RESEARCH COORDINATOR 1

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine has an outstanding opportunity for 2 Part Time/50% FTE Research Coordinators to provide critical support for the THRIVE (Trajectories of Recovery after Intravenous propofol versus inhaled VolatilE anesthesia) clinical trial. This research project will examine patient experiences and the quality of recovery after general anesthesia. The UW is one of 12+ sites throughout the US for this clinical trial. The trial seeks to compare short- and long-term recovery from surgery and anesthesia, as well as safety outcomes including unintended awareness during general anesthesia, to determine which anesthetic technique yields a superior patient recovery experience. As many as 300 patients at UW will be recruited annually for this trial, with subjects follow-up extending to one year after surgery.

Major duties for this position will include:

Coordination of Research Activities: 50%
Data Collection and Management: 40%
Research Project Administration: 10%

This position requires outstanding communication, interpersonal, and executive management skills. In addition, this position requires excellent research skills by adhering to standardized research and interviewing protocols while also having the ability to maintain the confidentiality of research data. The research coordinator role has a unique opportunity in the coordination of research activities, data collection and management, and research project administration. Additional effort may be added with increasing study recruitment.

The Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine recognizes research as the cornerstone of our academic program. Faculty in all academic tracks, residents, and fellows actively participate in our research programs. The patient volumes and the breadth of conditions clinicians encounter at our hospitals provide ample opportunity to conduct high-quality clinical and translational research with the goal of improving public health. Our faculty and the research they conduct are recognized nationally and internationally.  The goals of departmental research programs include advancing knowledge in health and disease and improving the quality of patient care in perioperative and pain medicine.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Coordination of Research Activities – 50%