Research Program Assistant - Center for Advancing Population Science

Broad job duties

• Make and receive phone calls
• Recruit and retain study participants
• Complete home visits
• Travel to community sites
• Perform IRB regulatory tasks
• Data collection and entry
• Work with clinic and community sites
• Develop reports
• File, log, perform basic statistical analyses under guidance
• Work with trainees
• Problem-solving
• Brainstorming

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as program assistant for Center projects
• Aid on multiple active grants at CAPS as needed
• Perform data collection during patient initial visit and on-site follow-up visits
• In collaboration with the PI, lead recruitment efforts
• Act as primary liaison between off site primary clinics and MCW to recruit patients and as primary liaison between study subjects and the PI regarding consent forms
• Conduct eligibility screening
• Compile and maintain research files, grant files and related records related to program assistant role
• Cook up proper data management per protocol requirements and compliance, i.e. collect and record all data pertaining to study patients
• Create, maintain, and update a secure, confidential computer database on all patients under research investigation
• Obtain, copy, mail, maintain files of films, charts, and information on protocol patients
• Ensure compliance/adherence to the Sponsor and MCW’s policies, requirements, legal contracts, and HIPAA regulations
• Provide administrative and clerical support within CAPS
• Aid the PIs in writing and presenting research reports, grant protocols, conducting literature searches and pulling articles from the library, drafting manuscripts and facilitating submission of manuscripts to scientific journals
• Cook up the reporting and communications with the IRB, government agencies, and study sponsor regarding adverse effects, study implementation, study renewal, study termination, and other activities necessary for exceptional performance from inception to close
• Facilitate communications between funding agencies, institution administrators, and researchers
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the status of current studies
• Discuss with PI and report any Adverse Event per study protocol
• Prepare abstracts, posters and presentations for scientific meetings
• Work with community partners of the Center, assisting health educators in providing health education to community sites, establishing community partnerships, and working with designated community sites to advance the research, education and training mission of the Center
• Aid summer student trainees at the Center
• Work with trainees year-round and summer students (including, high school, college and medical students) during their summer experience
• Aid students with data collection, data entry, and provide guidance on research related issues

Knowledge – Skills – Abilities

• Knowledge of computers, clerical procedures, customer service standards, collaboration, and information management
• Organization, time management, interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills

Qualifications

Appropriate experience may be substituted for education on an equivalent basis.

Minimum Required Education: Associate degree

Minimum Required Experience: 0 years

Physical Requirements

• Work requires occasionally lifting moderate weight materials, standing, or walking continuously.

Work Environment

• Work requires occasionally lifting moderate weight materials, standing, or walking continuously.

Sensory Acuity

• Ability to detect and translate speech or other communication required.
• May occasionally require the ability to distinguish colors and perceive relative distances between objects.

Why MCW?

• Outstanding Healthcare Coverage, including but not limited to Health, Vision, and Dental.
• Along with Flexible Spending options
• 403B Retirement Package
• Competitive Vacation and Paid Holidays offered
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Pet Insurance
• On campus Fitness Facility, offering onsite classes
• Additional discounted rates on items such as: Select cell phone plans, local fitness facilities, Milwaukee recreation and entertainment etc.
• For a brief overview of our benefits see: Benefits Overview
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• Caring
• Collaborative
• Curiosity
• Inclusive
• Integrity
• Respect

MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination:

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, or military status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.