Clinical Research Coordinator

Job Description

The Center for Healthcare Delivery Science (CHDS) at Nemours Children's Health in Delaware is seeking a full-time Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) to start in Summer 2026.

The CHDS is a research center across the Nemours enterprise. Anne E. Kazak, Ph.D., ABPP is the enterprise director, Melissa A. Alderfer, PhD is the Center Director in Delaware and Susana R. Patton, PhD, ABPP is the Center Director in Florida. The CHDS includes over 20 investigators that study ways to improve health care, health equity, and health and wellness beyond medicine for youth and their families. Research projects span a variety of medical conditions (e.g., diabetes, pain, asthma, food allergy, disordered eating) and other health-related challenges (transition from pediatric to adult healthcare, behavioral interventions for depression, parental anxiety, and distress). This position is specifically within the Advancing Science and Psychological Interventions for Regulating Eating (ASPIRE) lab under the direction of Stephanie Manasse, PhD.

This position is based on-site at Nemours Children's Hospital - Delaware in Wilmington.

The CRC will be responsible for coordinating, implementing and completing research functions associated with a funded intervention trial testing a novel smartphone app for treating adolescent binge eating. The CRC will also serve as an assessor for other ongoing trials for adolescent and adult eating disorders and obesity. Essential CRC duties include coordinating IRB submissions, screening electronic health records, recruiting study participants, obtaining informed consent, interacting with participants, learning semi-structured interviews for eating pathology, scheduling and conducting study procedures, collecting and recording study data, organizing participant payments, maintaining study records, participating in data collection and analysis, and the preparation of scientific presentations, manuscripts, reports, and grants.

This position is ideal for individuals who intend to apply for graduate or medical training in a health-related field. The CRC will have the opportunity to engage in qualitative and quantitative data analyses, present at regional and national scientific meetings, help prepare manuscripts for publication, and obtain mentorship when applying to graduate/medical school.

Position Requirements:

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in psychology, pre-med, public health, or related field.
  • Must be able to effectively use Microsoft computer software, SPSS, and REDCap.
  • Must be able to coordinate and establish priorities among diverse tasks.
  • Previous research experience.
  • Reliable transportation and a two-year commitment is preferred.

Please upload a resume and cover letter outlining your qualifications and experience.

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida - along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org.