Clinical Research Assistant II - Cancer Center

The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Outstanding Healthcare Coverage

Flexible Spending options

403B Retirement Package

Competitive Vacation and Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Parental Leave

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Pet Insurance

On campus Fitness Facility

Discounted rates for local services

Job summary

The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. is seeking an administrative professional to assist in data collection and various clerical tasks within clinical research studies. You will coordinate patient visits, organize participant charts, and enter data into research databases.

Qualifications include a high school diploma and at least 1 year of experience, with CITI training required within 90 days of hire. This is a full-time, on-site role offering comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum Required Education: High school
• Minimum Required Experience: 1 year
• Required Certification/Licensure(s): CITI training within 90 days of hire

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient visits to clinic.
• Organize study participant charts and files, and distribute to appropriate location.
• Enter data onto clinical research forms and into computerized database.
• Verify accuracy of bills and stipends.
• Generate letters to be sent to study participants.
• Assist in enrolling patients in educational and social intervention research studies.
• Contact patients as required after initial contact to obtain additional information.
• Provide general clerical support to nurses and investigators.
• Order and maintain log of stipend checks and/or gift certificates to be distributed to study participants.
• Compile outreach packets, recruitment and specimen collection kits.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data entry

Clerical skills

Record keeping

Communication

Education

High school diploma

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

Summary

Under general supervision, assist in various administrative and data collection aspects of clinical research studies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient visits to clinic.
• Organize study participant charts and files, and distribute to appropriate location.
• Collect required data from study coordinators and research nurses, and enter onto clinical research forms and into computerized database.
• Verify accuracy of bills and stipends.
• Generate letters to be sent to study participants.
• Assist in enrolling patients in educational and social intervention research studies.
• Contact patients as required after initial contact to obtain additional information.
• Provide general clerical support to nurses and investigators.
• Order and maintain log of stipend checks and/or gift certificates to be distributed to study participants.
• Compile outreach packets, recruitment and specimen collection kits.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge – Skills – Abilities

Knowledge of biology, chemistry, mathematics, documentation, and records management. Data utilization, complex problem solving, critical thinking, resource management, and writing skills.

Qualifications

• Appropriate experience may be substituted for education on an equivalent basis.
• Minimum Required Education: High school
• Minimum Required Experience: 1 year
• Required Certification/Licensure(s): CITI training within 90 days of hire

Physical Requirements

Work involves light exertion transporting materials or equipment but not for sustained time.

Work Environment

Occasional exposure to dust, noise, temperature changes, or contact with water or other liquids. Work is performed in an environmentally controlled environment.

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.

Benefits

• Outstanding Healthcare Coverage, including but not limited to Health, Vision, and Dental.
• 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 For a full list of positions see: MCW Careers

Values

At MCW all of our endeavors, from our internal operations to our interactions with our partners, are driven by our shared organizational values: Caring – Collaborative – Curiosity – Inclusive – Integrity – Respect. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values diversity in backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives through merit-based processes and in alignment with all applicable laws. We believe that embracing human differences is critical to realize our vision of a healthier world, and we recognize that a healthy and thriving community starts from within. Our values define who we are, what we stand for and how we conduct ourselves at MCW. If you believe in embracing individuality and working together according to these principles to improve health for all, then MCW is the place for you. For more information, please visit our institutional website.

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.

About Us

Together, we can build a healthier world. A student, an educator, a scientist and a community leader — alone, they can do many things. Together, the question isn’t what they can do, but what can’t they. The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) brings together the most inquisitive, passionate minds in science, medicine, education and community engagement to tackle today’s toughest challenges in health and society. Academic medicine is at the center of where scientists, physicians and students work hand-in-hand with the community to ask the most important questions and fuel the cycle of innovation that shapes the future of medicine. Medical College of Wisconsin The tireless pursuit of knowledge and the power of academic medicine is at the core of everything we do at MCW. Bringing together the world’s top scientists and clinicians, inspired students and invested communities, we are driven to solve the most complex challenges in health and society. With around 1,600 full-time and part-time faculty and approximately 3,500 full-time employees, MCW is home to a diverse group of thought leaders working in collaboration to pioneer pathways to a healthier world and drive a continuous cycle of life‑changing discovery.