PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE ST. LOUIS REGION & SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
Job Description
POSITION: Clinical Research Assistant
STATUS: Temporary, Non-Exempt
RESPONSIBLE TO: Research Associate
SUMMARY: The Clinical Research Assistant [CRA] will provide key support to health center staff in organizing and implementing any number of clinical research trial opportunities at the clinical level. The CRA will be involved in both local logistics of clinical research coordination at PPSLRSWMO, working alongside the Clinical Research Associate (CLRAs), as well as active participation in various aspects and components integral to the conduct of clinical research. The CRA will be based within the Clinical Research Division, which sits within the Patient Services and Education Department at Planned Parenthood of The St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Must have excellent customer service, communication, typing and organizational skills.
• Experience in working under pressure while maintaining the ability to be calm, methodical, and clear.
• Skilled at using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, the internet and email.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Experience of working cross-culturally, with the ability to communicate clearly and articulately.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a professional manner are essential.
• Ability to work independently and to manage large amounts of information while meeting deadlines.
• University education; preferably an undergraduate with a first degree in public health, nursing, communication and media studies, liberal arts, sociology or similar discipline. One course in basic statistics or research methods is desired.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the guidance of the Clinical Research Associate (CLRAs), Principal Investigator (PI), Vice President of Patient Services and Education (VP), and Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Clinical Research Assistant (CRA) shall:
1. Help with the recruitment and consenting of study patients for various sexual and reproductive-health clinical trials.
2. Assist the sample-collecting clinician in completing various case report forms.
3. Enter case report forms into a study database, as needed.
4. Help resolve data queries from the Clinical Research Associate or other members of the team.
5. Provide support in shipping study samples to the testing location.
6. Educate and update health center staff on a specific protocol, recruitment strategies and goals, and all essentials as they pertain to a specific study
7. Monitor staff adherence to protocol
8. Prepare site study documents for CRO/monitoring visits and be available for those monitoring visits, as appropriate
9. When necessary for PPFA-initiated studies:
Perform a thorough literature search on medline/pubmed
Procure necessary and appropriate articles
Identify funding sources
Work with PI to write a research grant, research protocol, & consent form
Work with PI to complete and submit the research project/associated paperwork to the appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB) and/or FDA
Work closely with the study’s biostatistician to perform data entry, review and analysis.
10. Demonstrates excellent customer service to both internal and external customers by working towards a positive outcome with any problems encountered.
11. Other duties as required.
PPSLRSWMO is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Description
POSITION: Clinical Research Assistant
STATUS: Temporary, Non-Exempt
RESPONSIBLE TO: Research Associate
SUMMARY: The Clinical Research Assistant [CRA] will provide key support to health center staff in organizing and implementing any number of clinical research trial opportunities at the clinical level. The CRA will be involved in both local logistics of clinical research coordination at PPSLRSWMO, working alongside the Clinical Research Associate (CLRAs), as well as active participation in various aspects and components integral to the conduct of clinical research. The CRA will be based within the Clinical Research Division, which sits within the Patient Services and Education Department at Planned Parenthood of The St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Must have excellent customer service, communication, typing and organizational skills.
• Experience in working under pressure while maintaining the ability to be calm, methodical, and clear.
• Skilled at using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, the internet and email.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Experience of working cross-culturally, with the ability to communicate clearly and articulately.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a professional manner are essential.
• Ability to work independently and to manage large amounts of information while meeting deadlines.
• University education; preferably an undergraduate with a first degree in public health, nursing, communication and media studies, liberal arts, sociology or similar discipline. One course in basic statistics or research methods is desired.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the guidance of the Clinical Research Associate (CLRAs), Principal Investigator (PI), Vice President of Patient Services and Education (VP), and Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Clinical Research Assistant (CRA) shall:
1. Help with the recruitment and consenting of study patients for various sexual and reproductive-health clinical trials.
2. Assist the sample-collecting clinician in completing various case report forms.
3. Enter case report forms into a study database, as needed.
4. Help resolve data queries from the Clinical Research Associate or other members of the team.
5. Provide support in shipping study samples to the testing location.
6. Educate and update health center staff on a specific protocol, recruitment strategies and goals, and all essentials as they pertain to a specific study
7. Monitor staff adherence to protocol
8. Prepare site study documents for CRO/monitoring visits and be available for those monitoring visits, as appropriate
9. When necessary for PPFA-initiated studies:
Perform a thorough literature search on medline/pubmed
Procure necessary and appropriate articles
Identify funding sources
Work with PI to write a research grant, research protocol, & consent form
Work with PI to complete and submit the research project/associated paperwork to the appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB) and/or FDA
Work closely with the study’s biostatistician to perform data entry, review and analysis.
10. Demonstrates excellent customer service to both internal and external customers by working towards a positive outcome with any problems encountered.
11. Other duties as required.
PPSLRSWMO is an equal opportunity employer.