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Clinical Research Assistant I will work in the Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and PolicyLab in the Research Institute. The mission of PolicyLab, a center of emphasis, at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is to achieve optimal child health and well-being by informing program and policy changes through interdisciplinary research. The CRA will work on HIV prevention and treatment as well as the Gender and Sexuality Development Program's (GSDP) research and quality improvement portfolios.

The Clinical Research Assistant I will be aiding the Research Team and the Principal Investigator (Director of Adolescent HIV services and Co-Director of the GSDP) in the development of clinical, behavioral, policy, health technology, and community-engaged research. To improve the health of adolescents living with HIV/AIDS and other marginalized youth including LGBT, gender diverse, and homeless youth, research interests focus on understanding risk and protective factors as well as addressing policy issues that affect health inequities experienced by these youth.

This position will work with members of the CHOP Adolescent Initiative and the Gender and Sexuality Development Clinics. The Adolescent Initiative is an integrated system of clinical care, research, training and prevention for adolescents at-risk for or infected with HIV. The GSDP offers psychosocial and medical support for gender expansive and transgender children and youth up to age 21 and their families. The GSDP multidisciplinary team includes specialists in gender identity development from Social Work and Family Services, Adolescent Medicine, Endocrinology, and Behavioral Health.

Responsibilities include:

• Conducting medical chart reviews for research and maintenace of data registries
• Collecting, entering, and cleaning data
• Creating and pulling REDCap reports
• Helping create and manage survey instruments on REDCap, QDS, and other platforms
• Complying with IRB protocols, applications, and informed consent forms to conduct recruitment, screening, and informed consent with study participants by email, telephone, virtual, and in-person meetings
• Scheduling study visits and coordinating participant incentive payments and expenses
• Scheduling interviews and focus groups, note-taking during interviews and focus groups
• Conducting study visits and meeting all quality assurance and confidentiality guidelines for data collection, and assure accurate completion of questionnaires and other data collection
• Assist with scheduling, attending, and recording meeting minutes for recurring project meetings with internal and external collaborators
• Conducting literature searches and maintaining reference software libraries of literature
• Assisting with supervising students and volunteers
• Assisting with grant applications
• Assisting with administrative tasks as needed
  

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A Brief Overview
Under the direct supervision of the Principal Investigator and/or other study team members, this role provides support in the conduct of clinical research.

Job responsibilities may include human subject research activities including but not limited to subject enrollment, data/sample collection, data entry, and regulatory submissions support.

What you will do

• Provide technical and administrative support in the conduct of clinical research:
• Patient/research participant scheduling
• Patient/Research Participant screening for inclusion/exclusion criteria or case history
• Data collection
• Data entry
• Data management
• Laboratory sample processing
• Clinical research study procedures or questionnaire administration
• Organization of research records and/or other study related documentation
• Research Study Compliance
• Adhere to IRB approved protocols and compliance with HIPAA and handling confidential materials
• Comply with Institutional policies, SOPs and guidelines
• Comply with federal, state, and sponsor policies
• Additional Responsibilities may include:
• Consent subjects, with appropriate authorization and training
• Document and report adverse events
• Maintain study source documents
• Complete case report forms (paper and electronic data capture)
• Assist with IRB/regulatory submissions
• Complete case report forms or other study documentation (paper and electronic data capture)
• Follow-up care
• Order materials/supplies
• Schedule research meetings

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED Required
• Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• Previous relevant clinical research experience Required
• At least one (1) year of relevant clinical research experience Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Familiarity with IRB and human subject protection.

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine.

Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.

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