Soc/Clin Research Assistant

UNC-Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill (NC); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

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Job summary

UNC-Chapel Hill's Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center seeks a Social/Clinical Research Assistant to support study operations, data management, and statistical analysis under NIH-funded projects.

Responsibilities include literature searches, organizing meetings, data collection and QA, regulatory submissions, and reporting; prior RA experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
• Previous research assistant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support study operations, data management, and statistical analysis for NIH-funded projects.
• Organize meetings, agendas, and minutes for study committees; manage documentation.
• Coordinate regulatory submissions (FDA, IRB, DSMB) and QA/reporting activities.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited

Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited Full-Time Time-Limited

If time-limited, estimated duration of appointment

This position is not eligible for H-1B sponsorship.
This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule.

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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center The Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center ( CSCC ) is a division within the Department of Biostatistics of the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC ( UNC ). As the coordinating center for a number of multi-center clinical trials and epidemiology studies, the CSCC provides study design, data management, statistical analysis, quality assurance, and study management services to a broad array of projects funded primarily by the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ). The organization includes faculty from the departments of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Medicine and research staff with training and experience in biostatistics, epidemiology, computer science/data management, and project management. Total employees currently number between 100 and 105. The CSCC is responsible for approximately $32,000,000 in funding for 55-60 contracts and grants, and an additional 65 subcontracts. The CSCC was established in 1971 as the Lipid Research Clinics ( LRC ) Coordinating Center and has operated continually since that time. To reflect the addition of new studies and expansion into new research areas, the LRC Coordinating Center changed its name to the Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center ( CSCC ) in 1984. Major research programs currently include the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study ( ARIC ); Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV / AIDS Interventions ( ATN ); SPIROMICS II: Biological underpinning of COPD heterogeneity and progression ( SPIROMICS II); SPIROMICS GIC Support; Data, Modeling, and Coordination Center for PrecISE Network (PrecISE); Hispanic Community Health Study ( HCHS ); and Preconceptional health of Latinas and its association with child adiposity ( HCHS - FLOR ). Information on these, as well as others can be found at http://www.cscc.unc.edu/cscc/index.php

Position Summary

The Social/Clinical Research Assistant ( SCRA ) plays an important role on a study team and is involved in operational and research support for studies where the Center is the primary organization with responsibility for study operations, data management, and statistical analysis, often managing multiple studies within a network. Responsibilities of this position may include preliminary literature searches; supporting study committees (organizing meetings, developing agenda and minutes); collection, compilation, and management of data/information; quality assurance and quality control; responding to questions from sites; document management and archival; editing and formatting of reports; assisting with Manuals of Operation and Procedures development; assisting with submissions to regulatory bodies ( FDA , IRB , DSMB ); and may involve participation in questionnaire design, data collection form layout, form specification development and testing. In addition, the SCRA may provide support in coordinating and organizing centralized meetings of the research investigators (e.g., hotel and meeting arrangements, technical support), maintaining the study website (e.g., updating directories and documents, as needed), and providing regular status reports of study progress.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Management Preferences

Previous research assistant experience preferred.

Required Licenses/Certifications

Special Physical/Mental Requirements

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Office of Human Resources Contact Information

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Required Documents

• Curriculum Vitae / Resume
• Cover Letter
• List of References

Optional Documents

Posting Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Tell us about a research, public health, or academic project you have worked on. This could be through a job, internship, practicum, course, or school project. What was your role, and what tasks were you responsible for?

  (Open Ended Question)

• * Tell us about a time you were responsible for making sure information, data, or a document was accurate and complete. What did you do to check your work, and what did you do if you found a problem?

  (Open Ended Question)

• * Please select the response below that best describes your experience/education for the Social/Clinical Research Assistant position.
  • Bachelor's, Master's, and/or Doctorate in any field.
  • Associate's in any field and at least 2 years of experience.
  • Combination of post-high school education and experience to equal at least 4 years of related experience (ex: 1 year towards a degree and 3 years of experience).
  • High School diploma/GED and at least 4 years of related experience.
  • Did not complete high school but have a combination of high school education and experience to equal 8 years. (ex. 3 years of high school and 5 years of experience).
  • None of the above