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Clinical Research Assistant II, Surgical Sciences

Location: Dallas, TX Location Type: Remote Eligible

Job Number: 841703 Category: Research & Laboratory Posted 2 Days Ago

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WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN? With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report (Opens in a new window), we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY Works under the direction of an Investigator(s) with general supervision, to provide ongoing data management for local and national research studies and may coordinate observational (non-treatment/treatment)...

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN? With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report (Opens in a new window), we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY Works under the direction of an Investigator(s) with general supervision, to provide ongoing data management for local and national research studies and may coordinate observational (non-treatment/treatment) trials/studies. May provide supporting role for more complex studies under the direction of the PI, Clinical Research Coordinator and/or Clinical Research Lead.

BENEFITS UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

  • PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
  • 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
  • Paid Time Off, available day one
  • Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
  • Paid Parental Leave Benefit
  • Wellness programs
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
  • Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits! (Opens in a new window)

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION Required

  • EducationHigh School Diploma or Associate’s Degree in medical or science related field or Bachelor’s Degree medical or science related field and no prior experience

  • Experience2 years experience with High School Diploma or 1 year experience with Associate’s Degree

Preferred

  • Licenses and Certifications(BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT may be required based on affiliate location requirements. (CPRAED) CPR AED may be required based on affiliate location requirements.

JOB DUTIES

  • Understands visit schedules, inclusion/exclusion criteria and protocol requirements for low complexity trials (e.g., questionnaire, data registry, scripted); schedules research visits.
  • Assists research staff by completing research protocol related tasks.
  • Reviews and abstracts information from medical records including eligibility criteria.
  • Enters data into case report forms or other data collection system based on research study. Assists with maintenance of study level documentation.
  • Assists with data queries and possible edits for accuracy.
  • Compiles data for regulatory requirements and /or deadlines for local or sponsor submissions.
  • Maintains existing databases and ensures data integrity.
  • Performs QA/QC clinical analysis and data checks using various databases based on trial.
  • Assists with preparing annual reports and/or modifications to institutional review board (IRB). This may include reportable events (UPIRSO).
  • Assist and prepare research records for formal sponsor audits or internal audits.
  • Recruits and enrolls patients in research study that may include consenting patients after training and with supervision.
  • With adequate training and supervision, assists with participant screening and recruitment for more complex trials.
  • Conducts and documents consent for participants in studies. Assists with the development of consent plans and documents for participants.
  • Identifies incomplete, inaccurate, or missing data for more complex studies and works with lead coordinator to correct errors.
  • Assists with ordering and maintaining research supplies following university/department procedures, ensuring that equipment is in good working order.
  • With adequate training and supervision, assists with collecting and processing specimens following established procedures/protocols.
  • Assists in preparing studies for closeout, (e.g. packing files, documenting files for storage, shipping extra supplies back to sponsor).
  • With adequate training/credentialing and supervision, performs study procedures such as phlebotomy, vital signs, and EKG’s needed for research study. Based on research study, other procedures/equipment/services may be required.
  • May perform patient care (basic skills) under the direction of PI following scope of work document.
  • Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENTSecurity This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO Statement UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

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Benefits

    UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

    • PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
    • 100% coverage for preventive healthcare – no copay
    • Paid Time Off, available day one
    • Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
    • Paid Parental Leave Benefit
    • Wellness programs
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
    • Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

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Curiosity Pursued With Rigor

Explore the full range of opportunities we offer within our research areas and labs.

If you want a larger canvas for exploration and discovery, look no further. We have more than 500 labs on campus. Here are just a few of the research investigations you’ll find underway at UT Southwestern Medical Center:

  • Use of AI to identify cancer cells
  • How Alzheimer’s proteins create dysfunction in fat cells
  • A global initiative to map human brain cells
  • Use of cryo-electron microscopy to study the atomic structure of key molecules

Work here, and you’ll help us create and conduct translational bench-to-bedside research that quickly moves basic discoveries into treatments that directly benefit patients. Here’s an example: We’ve found that small artificial molecules called peptoids show promise as both diagnostic tools and treatments for various types of cancer. Peptoids can bind to cancerous cells more tightly than normal cells. So our researchers are looking at ways to combine peptoids with anti-cancer drugs to target cancer cells more specifically.

At UT Southwestern, you can be part of our next breakthrough.

Opportunities for Laboratory & Medical Technologists

As a progressive, innovation-driven medical center, UT Southwestern relies heavily on our lab techs, medical techs, histotechnologists, and cytotechnologists to play a key role in the diagnosis and care planning of patients.

Our broad spectrum of services will present you with opportunities to work across a range of dynamic lab settings. You’ll have abundant tools, training, and support to facilitate your success and professional growth.

For each member of this diverse and collaborative team, we provide excellent benefits, including PTO and pension and retirement plans. When you consider Dallas’ relatively low cost of living and high quality of life, UT Southwestern emerges as your best option for a fulfilling career.

Bringing the Future into Focus

There are many ways to contribute here. As we continue to explore new solutions that will save lives and enhance quality of life for millions, we’re committed to providing rigorous scientific training in both basic and clinical research to scholars across the Medical Center and community. You can take advantage or help support a number of robust programs, such as:

  • Disease-Oriented Clinical Scholars
  • Endowed Scholars
  • Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
  • Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP)
  • Quantitative and Physical Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research

Fellowship Program (QP-SURF)

  • Science Teacher Access to Resources at Southwestern (STARS)
  • Endowed Scholars
  • Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (SURF)
  • UT Dallas Green Fellows

Supporting a Culture of Clinical Trials

Our research teams help plan, conduct, fund, administer, and report on clinical trials across the broad spectrum of health conditions and diseases. More than 1,000 trials are currently underway, including these areas of medicine:

  • 268 in Cancer(STARS)
  • 118 in Neurology
  • 79 in Children’s Health
  • 69 in Digestive Systems & Liver Disease
  • 65 in Heart and Vascular
  • 64 in Lung Disease & Asthma
  • 51 in Blood Disorders

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Employee Testimonials

Traci Holmes

Traci Holmes
Traci Holmes Research Programs Manager

I love working at UT Southwestern Medical Center because it means being part of a team that is striving to enhance the lives of others through education, research, and clinical care.

Sangita Sethuram

Sangita Sethuram
Sangita Sethuram Research Scientist

Our team’s cutting-edge research helps us get one step closer each day to our mission of promoting health and a healthy society. That is the reason I come to work every single day.

Gerald Strickland

Gerald Strickland
Gerald Strickland Psychological Associate I

I love my job because the people I work with are very professional, kind, and understanding.
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