Clinical Research Assistant - Participant Screening & Data

Columbia University Irving Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 66,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia University Irving Medical Center is seeking a Research Assistant to support diverse clinical studies, including participant screening, recruitment, and monitoring of study progress. The role blends clinical tasks with administrative duties and requires handling data entry, documentation, and IRB communications.

Responsibilities include assisting with procedures such as blood draws, sample processing, vital signs, literature searches, and coordinating study logistics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with at least 1.5 years of related experience or equivalent in education, training and experience.
• Experience in clinical research settings or health clinical settings is preferred.
• Strong organizational and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Screen participants and monitor progress in studies.
• Participate in procedures (blood draw, processing, vital signs, literature searches)
• Administrative and data management tasks (filing, data entry, data cleaning)
• IRB communications and annual updates.

Skills

Organizational skills

Written communication

Data management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

REDCap

SPSS

Job description

Technical Grade 5

• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: SSA
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $33.54 - $33.54
  
  

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

The purpose of this Research Assistant position is to assist in the different aspects of clinical research studies. The position has both clinical and administrative components. Clinical research tasks include: participant screening, recruitment and monitoring, blood drawing and aliquoting, presenting at our research meetings, reporting on study progress and milestone goals, and guiding participants through other study and clinical procedures. Administrative tasks include: organizing participant’ records, tracking data return, collecting documents from doctors, editing documents, tracking and scheduling participants, data entry, answering telephone and email queries, shipping blood samples and documents, copying and filing, keeping meeting minutes, and assisting with IRB communications and annual updates.

Responsibilities

• Participant screening, recruitment, scheduling and monitoring of progress in studies 40%
• Participating in research study related procedures (e.g., blood draw and processing, biorepository, vital signs, testing, literature searches) 20%
• Administrative and data management tasks (filing, data entry, data cleaning) 20%
• Other duties as needed related to clinical and research needs 20%
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least one and one-half years of related experience or equivalent in education, training and experience
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 6 months of prior research experience or experience working with medically ill or psychiatrically ill individuals.
• Demonstration of good organizational and writing skills.
  
  

Other Requirements

• Must successfully complete all online systems training requirements.
• Experience in a research setting or health clinical setting.
• Background that includes participation in human research studies (e.g, phone screenings, maintaining databases, advertising of studies).
• Experience using REDCap and SPSS.
• Has shown initiative in conducting literature searches and helping/designing research projects.
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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