The Clinical Research Assistant 2 will assist the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation providers with their clinical research activities. This position will mainly support our Orthopaedic Oncology team but may serve other subspecialities as needed. This job will include some work with rodents, including mice and rats.

 

The duties of this position will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Manuscript editing, submissions, and revisions
• Assisting in preparation of new protocols for IRB submission
• Updating and maintaining all IRB documents for continuing review and ongoing modification
• Assisting in preparation of grant proposals and submissions
• Attending meetings pertaining to research activities
• Assisting in the planning and implementation of research protocols including subject screening and enrollment, study appointment scheduling, responding to inquiries regarding the protocols, collection and maintenance of research data, analysis of research data

Research Development – Assists in developing new research questions and projects, conducts thorough literature reviews, determines correct methods to answer research questions, and prepares protocols. Assists in preparing research grant proposals and submissions.

Research Administration – Ensures study conforms to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards and Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirements, prepares IRB forms and any necessary electronic IRB documentation, oversees eIRB submission and maintains eIRB documentation, prepares and maintains study source and regulatory documents.

Research Data – Collects/organizes/analyzes research data, project-specific responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: creates standard operating procedures and designs forms for data collection, coordinates recruitment, scheduling, and testing of research subjects, conducts chart review to abstract pertinent data fields, queries databases to obtain data, manages and cleans data, conducts statistical analyses.

Manuscript Preparation – Assists in revising and preparing manuscripts, formats manuscripts for specific journal requirements.

Education – Attends grand rounds/conferences and research meetings.

Reporting – Prepares reports on project status and sends updates.

Mentoring/Training – Assists with training of new research staff and mentoring School of Medicine students and volunteers per departmental standard operating procedures.

• Bachelor’s Degree (4 yr)

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.

• Typing, editing, proof reading skills.

• Analytical and extremely detail-oriented.

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.

• Completion of statistics course.
• Prior research experience.
• Familiarity with basic statistics.
• Prior database management experience. 

• Exceptional computer skills and ability to learn new software.    

• Knowledge of Epic.

Monday – Friday; 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. Occasional early or late hours may be needed. Frequent contact with patients and clinical and hospital staff administering consents and patient outcome surveys.

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.