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Responsibilities*

The Department of Family Medicine has a need for a Assistant in Research to oversee ongoing integrative medicine research projects in cancer survivorship, and other populations, under the supervision of the PI and in conjunction with other study team members. The Assistant in Research will directly report to the physician investigator and interface with the IRB, Data coordinating center, financial experts, and other internal and external parties. This job is part-time, 20 hours/week.

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Recruiting and pre-screening study participants; ensuring that enquiries made to the study phone and e-mail account are responded to in a timely fashion.Printing recruitment material for distribution and collating responsesMaintain social media accounts.Scheduling study visits.Participate in phone screening and study visits.Reviewing patient eligibility with Study PIs and managing study enrollment.Liaison with other study personnel.Assist in training study staff in visit-specific procedures.Maintain SOPs for visit-specific procedures.Review CRFs for completeness after each study visit.Edit and maintain clinical report forms (CRFs) and ensuring that the correct CRFs are completed at each study visit.Assists in sending texts and email reminders to participants.Store and maintain the security of all source documentation.Assist in the preparation of all regulatory documents (applications, amendments, continuing reviews, ORIOs, and adverse events). Brings to the PIs attention any questions or issues occurring in the study.Working with the study team to main version control of all study related documents.Monitor patient recruitment and retention across the study sites and reporting investigative team at monthly meeting.Assists in preparing ad hoc reports for the investigative team as requested.Cleaning data at intermittent periods throughout the study, scoring survey instruments where necessary, and locking the dataset at the completion of the study.Required Qualifications*Comfortable working with a diverse study team and patient populations.Capable of working with multiple study principal investigators.Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, REDCap, and SPSS.Able to work both independently and have excellent interpersonal skills.Experience recruiting study participants.Knowledge of U of M Health System policies and procedures.Knowledge of data processing including building databases, entering data and cleaning data.Knowledge of IRB and regulatory issues pertaining to multi-site clinical studies.Desired Qualifications*Bachelor degree in a scientific field preferred.Interest in complementary, integrative and alternative medicine.Interest in people living with cancer.Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

This job is a hybrid position with most work being completed remotely at home. In-office work is required for study-specific tasks such as preparing kits and mailing as needed. This job is a grant funded position. However, there is the opportunity to grow with the research team and participate on other grant funded projects in the future.Background Screening

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

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Temporary job openings may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime.

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The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.