The Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Neurology has a rich tradition in academic neurology with a national reputation in neurological education and neuroscience research. The department is located in the Indiana University Health Neuroscience Center, a state-of-the-art outpatient center that unites all the specialties that involve nervous system disorders Neurology, Neurosurgery, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neuropsychology and Neuroradiology. It is also home of the main outpatient Neurophysiology laboratory at IU Health. The adjoining IU School of Medicine Neurosciences Research Building enables clinicians, basic scientists and clinician-scientists to collaborate in an environment that is rarely achieved in academic medicine.
Job Summary
The Clinical Research Technician will be part of a group of research teams focused on cognition, alcohol use disorder and obesity risk, addiction, and recovery involving alcohol and substance use disorder, people in early recovery and people actively drinking and using illicit drugs. This research utilizes cognitive assessments, virtual reality, personality tests, neuroimaging, and behavioral tasks to better understand the neurobehavioral bases and genetic vulnerabilities for addiction and recovery.
Department-Specific Responsibilities
- Identifies and recruits study participants.
- Administers study procedures.
- Collects, records, and processes data in electronic and paper formats.
- Assists with advertising, in-person recruiting, and distributing paper flyers in the community.
- Creates and maintains social media and online recruiting tools.
- Assists in developing and sharing educational and informational resources with participants.
- Ability to operate chemical sense (smell, taste) equipment and maintenance for the studies.
- May coordinate administrative support functions for the research team: ordering supplies, processing travel, scheduling meetings, preparing agendas and minutes, managing Redcap and other submission systems.
- May provide support for grant submissions, agency reporting, other regulatory compliance, and website maintenance as needed.
- May coordinate meetings with executive personnel, co-investigator (Co-Is), and project management team to ensure adherence with proposed timeline from the project plan.
- May act as a liaison, on behalf of the executive team, faculty, staff, visitors, technical support organizations, and other key personnel on the project.
- May prepare correspondence from the principal investigator (PI) to the partnering treatment centers and community organizations.
- May assist in identifying key resources needed to result in project success.
General Responsibilities
- Assists in the conduct of clinical research studies or trials following established protocols and standard operating procedures (SOP).
- Assists with identifying and recruiting subjects for clinical research studies or trials; calls/schedules subjects for appointments per protocol; performs screening, consenting, and interviewing/data collection in adherence with the assigned study protocol and in accordance with good clinical principals; collects patient consent and authorization for treatment intervention documents and performs those interventions as needed.
- Conducts routine experiments and/or coordinates research study procedures in accordance with SOPs; receives, collects, and records study data in database.
- Communicates and keeps researchers and/or PI up-to-date on any problems or concerns related to the research study or trial.
- May be responsible for collecting clinical samples (such as blood, sample tissue, etc.) for research including any storage measures.
- Assists with advertising and other information for participant recruitment; assists in developing and sharing educational and informational resources with subjects and families.
- Ensures proper documentation of Case Report Forms, regulatory documents, PI notes, and any other mandatory study-related documents and ensures quality and accuracy.
- Archives documents for study per sponsor, government, and institutional requirements; keeps accurate records and provides necessary documents for regulatory audits.
- Maintains and manages inventory and research study supplies.
- May be responsible for facilitating disbursement of study participant payments.
- Provides various additional research study support (such as protocol research in medical library/online databases, summarizing literature reviews for study hypothesis, grant preparation, manuscript review/editing, literature searches, and/or transcription).
- Stays up-to-date on regulatory affairs and/or clinical research best practices by attending continuing education classes, conferences, seminars, and project team meetings.
Qualifications
Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.
EDUCATION/ WORK EXPERIENCE
Required
- High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED) plus 5 years patient-related or research experience that includes 2 years of experience with clinical studies. OR
- Associate's degree in allied health profession plus 1 year of patient-related or research experience.OR
- Bachelor's degree in any field or 3 years of college-level science plus 2 years of patient-related or research experience. OR
- Bachelor's degree in science or health-related field
SKILLS
Required
- Proficient communication skills.
- Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
- Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
- Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
- Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
- Highly thorough and dependable.
Working Conditions / Demands
The role regularly requires the ability to effectively communicate. The role frequently requires the ability to move about the work environment and to position oneself to operate laboratory equipment effectively. The role requires the ability to move objects weighing up to 25 pounds and will occasionally work near moving mechanical parts. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
Benefits Overview
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
- Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
- Health savings account with generous IU contributions
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Basic group life insurance paid by IU
- Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
- Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
- Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
- 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
- Generous paid time off plans
- Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure .
Job Classification
Career Level: Intermediate
FLSA: Nonexempt
Job Function: Research
Job Family: Clinical Research
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