Research Assistant

Position Summary

The purpose of this Research Assistant position is to assist in the different aspects of clinical research studies. The position has both clinical and administrative components. Clinical research tasks include: participant screening, recruitment and monitoring, blood drawing and aliquoting, presenting at our research meetings, reporting on study progress and milestone goals, and guiding participants through other study and clinical procedures. Administrative tasks include: organizing participant records, tracking data return, collecting documents from doctors, editing documents, tracking and scheduling participants, data entry, answering telephone and email queries, shipping blood samples and documents, copying and filing, keeping meeting minutes, and assisting with IRB communications and annual updates.

Responsibilities

Participant screening, recruitment, scheduling and monitoring of progress in studies 40%
Participating in research study related procedures (e.g., blood draw and processing, biorepository, vital signs, testing, literature searches) 20%
Administrative and data management tasks (filing, data entry, data cleaning) 20%
Other duties as needed related to clinical and research needs 20%

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and at least one and one-half years of related experience or equivalent in education, training and experience

Preferred Qualifications

At least 6 months of prior research experience or experience working with medically ill or psychiatrically ill individuals.
Demonstration of good organizational and writing skills.

Other Requirements

Must successfully complete all online systems training requirements.
Experience in a research setting or health clinical setting.
Background that includes participation in human research studies (e.g, phone screenings, maintaining databases, advertising of studies).
Experience using REDCap and SPSS.
Has shown initiative in conducting literature searches and helping/designing research projects.

Job Type: Support Staff - Union

Bargaining Unit: SSA

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Hours Per Week: 35

Salary Range: $33.54 - $33.54

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Columbia University

Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

"Research Assistant"

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