Clinical Research Assistant (human subject research / TBI)
About The Position
GDIT’s Military Health Team is hiring a Clinical Research Assistant to support clinical investigations for the TBI Center of Excellence (TBICoE) at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina. TBICoE promotes state-of-the-science care for traumatic brain injury from point of injury through reintegration for service members, veterans, and their families. The Clinical Research Assistant supports clinical research projects in clinical or field-based operational settings. Work includes recruiting potential study participants, collecting data with psychometric and neuropsychometric tools, scoring and entering data, and scheduling follow-up appointments. The role also supports study documentation, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, communications, and research materials.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- At least 1 year of experience in research, clinical investigations, or studies.
- Human Subjects training.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Ability to pass a T3 security investigation.
- Ability to follow detailed instructions.
- Excellent communication and analytical skills.
- Adherence to legal, professional, and ethical codes regarding confidentiality and privacy.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience within Department of War or Veterans Affairs systems of care.
- Experience using psychometric and neuropsychometric assessment tools, including data scoring and entry.
Responsibilities
- Recruit, screen, and consent research participants.
- Collect, organize, enter, and quality-check data for clinical investigation projects.
- Maintain study documents and supplies; secure, organize, and document materials in accordance with federal and state regulations.
- Create, collect, disseminate, and maintain study data files; assist with review and completion of study manuals and standard operating procedures.
- Schedule potential research participants for testing or evaluation and arrange follow-up assessments.
- Complete protocol-specific testing and evaluation requirements.
- Extract data from patient medical records; transcribe and resolve data queries in paper or electronic case report forms.
- Prepare documents under the direction of project leaders and report statistical analyses and descriptive data from patient study books for research and clinical investigation reports.
- Maintain awareness of and comply with research regulatory requirements.
- Provide written and verbal updates to senior staff and communicate with the study team by email and conference calls as needed.
- May assist with site TBI program or project improvement initiatives.
- Assist with literature searches and obtain and collate materials for reports, manuscripts, and meetings.
- Perform other duties consistent with the listed responsibilities.
Benefits
- 401(k) with company match.
- Medical, dental, and vision plan options.
- Paid vacation and holidays.
- Paid education and certifications.
- Paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Sick and personal time.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Life insurance and other insurance offerings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
