Clinical Research Associate

University of South Florida • Tampa, FL

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About The Position

This position collects and manages patient and/or laboratory data for a clinical
research project. The position oversees the screening and enrollment of clients,
gathers and analyzes data on health care programs, develops databases , analyzes
data, ensures quality control, and compiles reports for regulatory compliance.

Nature of Work: This position typically reports to the principal investigator of
a clinical research study. The position may perform evaluation duties in
preparation for the project. The position then performs project activities such
as overseeing the screening and enrollment of potential clients for a health
services protocol, developing materials to communicate the project to potential
clients and their families, coordinating site visits and appropriate collection
of data, ensuring quality control in the data, and compiling regulatory reports.
This position may require specific computer expertise and may require
maintaining information on a web site. Work at this level meets the FLSA
criteria for a professional exemption since the primary duties are work that
requires advanced knowledge, which is predominantly intellectual in character
and requires the consistent exercise of discretion and judgment. Clinical
Research Administrators typically oversee temporary staff or Research Support
Specialists. They differ from the non-exempt staff by developing techniques and
overseeing clinical data gathering, establishing quality control standards,
composing educational materials, and acting as liaison with regulatory agencies.
Clinical Research Administrators are not overall project directors. They do not
set overall project direction nor do they have responsibility for final
interpretation of project results. This position may perform some general
administrative duties such as monitoring budgets, and drafting administrative
forms and reports. Work is distinguished from an Administrative and Business
Analyst through its primary emphasis on overseeing client recruiting and
testing, and analyzing clinical data rather than general administrative work.

Requirements

• specific computer expertise
• advanced knowledge
• intellectual in character
• requires the consistent exercise of discretion and judgment

Responsibilities

• collects and manages patient and/or laboratory data for a clinical research project
• oversees the screening and enrollment of clients
• gathers and analyzes data on health care programs
• develops databases
• analyzes data
• ensures quality control
• compiles reports for regulatory compliance
• overseeing the screening and enrollment of potential clients for a health services protocol
• developing materials to communicate the project to potential clients and their families
• coordinating site visits and appropriate collection of data
• ensuring quality control in the data
• compiling regulatory reports
• maintaining information on a web site
• monitoring budgets
• drafting administrative forms and reports

Benefits

• medical, dental and life insurance plans
• retirement plan options
• employee and dependent tuition programs
• generous leave
• hundreds of employee perks and discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees