Research Associate- Cancer Center- Part-Time/Days

The Research Associate will plan, direct, coordinate, or organize clinical research projects. Apply knowledge of health care and database management to analyze clinical data, and to identify and report trends. Accurately compile, evaluate, and analyze clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives.

Required Education: High School Diploma / GED

Preferred Education: Graduate from accredited Nursing Program

Required Experience: Exceptional analytical and organizational skills and the flexibility to handle multiple task and deadlines. Ability to prioritize, focus, work independently and show flexibility when priorities shift. Analyzes data and generates reports, maintaining quality assurance goals and guidelines. Excellent computer skills in Word, Excel, Adobe Files, and Web Resources and Applications. Excellent communication, both written and verbal, and interpersonal skills. Strong customer focus in providing patient education regarding needed tests/procedures, clinical visits and labs

Preferred Experience: Oncology experience as a Registered Nurse

Organizes, completes, and submits required data and resolves queries within required time frame

Participates in developing and maintaining quality assurance goals and guidelines

Maintains audit ready charts and confidentiality of clinical trial information

Complies with regulation, institutional policies, and sponsor requirements governing source data and documentation

Documents assessment, management, and evaluation in source documents for patients

Reinforces protocol knowledge of clinic staff and physicians to ensure accurate source documentation for participants in clinical trials

Ensures relevant data from the source document are abstracted and recorded in the clinical trial case report forms and that every data point can be verified within the source document

Follows appropriate guidelines in making corrections to data entry in clinical records and case report forms as recommended by good clinical practices, standards, or institutional procedures

Ensures that all regulatory documents are processed and maintained per institution, IRB, and GCP regulations

Collects appropriate patient data to establish source documentation for eligibility and ineligibility criteria

Assists with creating and coordinating patient tests and procedures, clinic visits and labs needed evaluation or eligibility

Accurately applies knowledge of clinical trial special procedures to patient teaching and ordering of test/procedures, clinic visits and labs

Accurately applies knowledge of clinical trial specific procedures to patient teaching and ordering of tests/procedures, clinic visits and labs

Accurately interprets clinical trial protocol

Assists in outcome monitoring and research activities

Completes manuscripts and funding applications

Performs database construction and maintenance

Develops reports using report generation software