Clinical Trials Research Assistant - Pediatrics Rheumatology, Allergy, And Immunology

Within the UI Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, this position will provide support for Pediatric Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology Clinical Research by conducting study visits, collecting, and analyzing results and performing operational duties associated with human research. This is a specified term position.

Duties to include:

• Identify, recruit and consent patients for participation in clinical research studies.

• Perform data extraction from the electronic medical record (i.e. Epic).

• Complete data entry and verification into required databases, including RAVE and REDCap.

• Responsible for tracking study subject visits.

• Administer study questionnaires and instruments.

• Ensure compliance with IRB requirements and assist in audits as necessary.

• Summarize recruitment data and results.

• May assist with publications and manuscripts, as directed.

• May provide functional and/or administrative supervision. Mentor new staff under direction.

• Attend scheduled meetings with study sponsors.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

About the Department of Pediatrics:

The Stead Family Department of Pediatrics is a national leader in pediatric medicine. The Department's mission is to provide outstanding care to the children of Iowa and beyond by being a leader in state-of-the-art clinical care to children, performing cutting-edge research to find new treatments and cures for

childhood illnesses and educating the next generation of pediatric health care providers. The Department comprises the medical and research staff of UI Stead Family Children's Hospital. UI Stead Family Children's Hospital is one of the nation's top-ranked pediatric care and research institutions, and Iowa's only comprehensive children's hospital.

About the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology:

University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital is home to Iowa's only pediatric rheumatologists-doctors with the training, expertise, and experience to treat children and young adults with rheumatic diseases.

Rheumatic diseases refer to a wide range of disorders that, in general, affect the joints, muscles, spine, and skin. These diseases may present with pain, swelling, morning stiffness, fever, or rash. Pediatric rheumatic diseases result from uncontrolled inflammation during which the body's immune system attacks or hurts its own healthy cells and tissues.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science, engineering or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Minimum one year of experience in clinical trial protocol management, including but not limited to preparation of regulatory submissions, recruitment of eligible patients, and reporting of study data.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.

• Demonstrated excellent organizational skills.

• Knowledge of Institutional Review Board procedures, FDA regulations and study sponsor guidelines related to clinical trial research.

Desirable Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with data extraction from an electronic medical record.

• Demonstrated experience with performing data entry into registry or database.

• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in immunologic/rheumatic disorders research.

• Demonstrated experience with Zoom, Skype, or similar program.

Position and Application Details:

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a "Relevant File" to the submission:

• Resume

• Cover Letter

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

For additional questions, please contact Pediatrics Human Resources at pedsuichildrenshr@uiowa.edu

This position is not eligible for university sponsorship for employment authorization.

Additional Information

• Classification Title: Clin Trials Rsrch Asst/Data Mg

• Appointment Type: Professional and Scientific

• Schedule: Full-time

• Work Modality Options: On Campus

Compensation

• Pay Level: 3a

Contact Information

• Organization: Healthcare

• Contact Name: Pediatric Human Resources

• Contact Email: Pedsuichildrenshr@healthcare.uiowa.edu