Research Assistant - MCG-Clinical Trials Office

About Us

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values can be found here. The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values and Freedom of Expression are the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards.

Job Summary

This position will complete data entry, handle biohazards, schedule study visits, perform office duties, audit and travel.

Responsibilities

• Data entry into Microsoft excel or access and may also include data abstraction from the electronic medical record into an electronic data capture system. May be required to learn the electronic medical record system.
• Check temperatures of the freezers and refrigerators and maintain an accurate log.
• Orient new research assistants.
• Handle biohazards: Ship blood or specimens in accordance to regulations. Learn how to handle biohazard materials. Screen eligible patients in the electronic medical record system.
• Answer office telephone. Maintain a study file or binder.
• Schedule study visits. If trained, accurately measure height, weight, and vital signs in the clinic. If trained, safely draw blood for study laboratories.
• If trained, help other personnel if needed. Run errands in the office, the university and the hospital. Able to maintain patient confidentiality. Work with students in the conduct of a study.
• Audit other research assistants. Properly store study medications.
• Perform all other related duties.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in chemistry, biology, biochemistry, cell biology or other natural, life, healthcare or materials science directly related to the research area to which the position is assigned and experience in a research, basic science or clinical setting particularly clinical trials research.
• OR Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in chemistry, biology, biochemistry, cell biology or other natural, life, health care or materials science directly related to the research area to which the position is assigned and a minimum of three years' experience in research, basic science or clinical setting particularly clinical trials research.

Preferred Qualifications

• Databases, operating systems, spreadsheets & BLS