuscript development for Van Scoy Communication Lab projects through formatting, literature review, data presentation, submission to academic journals, and creation of data visualization tools including tables and charts for reporting 

• Prepare and submit regulatory compliance documentation including Institutional Review Board modifications, continuing reviews, data usage agreements, and protocol changes while maintaining website portals for submissions 

• Other duties as assigned 

This is an in-person, full-time position for 40 hours per week that we are looking to fill as soon as possible.

Applicants should have prior experience with research administration and clinical trial management; have effective communication skills; be familiar with intensive care unit settings and standard research practices; have a strong work ethic; and be able to work well independently and in a group setting. Prior experience conducting interviews and coding qualitative data is desirable as is experience working in healthcare settings with critically ill patients and their families. 

Critical Skills Preferred: 

• Strong communication skills 

• Data collection and analysis 

• Database management (REDCap experience preferred) 

• Document management and records management 

• Project management in clinical settings 

• Research methods and regulatory compliance 

• Experience working in hospital settings, ideally in an intensive care or critical care environments 

• Presentation skills and manuscript preparation 

• Operations management