Clinical Research Coordinator - ASMI

UAB St. Vincent's•Birmingham, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Research Coordinator supports the design, execution, and dissemination of clinical research within the Sports Medicine program. This role is responsible for managing clinical outcomes databases, performing statistical analyses, ensuring data integrity, and contributing to scientific publications. The position collaborates closely with physicians, research staff, and investigators to advance research focused on musculoskeletal health, surgical and non-surgical outcomes, injury prevention, and athlete performance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health, Data Science, Kinesiology, or related field.
Two (2) + years of experience in clinical research or outcomes-based research (ideally in musculoskeletal or sports medicine fields).
Proficiency in data analysis tools such as SPSS, SAS, Stata, R, or Python.
Familiarity with database platforms such as REDCap or Access.
Demonstrated experience contributing to scientific manuscripts or conference abstracts.
Strong organizational, communication, and critical thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree (MPH, MS, or equivalent) in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health, Data Science, or related field.
Experience working with large clinical datasets or registries.
Knowledge of orthopedic/sports medicine terminology and outcomes measures (e.g., PROMIS, IKDC, KOOS, etc.).
Experience with statistical modeling (e.g., regression) or machine learning techniques.
Understanding of IRB and research ethics processes.

Responsibilities

Manage and maintain clinical outcomes databases (e.g., OBERD online registry, REDCap, Excel, EMR-based exports).
Perform regular audits and quality checks to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
Assist in developing and refining data dictionaries and standard operating procedures for data entry.
Conduct basic descriptive and inferential statistical analyses for retrospective and prospective research studies.
Collaborate with clinical investigators and principal investigators to define hypotheses, outcome variables, and appropriate analytical methods.
Generate tables, figures, and statistical summaries for abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts.
Assist in the preparation of IRB protocols, abstracts, conference posters, and manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals.
Collaborate with research staff/principal investigators, physicians, fellows, and other team members to synthesize findings and articulate study significance.
Ensure adherence to reporting standards such as CONSORT, STROBE, and PRISMA as applicable.
Support sports medicine fellows, medical students, interns, and our clinical research coordinator in data extraction and organization.
Contribute to grant applications and progress reports.
Maintain organized documentation for reproducibility and compliance.