Clinical Research Associate I

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):

Bachelor's Degree (foreign equivalent or higher) and two (2) years of full-time related research experience in clinical trials research, research database management, and working with Institutional Review Board. In lieu of a bachelor's degree and two (2) years of full-time related research experience, a medical degree (MD, DO, MBBS or equivalent) may be considered. Completion of an Internal Medicine Residency Training program. Successful Completion of all three United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE exams). Proficiency with MS Word and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with scanning procedures. Experience with testing. Experience with data processing. Experience working with an electronic database. Experience working with study participants.

Brief Description of Duties:

The Clinical Research Associate will assist with research studies. They may interact directly with study participants. The incumbent will coordinate scheduled visits with other research team members. They will also assist with maintaining the integrity of collected data in an electronic database and assist with maintaining the study protocol documents and compliance with all Institutional Review Board policies. The successful incumbent must have excellent interpersonal, organizational and time-management skills.

Duties:

• Coordinate various research trials and ensure compliance with federal guidelines.
• Interact and correspond with various internal and external constituents including sponsors, cooperative groups, Institutional Review Board and regulatory agencies.
• Enroll, register and screen patients for clinical research trials; collect and submit clinical trial Patient data.
• Perform various administrative duties, which may include proper collection and shipment of lab samples; billing, budgeting and contract administration; maintenance of clinical research study supplies and drug accountability.
• May assist principal investigator with grant submissions and renewals. Depending on the nature of protocol, some positions may perform patient care duties related to protocol.
• Other duties as assigned