Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
**Scope of work** With principal investigator oversight, prepares, evaluates and implements research studies to enhance the advancement of clinical practice. - Serves as primary coordinator / project manager on a variety of research studies with low or moderate regulatory, clinical, and operational complexity; supports the PI and research team members. - Evaluates and prepares research studies for implementation including: assessment of operational feasibility; budget development; preparation of IRB documents; institutes protocol operations (generation of data collection tools, case report forms); attends study meetings. - Identifies, recruits, screens, assesses eligibility, and enrolls subjects per protocol; with appropriate training and delegation, performs protocol-required research activities. - Assesses patient status; collects, reviews, and documents data into a variety of systems per protocol. - Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates educational programs, procedure and protocol updates to meet the identified needs of physician investigators, nursing staff, program staff, patients, family and/or the community. - Maintains research studies in compliance with federal, state, and local law, GCP, contracts, and institutional policies. - Coordinates and/or performs study activities which may include: respiratory therapy assessments; identification of adverse events; investigational product/test article (drug or device) accountability and administration; collection, processing, and shipment of research specimens; and other research activities to the extent permitted by law and policy. - Communicates, collaborates, networks, and acts as a consultant to the study sponsor and/or CRO, research study centers, academic institutions, investigators, physicians/physician offices, ancillary departments, and the multidisciplinary team (including students and residents). **Qualifications** Required - Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in a health or science related field - Regi