Research Study Assistant Job Description
Research study assistant
provides guidance and oversight of compliance with federal regulations and University policies on research with human subjects to the PI and research partners.
Research Study Assistant Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Assists in the preparation of technical reports
Maintains study related documents and supplies in the investigator's office
Extracts data from patient medical records
Communicates regularly with study team
Contact with study participants
Review and explain consent forms, questionnaires, and surveys with prospective subjects
Assist in the orientation of new participants
Assist in the collection of EEG data
Enter the Magnetically Shielded Room to assist in MEG data collection
Enter the Magnet Room to assist in MRI data collection
Research Study Assistant Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Research Study Assistant
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Education for Research Study Assistant
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Employers hiring for the research study assistant job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Education, Health Science, Psychology, Public Health, Science, Medical, Healthcare Administration, Social Work, Health, School of Medicine
Skills for Research Study Assistant
Desired skills for research study assistant include:
Access
Basic computer skills
Excel
Familiarity with Windows environment
Medical terminology
PowerPoint and Oncore®
SPSS
Hazards to the supervisor
Alzheimer’s disease and the related dementias
Federal and state regulations governing the participation of human subjects
Desired experience for research study assistant includes:
The ideal candidate will have previous experience with subject recruitment and screening
Familiarity with healthcare systems serving predominantly Hispanic/Latino populations in the Chicagoland area, for recruitment purposes
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a social or health science + 2 years experience
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in B.S
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study preferred in a major such as social or health science or related
Provide administrative assistance for manuscript and book chapter submittals related to the project
Research Study Assistant Examples
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Research Study Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of research study assistant. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for research study assistant
- Serve as primary contact for a variety of research projects involving children with study participants
- Answer participants' questions regarding study
- Follow standardized protocols for collecting and scoring psychophysiology, MRI, and fMRI data
- Supervise volunteer undergraduate and post-baccalaureate research assistants
- Clinical interviews
- Coordinate sample management with Data Collection Supervisors
- Mentor other members of the interviewing/prompting teams
- Screens consents and/or schedules potential research participants for testing or evaluation
- Facilitates follow-up assessment reminders and scheduling
- Conduct semi-structured interviews with suicidal active duty Service Members and civilians
Qualifications for research study assistant
- Maintain lab equipment and lab space
- Must be willing and able to work in the Magnetically Shielded Room to assist in MEG data collection
- Must be willing and able to work in the Magnet Room to assist in MRI data collection
- Human Subjects Training Certificate
- Must be bilingual in Spanish and English (with fluent speaking, writing, and reading capabilities)
- Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's in a social or health science + no experience or 2 years practical research study or related experience is required
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Research Study Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a research study assistant. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for research study assistant
- Code and enter data from interviews and from medical records into databases according to project protocols
- Verify the accuracy of research study data
- Maintain project and data filing systems
- Assist with data management tasks, including data cleaning and building data entry forms
- Assist study coordinators with the preparation of study materials, including printing, proofreading, editing, and organizing materials for ease of use by participants and research team
- Attend regular project meetings, collect and distribute meeting minutes (if assigned)
- Greeting and referring suicidal participants receiving therapy in an ongoing clinical trial
- Assist in preparation of Institutional Review Board materials and maintaining informed consent and HIPAA forms
- Assist in development and maintenance of site-specific Standard Operating Procedures and Policies
- Assist in implementation of protocol and project timelines
Qualifications for research study assistant
- Assist in the preparation of materials for disseminating research results such as scripts for seminars/webinars and newsletters
- Previous experience in clinical research study recruitment is a plus but not required
- Assist in dissemination of site-specific project information and study progress to coordinating institutions
- Assist with other study-related duties as needed
- Social science research experience and an understanding of data collection processes
- Performs some or all of the following aspects of research participants’ visits, including anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, blood drawing and processing, questionnaire administration
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Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a research study assistant. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for research study assistant
- Participate in study meetings
- Consults with nurses and physicians to determine pretreatment and eligibility requirements of protocol from completion to registration of participants
- Schedule, coordinate, record, and distribute minutes for internal meetings
- Performs all aspects of research participants’ visits, including height, weight, waist and hip circumference measurements, blood pressure, lung function testing, questionnaire administration, urine collection
- Transcribes and codes parent-child interactions
- Coordinates recruitment activities with NUCATS recruitment team and EDW team
- Facilities communication with NUCATS and EDW teams
- Visits community mental health centers and clinics to do recruitment activities
- Assists with regulatory activities
- Maintains regulatory binders/s
Qualifications for research study assistant
- Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a social or health science + no experience or 2 years practical research study or related experience is required OR appropriate combination of education and experience
- Phlebotomy Certificate highly preferred
- Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major such as basic, social or health science or related
- Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a social or health science + no experience or 2 years of practical research study or related experience is required
- Must be knowledgeable about technical equipment
- Assists with quality assurance process and research quality control procedures
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Research Study Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a research study assistant. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for research study assistant
- Corresponds with IRB coordinators, Clinical Research Organizations (CRO) representatives and program manager regarding any reports of serious adverse events, protocol deviations, or study amendments
- Presents research information and findings to groups of people
- May help with data analysis
- Interact with patients in the clinical setting and participate in specimen collections
- Perform phone screening of study participants, Consent patients, conduct study visits with patients
- Assist in the preparation of presentations and potential manuscripts
- Assists in recruitment of study participants
- Assist in data processing (transcription, coding, scoring, ) and quality assessment monitoring
- Maintain knowledge of new protocols and revisions to current measures being administered
- Learn IRB submission and review practices
Qualifications for research study assistant
- Successful completion of a full course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a in a social or health science + no experience or 2 years practical research study or related experience is required
- Plan and organize data for presentations, manuscripts, and grants
- May process reimbursements for travel expenses
- Schedules and conducts face-to-face application training visit with participants
- Schedules and conducts telephone coaching calls to support application use
- Responds to emails to support application use
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Research Study Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of research study assistant. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for research study assistant
- Trains participants in use of smart phones and activity devices for data collection
- Manages inventory of study supplies, including tracking and setting up smart phones and activity devices for use by participants
- Be responsible for data entry
- Be responsible for patient sample collection and distribution
- Have direct patient contact
- Research on “Sword and Sandal” films of the 1950s and ’60s
- Be responsible for data collection including utilizing appropriate methodologies to collect human subject information for database and protocol (clinical trial) by reviewing patient charts, existing databases, and other sources
- Generate data reports and deliver to all necessary parties on the progress of the database and protocol
- Ensure that all appropriate Institutional, State, and Federal regulations are followed throughout the database and protocol
- Analysis of neuroimaging datasets, functional, and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Qualifications for research study assistant
- Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's degree in a social or health science + no experience or 2 years practical research study or related experience is required
- Ability to perform meticulous record keeping
- LPN, RN
- Currently enrolled in undergraduate degree leading to a Bachelor’s degree
- Must be detail-oriented and able to use social media and apps to conduct recruitment
- Must be available to work flexible hours (total 10-15 hours per week), including some late night shifts between Thursday and Sunday