Research Assistant

Summary

The job is for a temporary full-time Research Assistant at LMC Healthcare to support the Data Science Team for 12 months. The role involves managing day-to-day tracking of patient progress and data in ongoing research studies, assisting with data entry, medical chart screening, informed consent activities, and more. The candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in Science or equivalent, with a Master's degree preferred, and at least 2 years of experience in clinical research.

Requirements

• Bachelors of Science degree or equivalent
• Masters degree preferred
• 2+ years experience with clinical research
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day tracking of patient progress and data in ongoing research studies
• Gain familiarity of protocols and case report forms (CRFs)
• Support with accurate, complete, and timely data entry into large databases, and electronic or paper CRFs
• Assist with medical chart screening and database query reviews to support participant recruitment
• Assist with informed consent activities, and data management queries and follow-up
• Medical chart review and data extraction
• Support with the creation and quality control of research source documents
• Prepare research and participant binders, as required
• Perform receipt, storage, and organization of study materials, as required
• Perform other administrative and clerical duties, as required by the Data Science team and Investigators
• Generate automated and ad hoc reports to support data integrity and database maintenance of the LMC Diabetes Registry
• Attend regularly scheduled Data Science team meetings and research training and meetings, as required
• Conduct literature reviews and synthesize the findings in a clear and efficient manner
• Assist with preparation of written materials: research ethics board applications, ClinicalTrials.gov registration, study protocols, consent forms, education program surveys, research and program reports, and manuscript, abstract and poster submissions
• Effectively communicate and present results to the Data Science team, Investigators and staff