Graduate Research Assistant, Pharmacy & CDSS Development

Quest International University; Ipoh; On-site; MYR 28,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest International University in Ipoh, Malaysia, invites applications for a Graduate Research Assistant in the Faculty of Pharmacy to support the Principal Investigator and research team in coordinating the project according to the approved protocol and timeline.

The role involves clinical data collection and management of vancomycin therapeutic drug monitoring data, contributing to CDSS prototype development, preparing progress reports and manuscripts, and working with a multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in, or eligible to enroll in, a relevant Master’s program or PhD at QIU.
• A background in pharmacy, clinical pharmacy is preferred.
• Basic knowledge of pharmacokinetics, clinical research methodology and therapeutic drug monitoring is desirable.
• Basic skills in statistical analysis and data management using SPSS, R, Excel or equivalent software are an advantage.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, ability to work independently and willingness to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary researchers.
• Demonstrated commitment to research integrity, patient confidentiality and compliance with research ethics requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Principal Investigator and research team in coordinating and implementing the research project according to the approved protocol and timeline.
• Assist with clinical data collection, data entry, data verification and management of vancomycin therapeutic drug monitoring data, subject to research ethics approval and confidentiality requirements.
• Collaborate with the research team in developing, testing and validating the CDSS prototype, including verification of calculations and clinical decision-support outputs.
• Assist in preparing research progress reports, presentations, manuscripts and other outputs required by the grant.
• Perform other research-related duties assigned by the Principal Investigator relevant to the approved project.

Skills

Data management

Statistical analysis

Communication

Independent work

Education

Master’s or PhD enrollment

Pharmacy background

Tools

SPSS

R

Excel

Job description

Quest International University in Ipoh, Malaysia, invites applications for a Graduate Research Assistant in the Faculty of Pharmacy to support the Principal Investigator and research team in coordinating the project according to the approved protocol and timeline.

The role involves clinical data collection and management of vancomycin therapeutic drug monitoring data, contributing to CDSS prototype development, preparing progress reports and manuscripts, and working with a multidisciplinary