Clinical Research Associate III

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Supports collaborative and innovative clinical research efforts.

This position is contingent on the availability and continuation of external-funding and/or contract. As such, any offer of employment may be withdrawn or employment ended in the event the external funding and/or contract ceases or is reduced.

• Job Category: Exempt
• Hiring Range
• Pay Basis: Annually
• Subject to Grant Funding? Yes

• Participates in preparation and management of research budgets and monetary disbursements.
• Directs the requisition, collection, labeling, storage, or shipment of specimens.
• Codes, evaluates, or interprets collected study data.
• Records adverse event and side effect data and confers with investigators regarding the reporting of events to oversight agencies.
• Communicates with laboratories or investigators regarding laboratory findings.
• Collaborates with investigators to prepare presentations or reports of clinical study procedures, results, and conclusions.
• Orders drugs or devices necessary for study completion.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Knowledge:

• English Language – General knowledge of the structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Medicine - General knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventative health-care measures.
• Mathematics – General knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Skills:

• Active Listening - Proficient skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Coordination - Proficient skills in adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Reading Comprehension - Proficient understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Writing - Proficient skills in communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Speaking - Proficient skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking - Proficient skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Proficient skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.
• Monitoring - Proficient skills in monitoring / assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Time Management - Proficient skills in managing one's own time and the time of others.

Abilities:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that…