Temp Research Assistant

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Posted Job Title

Temp Research Assistant

Job Profile Title

Temporary Employee - Non-Exempt

Job Description Summary

Temporary Research Assistant

Job Description

The Temporary Research assistant will join an empirical project examining the global impact of early drug approvals by the US Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency. The Temp Research Assistant will be responsible for data collection regarding where in the world required confirmatory studies are conducted and the timing of drug approvals in the countries serving as confirmatory study sites and will also collaborate on project design, data analysis, and manuscript development.

Job Location - City, State

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School

Perelman School of Medicine