TI Clinical Research Assistant, Pediatric Oncology

Oregon Health & Science University•Portland, OR

11h•Onsite

About The Position

The mission of the Doernbecher Childhood Cancer Research Program is to advance the science and delivery of pediatric cancer care through a diverse portfolio of clinical trial opportunities, quality research, and collaboration. We are dedicated to finding and refining treatments to improve outcomes and quality of life from diagnosis through survivorship. OHSU Doernbecher’s division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (PHO) treats about 150 newly diagnosed cancer patients a year, with several hundred patients on active treatment and in follow-up. As a part of the Knight Cancer Institute and an active member of several consortia, including the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) and Treatment Advances in Childhood Leukemia and Lymphoma (TACL), many of these patients are given the opportunity to participate in clinical trials. Join us in Making Childhood Cancer Extinct. The mission of the Knight Clinical Research Management (CRM) organization is to support the conduct of translational clinical research aimed at improving the lives of people and families with cancer by applying innovative strategies for cancer prevention, screening diagnosis and treatment. The support is provided through proactive, high quality and efficient study management in compliance with federal regulations and local policies and procedures. This fast-paced and highly intense research environment requires management of complex therapeutic interventional (TI) trials and clinical research studies involving a very vulnerable and sick population.

Requirements

Bachelor's in relevant field and no experience OR Associate's AND 2 years of relevant experience OR 3 years of relevant experience OR Equivalent combination of training and experience.
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks at one time
Excellent communication, analytical and organizational skills: both written and verbal
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, while being collaborative in resolving problems
Proficiency with computers running Windows and PC applications e.g. MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Excellent customer service skills
Ability to work with a variety of diverse individuals and personalities
Energy and drive to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
Ability to use tact and diplomacy to maintain effective working relationships

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree with coursework in Science
Oncology experience
At least one year general office experience
Clinical research experience
Research experience with some knowledge of clinical trials
Experience coordinating different phases of projects, including data collection
Customer service experience
Microsoft Office, Access, and/or other networking and database systems
Medical terminology
OHSU systems such as Oracle and/or Epic

Responsibilities

Assemble initial patient charts
Courier and coordinate study related medications from pharmacy to the patient during their visit
Facilitate completion of quality of life questionnaires with patient during their visit
Perform electrocardiogram on patients during their visit
Assist with patient data entry into a database or web based applications
Collect data for case report forms and queries
Abstract basic data from medical records, process/ship specimens, contact of patients for survival info
Order medical records for clinical trial reporting
Assist in the maintenance of regulatory documents and obtain signatures.
Coordinate non-treatment-related oncology studies and/or oncology-treatment-related studies that have patients in active or long-term follow up with oversight by Clinical Research Manager or senior study coordinators.
Assist the Clinical Research Manager with other projects as needed.
Obtain and maintain a working knowledge of National Cancer Institute (NCI), FDA, DHHS and other agency guidelines that govern oncology clinical research.
Learn the basics about the oncology diseases that their team manages and know how to apply this knowledge to the tasks they manage.
Have a basic understanding of the study financial lifecycle and how their work directly impacts this.
Perform routine clinical research tasks (e.g., tissue sample management, medical record acquisition, specimen processing)
Assist in coordinating the details of therapeutic interventional research studies and protocol documentations, patient scheduling, and data collection.
Assist in complex studies.