[Remote] Clinical Research Associate I/II/III

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is a collaborative health care organization focused on improving patient care and the lives of Arkansans. They are seeking a Clinical Research Associate I/II/III to coordinate behavioral research projects and federally-funded grants, working with a team to implement evidence-based interventions for posttraumatic stress in legal settings.

Responsibilities

• Manages research team schedules.
• Maintains calendar and provides scheduling assistance for the Principal Investigator and project teams.
• Schedules grant-related meetings (e.g., speaker series, research meetings, study/project participant assessment sessions).
• Works with internal and external partners to facilitate project activities, including working with department administration to acquire needed equipment/programs.
• Assists with participant assessment, scheduling, and retention efforts and with informing the broader research team of study activities to promote coordination across projects.
• Sets meeting agendas, takes notes, and distributes after-meeting action items.
• Engages with organizations and agencies to accomplish research objectives.
• Develops tools to track research team metrics and reports. Updates tracking tools regularly.
• Bears primary responsibility for ensuring that laboratory space is clean and organized. Monitors and manages laboratory supplies.
• May oversee other staff and/or student trainees in executing project activities, including data collection.
• Performs initial contact with prospective research subjects.
• Monitors the information for eligibility for the specific protocol as well as accuracy and completeness prior to examination by the investigators and/or sponsoring agency.
• Collects, codes, and enters study information into a database.
• Assists in data compilation.
• Maintains records and study information, and prepares reports and summaries as needed.
• Ensures that completed questionnaires are complete, legible, and accurate in accordance with research protocols.
• Makes follow-up contact with participants to obtain missing or questionable data.
• Maintains complete & accurate records and files pertaining to one or more research studies.
• Maintains detailed records of research subject visits and procedures.
• Transcribes qualitative data and prepares for upload to qualitative analysis software.
• Conducts qualitative coding.
• Makes descriptive reports of research study progress and outcomes.
• Builds instructions for scoring research assessments.
• May conduct more advanced analyses under the direction of the PI.
• Assists in the preparation and submission of grant proposals, grant reports, manuscripts, and lay reports.
• Reviews literature for related research developments & compiles findings
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

• Bachelor's degree plus three (3) years of human subjects’ behavioral research experience required for Level I
• Proficiency with online survey software within the context of human subjects' research (REDCap, Qualtrics) required for Level I
• Bachelor's degree plus three (3) years of human subjects’ behavioral research experience with demonstrated proficiency in a functional area required for Level II
• Proficiency with online survey software within the context of human subjects' research (REDCap, Qualtrics) required for Level II
• Bachelor's degree plus five (5) years of human subjects’ behavioral research experience with demonstrated proficiency in a functional area required for Level III
• Proficiency with online survey software within the context of human subjects' research (REDCap, Qualtrics) required for Level III
• Must have excellent computer skills
• Ability to use the Microsoft Office suite at a high level of proficiency is essential
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to drive for in-state travel
• Experience conducting research with vulnerable populations in the area of traumatic stress (i.e., incarcerated persons, people with PTSD)
• Ability to work collaboratively and sensitively with incarcerated individuals and with community partners

Benefits

• Health: Medical, Dental and Vision plans available for qualifying staff and family
• Holiday, Vacation and Sick Leave
• Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only)
• Retirement: Up to 10% matched contribution from UAMS
• Basic Life Insurance up to $50,000
• Career Training and Educational Opportunities
• Merchant Discounts
• Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using UAMS pharmacy

Company Overview

• UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a northwest Arkansas regional campus; a statewide network of regional centers; and seven institutes: the Winthrop P. It was founded in 1879, and is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://uamshealth.com.

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