Clinical Trials Research Assistant or Associate - Pediatrics

Clinical Trials Research Associate:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and/or related 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.
• Demonstrated excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Knowledge of Institutional Review Board procedures, FDA regulations and study sponsor guidelines related to clinical trial research.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office and software applications.
• Demonstrated high attention to detail with strong organizational skills.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience creating budgets, invoicing and tracking payments.
• Experience and/or training in statistical analysis.
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency with medical terminology.
• Willingness and ability to travel.

Highly Desirable Qualifications:

• Research Professional certification.
• A graduate degree in a related field (e.g., MPH).
• Demonstrated knowledge of methods for gathering scientific data, compiling and analyzing those data, and generating reports that document the scientific results of specific projects.

Clinical Trials Research Assistant:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and/or related experience.
• Demonstrated experience in scientific research.
• Demonstrated excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office and software applications.
• Demonstrated high attention to detail with strong organizational skills.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience and proficiency with medical terminology.
• Willingness and ability to travel.

Highly Desirable Qualifications:

• Research Professional certification.
• Knowledge of Institutional Review Board procedures, FDA regulations and study sponsor guidelines related to clinical trial research.
• Six months to one year of experience in clinical trial protocol management.

The Stead Family Department of Pediatrics will be filling this position at one of two levels. You must indicate in your cover letter the level of classification (Clinical Trials Research Assistant and/or Clinical Trials Research Associate) you wish to be considered for. See required qualifications for additional information.

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 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 pedsuichildrenshr@healthcare.uiowa.edu.

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