Temporary Research Assistant

Overview

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Temporary Research Assistant for the department of Pediatrics at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The primary purpose of the research assistant position is to support research on the feasibility of DNA sequencing-based newborn screening protocol. Among the key duties of this position are the following:

Responsibilities

• Recruiting newborn babies to participate in the Begin NGS project.
• Obtaining research consent from the mothers of the newborns.
• Reporting results of the testing.
• Entering data for positively testing babies in RedCap.
• Performing other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications: Experience in genetic counseling/clinical research.