Clinical Research Assistant - Plastic Surgery
University of Kansas Medical Center•Kansas City, KS
•Onsite
About The Position
The Clinical Research Assistant will work with the research team led by Dr. Dhaval Bhavsar in Burn and Plastic Surgery research. The clinical research assistant will assist in entry level clinical research activities including collecting information from patients/study participants and ensuring study activities are performed as scheduled for all participants. The clinical research assistant will provide physicians, research coordinator, administrative staff, sponsors, and contractors with requested information and support.
Requirements
- Two (2) years relevant work experience. Relevant education may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
- Computer skills.
- Interpersonal skills.
- Detail oriented.
- Communication.
- Confidentiality.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in biology, genetics, pre-med, or related field.
- Experience in biomedical research (including any internship, educational, or volunteer experience).
- Prior cancer-related knowledge.
- Basic understanding of regulations governing clinical research (e.g. GCP, HIPAA).
- Experience with electronic medical records.
- Experience with Endnote and PubMed.
Responsibilities
- Research data collection and entry.
- Administrative support for licensure and credentialing, general paperwork, scheduling, procurement, and correspondence.
- Provide administrative assistance to Principal Investigator.
- Assist in editing and formatting grant proposals and manuscripts.
- Assist in maintaining regulatory paperwork for research studies.
- Recruit, evaluate, and educate patients regarding clinical trials following established procedures and protocols.
- Conduct informed consent interviews with participants.
- Document trial related activities as directed and ensure study data is reported in a timely and accurate manner.
- Coordinate study participant visit activities including scheduling procedures, communicating with subjects, and completing necessary basic study procedures.
- Assist with transport or shipping of research biological specimens between clinical trial sites.
- Provide written and verbal reports to the Principal Investigator and Program Director.
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision insurance
- health expense accounts with generous employer contributions
- Employer-paid life insurance
- long-term disability insurance
- various additional voluntary insurance plans
- Paid time off, including vacation and sick
- ten paid holidays
- One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment
- paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment
- A retirement program with a generous employer contribution
- additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
