Research Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma required.
• Current or previous pharmacy technician experience required.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to learn CTMS, EDC, and sponsor systems.
• Ability to stand, walk, and move throughout clinical areas.
• Ability to lift and transport study supplies and specimen shipments up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to perform repetitive computer-based tasks.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's or bachelor's degree in a health science, biological science, or related field.
• Experience handling specimens or laboratory procedures.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate participant appointments and study visits, contact participants about upcoming visits and study requirements, assist with visit preparation and participant flow, maintain study calendars and visit schedules, and support participant retention activities.
• Maintain research supplies and study materials; order supplies and equipment as directed; monitor inventory and expiration dates; and ensure materials are organized and available.
• Process biological specimens according to protocol requirements, prepare and package specimens for shipment, complete shipping documentation and laboratory requisitions, maintain shipment records, and coordinate with central laboratories and couriers.
• Maintain temperature logs, equipment monitoring records, medication accountability logs, and inventory documentation; assist with essential study documentation; and keep logs accurate and up to date.
• Support filing and organization of study records.
• Assist with document collection and filing, route study documents for review and signature, maintain regulatory binders and electronic regulatory systems, and assist with study start-up and close-out activities.
• Follow protocol requirements, GCP, sponsor requirements, and site SOPs; escalate protocol deviations, equipment issues, or documentation concerns; participate in training and quality improvement activities; and maintain confidentiality of participant and study information.