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Temporary Clinical Research Assistant
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Position Number: 5189095
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Position Type: Medicine - Physicians

Temporary Clinical Research Assistant

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Posted Job Title
Temporary Clinical Research Assistant

Job Profile Title
Temporary Employee - Non-Exempt

Job Description Summary
Temporary Employee - Non-Exempt
The temporary Clinical Research Assistant will assist with study coordination, recruitment, and patient interaction for the Penn Medicine Biobank. This position will be responsible for screening and enrolling potential subjects, obtaining informed consent, administering surveys, coordinating blood draws, and collection of saliva kits.

Job Description

Temporary Employee - Non-Exempt

The primary role of the Temporary Clinical Research Assistant is to assist with study coordination, recruitment, and patient interaction for the Penn Medicine Biobank. This position will be responsible for screening and enrolling potential subjects, obtaining informed consent, administering surveys, coordinating blood draws, and collection of saliva kits.

This position will work within the clinical setting to facilitate all aspects of study enrollment and sample collection, participate in study team meetings, assist in developing and maintaining study-specific case report forms and source document tools, and show vigilance in protocol compliance and data quality. In addition, the individual will work as part of a team and interact daily with this research community, the Penn Medicine BioBank Technical Director, Director of Engagement, and Research Faculty and Staff in the process of providing services for biospecimen banking.

Effective problem-solving abilities; effective communication and writing skills; strong organizational and time management skills; flexible and able to multi-task; demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and independently.

16-24 hrs/wk

$15/hr

Job Location - City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School
Perelman School of Medicine

Pay Range
$7.25 - $15.00 Hourly Rate
Salary offers are made based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, as well as internal and market factors and grade profile.

Affirmative Action Statement
Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.

Special Requirements
Background check may be required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.

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