Clinical Research Assistant - PTSD

PAVIR; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision

Dental

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Sick pay

401(k) with match & profit sharing

Wellness program

Commuter benefits

Professional development training

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Job summary

Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research (PAVIR) is seeking a Clinical Research Assistant to support PTSD research projects in Menlo Park, CA. The role involves coordinating meetings, screening and enrolling participants, managing payments, and data collection using REDCap and survey tools.

The position emphasizes data analytics, syntax creation, and coding within a web/mobile intervention study for Veterans and civilians.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 2–4 years of research experience, including data analysis and coding.
• Proficiency in Excel and R.
• Experience with REDCap, Qualtrics, or other web-based survey tools.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate routine meetings among key staff including creating agendas and leading the meetings;
• Screen, enroll, and randomize participants;
• Communicate with participants and other communications;
• Administer all study payments;
• Manage and organize data collection via REDCap (i.e., baseline, post-treatment, and follow-up);
• Track and report study records to study team;
• Data cleaning, checking, parsing, formatting, and summarizing (e.g., table creation, visualizations);
• Format transcripts of participant interviews in data collection.
• Other duties as assigned (i.e. literature reviews in manuscript development, IRB completion).

Skills

Data analysis

Syntax creation

Coding

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

2-4 years of research experience

Tools

REDCap

Qualtrics

Excel

R

SPSS

Job description

Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research (PAVIR) supports the nation's second largest research program conducted among the VA Hospitals and is looking for a full-time Clinical Research Assistant. The Clinical Research Assistant will work with Dr. Kuhn at the National Center for PTSD.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Clinical Research Assistant will be responsible for coordinating routine meetings among key staff, screening, enrolling, and randomizing participants to treatment, communicating with participants and other communications (i.e., contractors, fiscal), administering all study payments, managing and organizing all data collection via REDCap, and tracking and reporting study records to study team.

The position in the Kuhn lab entails the coordination of research studies of a web-based and mobile app intervention for Veterans and civilians with mental health issues (e.g., PTSD, insomnia, hazardous alcohol use). The position will require familiarity with web-based programs and the use of dashboards and downloading data to track both user and clinician activities. Strong data analytic skills, syntax creation, and coding are necessary for the position, as are knowledge of project management platforms and data analytic programs (e.g., SPSS, Qualtrics, REDCap, and Excel).

This is a full-time position located in Menlo Park, CA.

BENEFITS

PAVIR offers generous benefits, including comprehensive health insurance, vision, dental, 14 paid holidays, paid vacation time, sick pay, a 401(k) with a fully vested 6% company match and 3% profit share, a wellness program, commuter benefits, and professional development training. Plus, we pay for life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance. Full time hours are 40 hours a week.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Coordinate routine meetings among key staff including creating agendas and leading the meetings;
• Screen, enroll, and randomize participants;
• Communicate with participants and other communications;
• Administer all study payments;
• Manage and organize data collection via REDCap (i.e., baseline, post-treatment, and follow-up);
• Track and report study records to study team;
• Data cleaning, checking, parsing, formatting, and summarizing (e.g., table creation, visualizations);
• Format transcripts of participant interviews in data collection.
• Other duties as assigned (i.e. literature reviews in manuscript development, IRB completion).

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience);
• 2-4 years of previous research experience (can including during studies), including experience with data analysis, syntax creation, and coding;
• Knowledge of Excel and R;
• Experience with REDCap, Qualtrics, or other web-based survey tools.

Desired

• Background in technology based mental health interventions and familiarity with IRB procedures;
• Knowledge and experience with web-based project management programs;
• Good interpersonal skills and capacity to interact with people are also critical;
• Strong organizational skills and ability to coordinate schedules;
• Strong collaborative attitude;
• Knowledge of Microsoft Teams and calendar management;
• Demonstrated ability (flexibility and sensitivity) to respond to and manage needs of learning collaborative members;
• Good writing skills and ability to develop quarterly reports on program activities;
• Knowledge of research study protocol and IRB procedures;
• Knowledge and experience with manuscript development and literature review.

ABOUT PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH (PAVIR)

PAVIR facilitates research and education activities conducted at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. At PAVIR we work with more than 160 uniquely talented medical scientists. We recruit and retain talented employees who believe in making a difference in the lives of others through innovative health research.

PAVIR is a nonprofit foundation affiliated with the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS). As a condition of employment, all PAVIR employees are required to have an approved appointment with VAPAHCS and complete a background check before they can commence work.

PAVIR is pleased to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, Women, Veterans, and Individuals with a Disability are encouraged to apply. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, please contact [e-mail] - Human Resources department.