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RESEARCH STUDY ASSISTANT – PART TIME
Req #: 237022
Department: DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE: METABOLISM
Posting Date: 07/26/2024
Closing Info:
Closes On 08/01/2024
Salary: 80% of $3,492 – $4,024 per month
Shift: First Shift
Notes:
As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908_a11y.pdf)
As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.
The Department of Medicine: Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Study Assistant to join their team.
The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.
The UW Medicine Diabetes Institute Clinical Research Unit is a research facility dedicated to the conduct of human studies of diabetes and related disorders. We provide a variety of study support services including facility and room use, research coordinator support, research nursing blood draws, clamp services, and performance of body composition or bone mineral density by DXA.
The Diabetes Institute in partnership with the Clinical Research Unit has an outstanding opportunity for a part-time (32 hours/week) Research Study Assistant. This position will be involved in providing varied support functions for several ongoing industry and local studies in adults.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Interact with study subjects through reminder calls or scheduling.
• Provide appropriate information to research subjects for upcoming study visits.
• Maintain and follow study logs to track when visits and data collection events are due.
• Manage study lead-in activities per protocol including mailing necessary supplies to participants, tracking needs and completion of study participant tasks and communicating with study participants as necessary.
• Coordinate processing/collection/storage/transport of biological samples.
• Assist in study visit activities including preparing all necessary materials, preparing study meals per protocol, administering questionnaires and evaluations, processing biological specimens, and other tasks as needed (including in-person contact with research subjects and other study staff).
• Assist in the recruitment of research participants using approved methodologies such as posting flyers, visiting clinics, and utilizing a registry of research participant
• Enter data accurately into electronic databases.
• Assist in performing office-related duties such as answering phones, picking up and delivering mail, storing and distributing supplies, handling faxes, scanning, filing, collating materials, and maintaining policy manuals.
• Participate in staff meetings and training.
• Other duties as required.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Two years of college-level course work in a relevant academic area AND one year of appropriate experience OR equivalent education/experience.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Phlebotomy experience
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills and the ability to work with a team
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Detail-oriented, pro-active and flexible
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
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