Research Assistant

About the role

The Research Assistant (RA) position at Central Clinical Services enables decentralized and hybrid clinical trials by providing virtual support to patients and sites. This is an early-to-mid experience position with the expectation that the RA has working knowledge of and experience in the clinical research industry. Candidates will be hired at the RA I or RA II level depending on experience.

Responsibilities

• Patient Engagement:
  • Identify, recruit, educate, and pre-screen potential patients for a study
  • Analyze, understand, and be knowledgeable of the study protocol and the associated disease(s) in combination to be able to educate patients and their families on what participating in the study means for the patient
  • Speak about studies with patients in a manner they can understand
  • Interpret patient reported medical history and medication use to determine pre-screening qualification for a study
  • Assess if a patient is ready to be scheduled for a screening visit for a study or if more time is needed for them to become informed about the study, including a potential discussion with the study doctor
  • Review next required study visits for patients and the timeline in the protocol to ensure they are scheduled within protocol window
  • Work closely with the Central Study Coordinator to understand all aspects of the study to which each patient consented, and ensure they are being scheduled for all applicable protocol mandated activities
  • Proactively contact patients to collect information, remind them of upcoming appointments, and engage in other patient retention activities
  • Verify completion of study visits through systems checks and then process patient stipend payments accordingly
  • Communicate PI decisions on study eligibility to patients
  • Communicate via various mediums such as phone, email, and video conference
  • Document all patient interaction appropriately and in accordance with GCP and ALCOA-C
• Systems Maintenance and Data Management:
  • Maintain up-to-date information across multiple study portals
  • Review data backlog and use good judgement prioritize data entry, clean-up work, and addressing queries according to study needs and requirements
  • Enter data in the correct systems within the required time frames per site per study
• Site Interaction:
  • Attend regularly scheduled meetings with PIs and their site teams
  • Review work done since previous meeting and prepare the site meeting agenda accordingly
  • Present progress information, escalations, and items for clarification to PI during calls alongside the CSC
  • Communicate with study sites between regularly scheduled calls to resolve issues and questions
  • MRI Facility Set-up:
    • Identify potential facilities for patients to go for study imaging requirements
    • Explain the imaging requirements to identified facilities per protocol
    • Negotiate contracts with potential facilities
    • Serve as the liaison between the facility and the central study imaging reader for the duration of the study

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of and experience in the clinical research industry
• Early-to-mid experience position

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficiency in using study management software

Benefits

Central Clinical Services offers a supportive and collaborative work environment where you can grow your career while making a meaningful impact in healthcare research. We provide competitive compensation and benefits packages tailored to our employees' needs.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Schedule

This is a full-time position with flexible hours to accommodate the needs of the clinical trial process.

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