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MEDICAL & MOLECULAR GENETICS (IN-MMGE-IUINA)

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Assists study team in screening activities for participants with Parkinson's disease, or with an increased risk for developing Parkinson's disease. Coordinate with clinic research teams across the US for participant travel to screening and longitudinal research visits.

General Responsibilities

• Assists in the conduct of clinical research studies or trials following established protocols and standard operating procedures.
• Assists with identifying and recruiting subjects for clinical research studies or trials; calls/schedules subjects for appointments per protocol; performs screening, consenting and interviewing/data collection in adherence with the assigned study protocol and in accordance with good clinical principals; collects patient consent and authorization for treatment intervention documents and performs those interventions as needed.
• Conducts routine experiments and/or coordinates research study procedures in accordance with SOPs; receives, collects, and records study data in database; communicates and keeps researchers and/or PI up-to-date on any problems or concerns related to the research study or trial; may be responsible for collecting clinical samples (such as blood, sample tissue, etc.) for research including any storage measures.
• Assists with advertising and other information for participant recruitment; assists in developing and sharing educational and informational resources with subjects and families.
• Ensures proper documentation of Case Report Forms, regulatory documents, PI notes, and any other mandatory study-related documents and ensures quality and accuracy; archives documents for study per sponsor, government and institutional requirements; keeps accurate records and provides necessary documents for regulatory audits.
• Maintains and manages inventory and research study supplies; may be responsible for facilitating disbursement of study participant payments.
• Provides various additional research study support (such as protocol research in medical library/online databases, summarizing literature reviews for study hypothesis, grant preparation, manuscript review/editing, literature searches, and/or transcription).
• Stays up-to-date on regulatory affairs and/or clinical research best practices by attending continuing education classes, conferences, seminars, and project team meetings.

Note: This position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus.

Note: This position is grant funded with expected annual renewals. Renewals are contingent on the availability of grant funds.

EDUCATION / WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• Bachelor's degree in science or health-related field OR
• Associate degree in allied health profession plus 1 year of patient-related or research experience OR
• Bachelor's degree in any field OR 3 years of college-level science plus 2 years of patient-related or research experience OR
• High school diploma or GED plus 5 years patient-related or research experience that includes 2 years of experience with clinical studies

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Highly thorough and dependable

IUPUI Campus

Indianapolis, Indiana

Selected candidate will be offered $32,531.20 - $42,556.80 per year based on commensurate experience and internal equity within the department.

Career Level: Intermediate

FLSA: Nonexempt

Job Function: Research

Job Family: Clinical Research

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