Scheduled Hours

40

Position Summary

Position responsible for assisting the Principal Investigator and lab manager in the daily management of a clinical research trial to implement and evaluate a personalized risk feedback tool aimed at improving clinical practice and patient behavior such as physician ordering and patient uptake of cancer prevention interventions including lung cancer screening and tobacco treatment. Position includes training and assisting with supervision of professional raters on the team. Oversees data collection and management and maintains quality control. Also assists with data collection and delivers behavioral interventions to patients.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Recruits, screens, and schedules participants for study per protocol.
• Obtains informed consent, administers interviews, interventions, and collects saliva samples for testing.
• Assists in training and supervising staff on study procedures including how to administer informed consent, interviews, interventions, and collect saliva samples for testing.
• Prepares personalized risk reports and delivers to patients and their primary care providers.
• Responsible for ensuring adherence to recruitment and study protocols and completion of staff assignments.
• Performs quality control of data collected to ensure it is accurate and provides feedback to research staff.
• Manages databases for tracking and recruiting research participants and collecting data in REDCap.
• Monitors monthly productivity goals of research staff and provides detailed reports to Principal Investigator.
• Assists in completing and maintaining IRB documentation and approval, including consent forms, study instruments, modifications, continuing reviews, and data sharing.
• Assists Principal Investigator with preparation of reports and slides for meetings, publications, NIH progress reports and NIH grant applications.
• Manages and oversees purchasing activities, including research study supplies, staff expenditures and research participant payments.

Working Conditions:

Job Location

• Office is located in the Renard Building on the WUSM campus; Lab is located in the Taylor Avenue Building on the WUSM campus.

• Patient care setting.
   

Physical Effort

• Typically sitting at desk or table.
   

Equipment

• Office equipment.

• Lab equipment.

Diversity is a core value at Washington University School of Medicine and in the Department of Psychiatry. We are committed to building and sustaining inclusive and equitable working and learning environments for all students, staff, trainees, and faculty. We believe that building a diverse team enriches us individually and as a department by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.

In order to achieve these objectives, candidates are expected to align with the school’s mission of promoting inclusive excellence. They should be prepared to further this objective within Washington University and collaborate with diverse communities of students, faculty, staff, trainees, and patients. To learn more, visit our websites to learn more about DEI initiatives in the Department of Psychiatry and at WUSM.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.

Certifications:

The list below may include all acceptable certifications and issuers. More than one credential or certification may be required depending on the role.

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Red Cross

Work Experience:

Clinical Research (2 Years)

Skills:

Not Applicable

Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

Required Qualifications

• Basic Life Su