Research Project Assistant - Family Medicine

Description The Department of Family Medicine is seeking a Research Project Assistant to support the operational management of clinical research studies from design and start-up through completion and closeout. The position is responsible for implementing and coordinating research activities across one or more studies, ensuring compliance with study protocols, institutional policies, FDA regulations (CFR), and ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. The Research Project Assistant will plan, organize, and prioritize tasks to meet project deadlines while collaborating with the Principal Investigator (PI), sponsors, central research teams, and other departments to ensure smooth study operations, regulatory compliance, and proper financial and personnel support. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to impactful clinical research in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelors Degree or 2+ years of previous study coordination or clinical research coordination experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate information in a timely, professional manner and establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with students, staff, faculty, external collaborators and administration and to work as a member of a team.
• Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, with frequent interruptions, to meet the programmatic and department needs, while complying with applicable University policies and federal and state regulations.
• Analytical skills to assess clinical research protocols and regulatory requirements, define problems, formulate logical solutions, develop alternative solutions, make recommendations, and initiate corrective actions.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel, to perform daily tasks efficiently and accurately.
• Working knowledge of clinical research concepts, policies and procedures, and human safety protection regulations and laws.
• Knowledge of and experience working with a variety of local and external IRBs, scientific review and other research committees, national cooperative group sponsors, industry sponsors, federal and foundation funding organizations, etc.
• Availability to work in more than one environment, travelling to various clinic sites, meetings, conferences, etc.