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Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Research Assistant

Department: Research (R&D)

Reports To: Julie Graff, MD

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Salary Range : $45,000-60,000 annually

SUMMARY

This position will entail assisting in in the coordination and execution of multiple elements in human subjects research and standard of care within the VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) Precision Oncology Program for Cancer of the Prostate (POPCaP), with primary emphasis on assisting the lead study coordinator across several trials. Duties include lab work, enrollment, patient logistics and management, regulatory compliance, data quality, and other approved enhancements of research efforts. Flexibility, time management, customer service, and a team-based aptitude are key.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet critical deadlines
• Ability to clearly organize and/or adapt to multiple priorities at one time
• Ability to work well with other people as well as independently
• Critical thinking skills to interpret, implement, and facilitate clinical research protocols
• Project management and good communication skills
• Other duties as assigned by the Investigator and manager

JOB DUTIES

• Assist in processing and sending out lab samples, including blood, tissue, saliva, urine, and stool
• Communicate, recruit, and work with Veterans to facilitate complex clinical trials
• Conduct informed consent and administer surveys to patients
• Maintain a working knowledge of FDA and IRB guidelines that govern clinical research
• Enter patient data into electronic database systems
• Maintain organized and accurate study records
• Support coverage across the study team, stepping in when necessary to screen and enroll patients, request and review medical records, assist Principal Investigator with grant writing, and other study related tasks, as needed
• Attend research coordinator educational opportunities at OHSU and the Portland VA

QUALIFICATIONS

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree or higher; preferably in a scientific or social science discipline
• Previous experience with human subjects' research preferred
• Clear written and oral communication in English with Veterans of all backgrounds
• Basic proficiency with: MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Access, Outlook
• Able to use critical thinking skills to make decisions that are within scope, and to recognize when decisions are out of scope
• Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of employee or others.

Because this position is based in a VA facility, the Research Assistant must secure a VA Without Compensation Appointment (WOC) prior to starting work, and must maintain a WOC Appointment in order to continue employment.

The VA's WOC process will be facilitated by the supervisor and processed through the VA Research and Development office. The screening process required to obtain a WOC can include a background check, a credit check, a physical, and a TB test.

After the WOC process has been completed, the VA also requires several trainings prior to employees starting research work.

Portland VA Research Foundation is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or age.

All PVARF employees are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 within 8 weeks of hire, unless medically exempt. Employees will be required to provide either proof of vaccination or an approved medical exemption prior to beginning work.

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