Research Assistant

Renown Health; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Renown Health in Reno, NV seeks a Research Assistant to coordinate research activities, support patient recruitment and enrollment, and manage study data and documentation. The role involves ensuring QA, regulatory compliance, and protocol dissemination to healthcare professionals, patients, and families.

Candidates should be organized, detail-oriented, and able to work autonomously within a research team. Responsibilities include scheduling, consenting participants, escorting patients between

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently to perform job duties safely and effectively.
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills are required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, Word) and ability to use computer for online learning and forms.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage research activities with study team and PIs.
• Recruit, enroll, and consent participants per protocols and certifications.
• Collect, document, and monitor study data and sources; ensure QA and regulatory submissions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Professional demeanor

Self-starter

Strong communication

Education

High School graduate

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

The posted pay range represents the long-term earning opportunity for the position, while starting pay is based on the experience, skills, and qualifications each candidate brings to the role.

Purpose:

This position is responsible, in collaboration with the Study Principal Investigators (PIs), for the coordination and management of all research activities as part of the research team at Renown Health. This includes participation in study start-up, patient recruitment and enrollment (including but not limited to consenting and sample collections under current certifications and protocols), data collection, source documentation, quality assurance, regulatory submissions, and protocol dissemination to health care professionals, patients and family members, and study close-out for all assigned research studies. The Research Assistant collects and submits study data and monitors study compliance. Further, this position requires the incumbent to function as an integral part of the research and care teams, working with colleagues to meet deadlines and the needs of patients, the specialty area, and the Research Office.

Nature and Scope:

This position is challenged to maintain research protocols with an extremely high degree of accuracy. The incumbent must be highly organized and have good interpersonal skills to communicate with physicians and physician staff. This position prepares, submits, and monitors documentation of research studies while assuring compliance with regulations and protocols. This position is responsible for guaranteeing a smooth flow through the outreach, consenting and specimen collection processes and resolution of participant questions or follow-up needs as assigned based on the study portfolio needs. The incumbent performs assigned clerical and technical duties as directed to ensure access to clinical research for all stakeholders including patients, investigators, and students. Duties, including but not limited to scheduling participants, consenting participants, escorting the patients from the waiting room to the examining room promptly, completing study assessments per guidelines and completes study visit data entry, and supports the implementation and maintenance of department projects. Completes other work as required. The position requires strong decision-making, independent judgement, and analytical skills in order to apply federal and state regulations to a variety of situations. The applicant should possess the following skills:

• Pronounced attention to detail.
• Personable, professional, and customer/patient-centric demeanor.
• Self-starter and ability to work autonomously.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.

This position does not provide patient care.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently to perform job duties safely and effectively. High School Graduate or equivalent required.
• Experience: Previous experience with patient care, customer service, healthcare, research activities, and/or research protocols preferred.
• License(s): None
• Certification(s): Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Training required within 30 days of hire date.
• Computer / Typing: Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and Word and have the ability to use the computer to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc. Must possess abilities to navigate and document within medical record systems.

Disclaimer:

The foregoing description is not intended to be, and should not be construed as, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.