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Clinical Research Assistant 2 -OR- Clinical Research Assistant 1
US-OR-Portland
Job ID: 2025-34371 Type: Regular Full-Time # of Openings: 1 Category: Research Portland, OR (Marquam Hill)
Overview
Clinical Research Assistant 2 -OR- Clinical Research Assistant 1
The OHSU Center for Mental Health Innovation (CMHI), under the directorship of Dr. Bonnie Nagel, has an opening for a highly motivated Clinical Research Assistant to support a large, multi-year and multi-site study aimed at refining our ability to predict childhood psychopathology (e.g., ADHD, depression, suicide) and prognosis using existing datasets, combining behavioral, demographic, healthcare record, and cognitive data, and then testing our predictive algorithms in patients across 5 clinical sites against gold-standard. This person will engage in participant recruitment, enrollment, consent, scheduling, data collection, monitor participants for completion of measures and retention, and assist the project manager in ensuring that the RA's and student workers have the materials they need for data collection. This person will assist with data management (e.g., data entry, scoring, cleaning, and export) and other general office duties in support of the goals of the study. This person will be a self-starter, possessing a strong work ethic and the ability to operate independently, as well as in a team environment. Daytime, evening, and weekend availability will be required, as needed to meet our data collection demands.
Clinical Research Assistant 2duties: Overall, the Clinical Research Assistant 2 will promote the mission of the CMHI by exhibiting dependability, productivity, professionalism, accuracy, timeliness and responsivity, problem-solving, strong ethical and inclusive understanding of our innovative mental health focus, as well as compassion, kindness, and clarity when communicating verbally or in writing with research participants, volunteers, outside organizations and stakeholders, outside faculty and staff, and OHSU faculty and staff. Clinical Research Assistant 1 duties: Overall, the Clinical Research Assistant 1 will promote the mission of the CMHI by exhibiting dependability, productivity, professionalism, accuracy, timeliness and responsivity, problem-solving, strong ethical and inclusive understanding of our innovative mental health focus, as well as compassion, kindness, and clarity when communicating verbally or in writing with research participants, volunteers, outside organizations and stakeholders, outside faculty and staff, and OHSU faculty and staff. Responsibilities
Clinical Research Assistant 2 required qualifications:
Bachelor's in relevant field OR Associate's AND 2 years of relevant experience OR 3 years of relevant experience OR Equivalent combination of training and experience.
Clinical Research Assistant 1 required qualifications:
Bachelor's in any field OR Associate's AND 1 years of relevant experience OR 2 years of relevant experience OR Equivalent combination of training and experience.
Job Related knowledge, Skillsa and Abilities: Prior human research experience necessary.The position requires sufficient computer knowledge to interface with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, Teams, SharePoint), REDCap or similar, and virtual meeting platforms such as WebEx.Good communication and interpersonal skills are extremely important, as the incumbent will be interacting regularly with children, adolescents and families.Effectiveness in organizing tasks and setting priorities, multi-tasking, working efficiently with minimum oversight, interacting constructively with faculty and staff, and the ability to be adaptable, creative, and a quick learner are all necessary. Qualifications
Preference will be given to applicants with a bachelor level degree in behavioral science field.Preferences will be given to applicants with a background in behavioral health research and experience working with youth/families. Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
