Clinical Research Assistant
Job Overview:
- Full-time position and 2-year commitment to the Neonatal Neurology Program
- Coordinate multiple clinical research studies, including:
- Phase III clinical trials
- Longitudinal follow-up studies
- Patient registries
- Device development
- Work closely with multiple physicians, primarily in neurology and neonatology
- Opportunity for daily shadowing in the NICU and outpatient clinics, as well as regular learning opportunities (lectures, case conferences, grand rounds, etc.)
Job responsibilities:
- Protocol development
- IRB submission and maintenance
- Medical chart review
- Data acquisition and analysis
- Grant submission
- Manuscript preparation
- Facilitate inpatient study enrollment and outpatient follow-up visits
- Daily interaction with physicians, nurses, patients, and families
Current and upcoming projects include:
- Clinical treatment trial for neonatal seizures
- Clinical trial for patients undergoing therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury
- Neurodevelopmental outcomes for patients with history of neonatal seizures
- Various studies involving neonatal EEG and neuroimaging (MRI)
- Device development to assess infant fine motor skills following brain injury
- Comparative effectiveness study of therapeutic hypothermia for mild neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury
Preferred qualifications:
- One year research and/or clinical experience preferred but not required
- Strong interpersonal skills, writing/communication skills, and attention to detail
- Self-starter who takes initiative when appropriate and works well in teams with multi-disciplinary and culturally diverse backgrounds
Interested applicants please send your resume to:
Courtney Lowe, current CRA