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Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine is a premier academic medical center located in the heart of Richmond. Accounting for almost half of VCU’s sponsored research, the School of Medicine is internationally recognized for patient care and education. All full-time university staff are eligible for our generous benefits package that includes choices for health, vision, and dental coverage, life-insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, retirement planning, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, flexible spending accounts, tuition benefits, significant paid-time off, 12 paid holidays, and more. Explore our benefits further here: https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/benefits/university-and-academic-professional-benefits/

Unit: School Of Medicine MBU

Department: Neurology

Department Summary: The Department of Neurology has a talented, robust team of faculty and staff members spanning nine divisions includes representatives from every neurology subspecialty in adult and child neurology, plus award-winning educators, clinical and translational neuroscientists and master clinicians.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Under direct supervision, the Clinical Research Assistant will be responsible for supporting the Principal Investigator and clinical research coordinators with administrative, regulatory, and data management tasks as assigned.

Key responsibilities may include: chart review, research participant identification, research visit coordination, research visit preparation, data management, and maintaining source documents and participant files according to Good Clinical Practice. The clinical research assistant may assist with preparing and shipping medical samples/specimens to/from appropriate labs and providing administrative support to study activation processes and regulatory maintenance of assigned studies.

Core Responsibilities: Enter as many responsibilities and associated tasks as needed including percent of work effort. These would become the employee’s goals in Talent upon hire.

• Assist with data entry
• Verifying sources and checking data quality
• Scheduling patients for research visits
• Collaborates closely with clinical research team, which may include Principal Investigator (PI) or clinical research coordinators, to ensure that key federal/state/local regulatory requirements are followed; that institutional operational research objectives are met; and those ethical obligations are met.
• Conducting literature reviews and summarizing findings to present to research team (including PI & CRC)
• Assist with drafting publications based on clinical research activity, creation of posters & submission of abstracts to relevant conferences or professional events, and assist with writing portions of grant applications as decided by the research team

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• 0-3 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to independently organize and manage recurring tasks
• Basic proficiency with programs such as Microsoft Office
• Willingness to complete CITI training

This position is open until filled.

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Salary Range: $16 - $26/hour

Benefits: All VCU employee types are eligible for a wide array of benefits to support you during your employment at VCU. Consult the benefits website for information on benefits eligibility according to employee type.

FLSA Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hours per Week: Up to 15

Restricted Position: Yes

ORP Eligible: No

Flexible Work Arrangement: Hybrid

University Job Title: 34001N - Clinical Research Assistant 1

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Eric Hunsley
Contact Email: Eric.Hunsley@vcuhealth.org