Project Coordinator

NYU Grossman School of Medicine, part of NYU Langone Health, is hiring a Project Coordinator to support NIH-funded community-based research focused on cardiovascular health. The role coordinates community engagement, participant recruitment and retention, field operations, study implementation, and day-to-day program activities for the CLIP HTN program.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain strong working relationships with participating barbershop owners, barbers, community organizations, research participants, and other community stakeholders

Conduct community-based outreach and engage prospective participants to increase awareness of the research studies and support participant recruitment, enrollment, and retention

Use IRB-approved promotional, educational, digital, and recruitment materials to communicate study opportunities clearly and effectively to prospective participants and community partners

Develop and implement strategic outreach and engagement approaches, in collaboration with the study team, to increase study visibility, maximize eligible participant recruitment, and promote continued participant engagement and retention

Assist with planning and coordinating community events, recruitment activities, screening events, presentations, and other participant- and stakeholder-facing activities

Support participant screening, scheduling, enrollment, informed consent, and follow-up activities in accordance with approved research protocols and appropriate training

Serve as a primary point of contact for participating barbershops and assist with site communications, scheduling, relationship management, and resolution of day-to-day operational issues

Coordinate field-based program and study activities, including site visits, research visits, screening activities, equipment, materials, supplies, and staff schedules

Maintain recruitment, enrollment, retention, participant follow-up, and community-site tracking systems and provide regular progress updates to the study team

Assist with collection, entry, organization, and maintenance of study data and program documentation using approved research systems

Support implementation of blood pressure, cardiovascular health, and vision-health screening activities and participant linkages to appropriate clinical services, as applicable

Assist with development and dissemination of culturally appropriate participant-facing materials, presentations, digital communications, and community outreach resources

Coordinate meetings and maintain program timelines, milestones, action items, deliverables, and follow-up activities across investigators, staff, and community partners

Identify operational or engagement barriers, communicate concerns promptly, and work collaboratively with the study team to develop and implement solutions

Assist with preparation of study updates, reports, presentations, meeting materials, and dissemination activities

Complete required human-subjects research and institutional training and conduct all program activities in accordance with IRB requirements, institutional policies, and applicable regulations

Participates in special Projects and performs other duties as required

Preferred

Project/Program management experience preferred

Masters degree in public health or related field preferred

Experience in community engagement, outreach, recruitment, marketing, public programming, stakeholder coordination, or relationship management

Experience coordinating community-facing programs, field activities, events, or multi-site projects

Experience developing or utilizing promotional, digital, multimedia, educational, or audience-facing materials

Experience working with community-based organizations, research programs, healthcare organizations, or diverse community populations

Prior experience with participant recruitment, human-subjects research, REDCap, or IRB-regulated studies is preferred but not required

Interest in health equity, cardiovascular health, hypertension, diabetes, vision health, community-engaged research, or implementation science

Recruitment

Marketing

Public Programming

Community Program Coordination

Field Activity Coordination

Event Coordination

Multi-Site Project Coordination

Promotional Materials Development

Digital Materials Development

Multimedia Materials Development

Educational Materials Development

Audience-Facing Materials Development

Community-Based Organization Experience

Research Program Experience

Healthcare Organization Experience

Diverse Community Experience

Participant Recruitment

Human-Subjects Research

REDCap

IRB-Regulated Studies

Health Equity

Cardiovascular Health

Hypertension

Diabetes

Vision Health

Community-Engaged Research

Implementation Science

Relationship Management

Community Engagement

Benefits

Financial security benefits

A generous time-off program

Employee resources groups for peer support

A holistic employee wellness program focused on physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care

Company

Integrated academic health system for patient care, education, and research

New York, New York, USA

https://nyulangone.org/

Founded in 1841

10001+ employees

Qualifications

Bachelor degree or equivalent in business administration, health care administration or related field or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

Proficiency in using various Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook

Familiar with Internet applications

Effective oral, written, communication, interpersonal skills

Ability to interface effectively with all levels of management and must work and communicate effectively with both internal and external customers

Ability to work within a team environment as well as independently

Time management skills and ability to work well under pressure

Ability to Project/Program manage and to multi task while paying attention to details

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization

Project/Program management experience preferred

Masters degree in public health or related field preferred

Experience in community engagement, outreach, recruitment, marketing, public programming, stakeholder coordination, or relationship management

Experience coordinating community-facing programs, field activities, events, or multi-site projects

Experience developing or utilizing promotional, digital, multimedia, educational, or audience-facing materials

Experience working with community-based organizations, research programs, healthcare organizations, or diverse community populations

Prior experience with participant recruitment, human-subjects research, REDCap, or IRB-regulated studies is preferred but not required

Interest in health equity, cardiovascular health, hypertension, diabetes, vision health, community-engaged research, or implementation science

Required skills

Human-Subjects Research, IRB-Regulated Studies, Marketing, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Participant Recruitment, Program Management, REDCap

Preferred skills

Masters degree in public health or related field preferred, Project/Program management experience preferred

Experience

Mid level