Research Navigator-Pediatrics

Description

Maine Medical Center

Professional - Nonclinical
Req #: 225

This Pediatric Research Navigator will be a member of the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital Scholars Academy (BBCH SA). The BBCH SA supports MaineHealth pediatric healthcare professionals with the resources needed to conduct research, quality improvement, educational and advocacy projects to address pediatric healthcare gaps and advance knowledge.

This role collaborates with principal investigators, research coordinators, the MaineHealth Office of Research Ethics and Compliance, pediatric program staff and research leaders, MaineHealth member and affiliate institutions, and community partners to support project goals.

Primary duties and responsibilities for this role include:

• Working with resident physicians in pediatrics to develop and implement quality improvement and research studies.
• Support of The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital Scholarship Academy (BBCH SA) members and their scholarly projects
• Mentorship to clinicians scholars throughout the project conceptualization phase including literature reviews, identifying institutional resources, identifying data sources and potential collaborators and developing the research question.
• Grant support and management including advisement on potential funding sources, assistance with the application process, liaison between collaborators and MHIR grants office
• Advisement during study design period including protocol and supplemental study document creation, recruitment processes, facilitation of submissions to the MaineHealth Institutional Review Board for new studies, study amendments, reportable events and continuing reviews
• Study coordination including data entry, data management, ensuring studies meet local compliance and federal regulations, internal auditing and managing regulatory documentation.
• Develop training for clinician scholars and onboarding of new investigators into the Academy
• Assist with the dissemination of project findings through providing advice on publications, potential journals, writing assistance and/or editing, submission of abstracts and manuscripts.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

1. Education: Master's Degree in relevant field required. PhD preferred.

2. License/Certifications: N/A

3. Experience: Two years of' experience in relevant field required.

4. Additional Skills/Requirements Required: N/A

5. Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: N/A