Screening Technician /Madison, WI (On-Site)

Fortrea; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortrea in Madison, WI seeks a Screening Technician to interact with healthy volunteers while learning clinical protocols in a fast-paced team setting.

The role is full-time, office/clinic-based, with early morning hours and M-F shifts. The candidate will perform administrative support for a Clinical Pharmacology unit, manage calendars, assist with meetings, and contribute to document control and front-desk backup.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required; experience may substitute education.
• 3-4 years in an administrative support role.
• Knowledge of science or scientific background preferred.
• Strong written and verbal English communication.
• Ability to type 50 wpm; proficient with computers and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Performs administrative support and related duties which are broad, varied, and often of a complex/confidential manner such as handling telephone calls, scheduling appointments, maintaining calendars, completing Expense Reports, composes/types correspondence, etc.
• Coordinates and assists with various meetings/minutes (e.g., Management-Staff Meeting, Operations Meeting, etc.).
• Supports department's efforts on scheduling activities including client visits travel arrangements, scheduling meetings, maintaining calendars, agendas, etc.
• Maintains departmental files including but not limited to training files, client contract files, and project files.
• Serves as a backup for the front desk/switchboard.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Administrative support

Customer service

Typing 50 wpm

MS Office

Education

Associate degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

As one of the largest Clinical Research Organizations in the world, we have four Early Phase Clinical Research Units in the UK and US. We are currently seeking a Screening Technician, to interact directly with our healthy volunteer participants while learning to read clinical research protocols and enjoy working in a fast-paced team-oriented environment. Each day is different, you will be exposed to a wide variety of Therapeutic Indications and study types (ascending dose, first-in-human, food effect, drug to drug interactions, etc.)

This is a full-time, office/clinic-based job in Madison, WI.

Work hours: Mon-Fri / 630am -230pm

If you join us, you will work with some of the worlds leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies in a vital stage of clinical development: establishing the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of a new drug.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Provides secretarial, clerical, and administrative support for a Clinical Pharmacology business unit or department.

Other key responsibilities:

• Performs administrative support and related duties which are broad, varied, and often of a complex/confidential manner such as handling telephone calls, scheduling appointments, maintaining calendars, completing Expense Reports, composes/types correspondence, etc.
• Coordinates and assists with various meetings/minutes (e.g., Management-Staff Meeting, Operations Meeting, etc.).
• Supports department's efforts on scheduling activities including client visits travel arrangements, scheduling meetings, maintaining calendars, agendas, etc.
• Maintains departmental files including but not limited to training files, client contract files, and project files.
• Serves as a backup for the front desk/switchboard.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

YOU NEED TO BRING...

• Associate degree.
• Additional experience may be substituted for education requirements.
• 3-4 years in an administrative support role.
• Knowledge of science or a scientific background is preferred.
• Focus on the customer.
• Innovative and able to change
• Requires unquestionable customer service skills, meticulousness, and the ability to be persistent while maintaining tact.
• Strong English writing and communication skills.
• Ability to type 50 wpm preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of computers and programs (e.g., word processing, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced setting with many interruptions.
• Great attention to detail.

The important thing for us is you are comfortable working in an environment that is:

• Fast paced: where no deviations from the study protocol are allowed, and not meeting a timeline for even few minutes will create a quality issue.
• Changing priorities constantly asking you to prioritize and adapt on the spot.
• Teamwork and people skills are essential for the study to run smoothly.
• Technology based. We collect our data directly into an electronic environment.

What do you get?

Regular, full-time or part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD (multiple insurance carriers)
• 401(K)
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Employee recognition awards
• Multiple ERG's (employee resource groups)

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work in an upright and/or stationary position for 6-8 hours per day.
• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists to operate lab equipment.
• Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
• Light to moderate lifting and carrying, or moving of objects, including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
• Regular and consistent attendance.
• Varied hours may be required.

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