Clinical research assistant Jobs in North York, ON

Union : Nonunion

Site : Toronto Western Hospital / Schroeder Arthritis Research Institute

Department : Rheumatology

Reports to : Principal Investigator

Work Model : Onsite

Grade : D0 : 03

Hours : 37.5 hours per week

Salary Range : $26.76 $33.45 (to commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN compensation policy)

Status : Temporary FullTime (1 year contract with possibility for extension)

Closing Date : As soon as possible

Position Summary

The Lupus Program at The Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheumatic Diseases (CPSRD) located at Toronto Western Hospital has a focus on diagnosis treatment and genetic factors of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and has an outstanding tradition of combining scientific rigor with practical relevance. Working under supervision of the principal investigator the Clinical Research Study Assistant will assist in facilitating and coordinating daily study activities and plays a critical role in the conduct of the study.

Duties :

Working under the directions of the Director of the Lupus Program Clinical Research Manager and other senior research staff members the Clinical Research Study Assistant responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Assist in study participant recruitment by identifying and screening potential subjects obtaining informed consent conducting pretesting and administering questionnaires or other data collection tools.
• Assist in data collection and source documentation following UHN policy and ICH / GCP guidelines.
• Prepare Investigator site file binders as per sponsor policies
• Identify problems using assessment skills and report any abnormalities to the Clinical Research Manager
• Conduct telephone and / or clinical recruitment interviews
• Perform various studyrelated tasks during study visits such as basic administration data collection collecting processing and shipping samples according to the study protocol archiving closeout studies lab kit disposal
• May assist in the preparation of submissions to the Research Ethics Board
• Execute studyrelated administrative tasks including study invoicing and payment tracking and ethics submissions.

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Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHNs attendance management program to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

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