at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 53737
Department: MED-Ctr for Community Health
Salary/Grade: NEX/11
Job Summary:
Completes all activities by strictly following Good Clinical Practices (GCP) & all relevant current local, state, & federal laws, regulations, guidance, policy & procedure developed by the NU Institutional Review Board (IRB), Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), & the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH).
This position will be housed in the Center for Community Health (CCH), which provides a home for a diverse array of academic investigators, community partners, and staff members, who are all dedicated to promoting health through the conduct and dissemination of community-engaged research. As a center with a presence in the both the Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) and Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS), CCH provides community and stakeholder engagement infrastructure across the research spectrum.
Position Description
This project will be conducted with the Mothers and Babies (MB) Program in the Center for Community Health. Mothers and Babies is a cognitive behavioral therapy-based intervention that aims to prevent postpartum depression among predominantly low-income racial/ethnic minority women. This position focuses on the administration supporting two areas: (1) dissemination/scaling of the MB intervention and (2) research projects examining various aspects of MB effectiveness and implementation.
This is a highly independent, detail-oriented role that requires strong project management, written communication, and follow-through across multiple concurrent initiatives, each with firm deadlines and external stakeholders.
The Research Study Coordinator supports the dissemination and implementation of the MB program and related research and evaluation activities. This role involves coordinating trainings, managing program communications and digital platforms, supporting research and administrative operations, and serving as a primary point of contact for program partners.
Primary Responsibilities
- Coordinate administrative, operational, and logistics activities supporting MB trainings, implementation, and evaluation efforts.
- Manage program communications across multiple platforms, including the website (WordPress), shared email inboxes, listserv communications, and social media.
- Serve as a first-line point of contact for external partners, responding to inquiries related to training, certification requirements, website access, and registration support.
- Maintain and update website content and digital resources, coordinating with a third-party vendor for technical or
