Glossary: User Roles

User right Description
Principal investigator Primary individual (in a research centre) in charge of and responsible for the proper conduct of the research project. This individual may be required to delegate duties
Information governance lead Primary individual (in a research centre) in charge of and responsible for the proper governance of data within a research project. The information governance lead can be the principal investigator. The IG lead is the only individual in a project who can export the anonymised data set or delegate this responsibility (in the instance of a multicentre study) via the delegation of duties log.
Administrator Person responsible for assisting the principal investigator in ensuring all regulatory issues research standards are adhered to
Project coordinator Person responsible for the day-to-day management of the research project to include participant enrolment and data collection
Data coordinator Person responsible for the development of the REDCap data instruments and the overall management of the project data
Statistician Person responsible for the development the design of the review and analysis of collected data
Read-only Assist other staff as appropriate with limited, read-only access
Data entry Assist with the creation of records and data entry only

Last modified on April 5, 2022 at 11:56 am by Jok Gilchrist