Pediatric Clinical Research Assistant & Interviewer

UC San Diego Health; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

UC San Diego Health in San Diego is seeking a Clinical Research Assistant/Interviewer to coordinate multi-site pregnancy registry studies, screen patients for eligibility, collect and analyze data, and ensure protocol compliance across sites.

You will recruit and follow pregnant women taking certain medications and vaccines, read medical literature, and promote the project at professional meetings while maintaining confidentiality and quality documentation.

Qualifications

• Theoretical knowledge of biology, microbiology, social sciences, clinical sciences as typically attained by a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience performing clinical research duties in a clinical research environment.
• Experience using database, word processing and spreadsheet applications such as Velos, Access, Excel and MS Word.
• Experience with laboratory procedures and values and experience in interpreting them to determine patient eligibility and potential toxicities.
• Experience working with FDA policies regulating clinical trials.
• Experience in medical assessment and patient interviewing to determine toxicities related to protocol management.
• Experience interpreting medical charts, experience in abstracting data from medical records.
• Experience with clinical trials participant or study subject recruitment.
• Experience coordinating study startup activities.
• Experience providing in-service training to various research personnel on protocols, processes, and procedures.
• Knowledge of x-rays, scans, and other diagnostic procedures.
• Experience maintaining files and keeping records.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills and ability to work in a changing, multiple-demand setting in order to prioritize a large volume of work and meet deadlines efficiently and accurately.
• Excellent interpersonal, as well as written and verbal communication skills (using grammatically correct written English and accurate typing) to interact with a diverse population. Excellent phone etiquette skills.
• Ability to work independently. Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Experience completing clinical trials case report forms via hard copy and online.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with diverse groups, including professional and non-professional staff and clients.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating and managing multi-site prospective pregnancy registry studies including providing all aspects of protocol management.
• Screening for patient eligibility, data collection and analysis, ensuring protocol compliance, adverse drug reaction reports, and maintenance of accurate and complete clinical research files.
• Recruitment and follow-up of pregnant women who take certain medications and vaccines.
• Promoting the project at scientific and professional meetings, and distributing study materials to clinics in San Diego County.

Skills

Clinical research experience

Excellent communication skills

Data collection and analysis

Independent work

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Velos

Access

Excel

MS Word

Job description

UC San Diego Health in San Diego is seeking a Clinical Research Assistant/Interviewer to coordinate multi-site pregnancy registry studies, screen patients for eligibility, collect and analyze data, and ensure protocol compliance across sites.

You will recruit and follow pregnant women taking certain medications and vaccines, read medical literature, and promote the project at professional meetings while maintaining confidentiality and quality documentation.