Work Assistant (Multiple Vacancies)

Posting Summary
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Work Assistant for the department of Medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The Work Assistant under the direct supervision of the Research Director of the Division will assist in activities to support and grow the Clinical Research in the Division. These activities include but may not be limited to supporting lab testing including setup processing and shipping ordering of supplies developing source documents data entry record maintenance and archiving study visit tracking assisting with budget preparation and registration of study subjects. IRB submission and maintaining compliance with IRB HIPAA and FERPA guidelines and engaging scientifically in grant applications. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Work closely with supervising research director and principal investigator(s) to develop protocols for clinical research proposals organize research activities and maintain effective communication between project staff external collaborators funding agencies and regulatory entities. Follow protocol guidelines in the collection of clinical data and/or administration of clinical tests. Coordinate implement and manage procedures to collect data from patient charts medical records prescreening interviews questionnaires diagnostic tests and other sources. Ensure compliance with protocol guidelines and requirements of regulatory agencies (such as IRB HIPAA and FERPA guidelines); identify problems and/or inconsistencies and monitor patient progress to include documentation and reporting of adverse events; recommend corrective action as appropriate. Assist with and oversee ongoing research studies based on the research protocols including subject recruitment data collection database entry and management statistical analysis and administrative duties. Supervise consenting activities maintain study databases at the highest level of completeness and accuracy and safeguard the safety and the right to privacy for study participants. Maintain documents required for the regulatory binder investigative drug binder and any other document repositories required by the principal investigator or regulatory entities.

Overview
New Jerseys academic health center Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS ) takes an integrated approach to educating students providing clinical care and conducting research all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick and collaborating university wide RBHS includes eight schools a behavioral health network and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research neuroscience advanced biotechnology and medicine environmental and occupational health and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers clinicians and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine dentistry pharmacy public health nursing biomedical research and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the stateat Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark Scotch Plains Somerset Stratford and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick Newarks University Hospital in Newark and other affiliates. Through this community of healers scientists and scholars Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Preferred Qualifications
Understanding of the software program Oncology Collaborative Research Environment (Oncore). Experience with electronic medical record management systems (Epic/ SCM ).