Research Associate, Healthcare Administration

Research Associate

HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MED CNTR Hackensack, New Jersey

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• Status Full Time with Benefits

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better — advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Clinical Research Associate facilitates direct patient care to all assigned patients and maintains a safe patient area. This role also supplies clerical support for the research team and their patient population with direct responsibility and accountability for patient recruitment, retention, scheduling and registration activities to achieve established outcomes.

• Manages patient recruitment activities and research team training for assigned studies, serves as a liaison with sponsors, other funded sites and coordinates activities across sites nationally and locally.
• May develop detailed recruitment materials, procedure manuals, source documents and ensures in protocol adherence and quality.
• Schedules and registers patients for study visits, testing and interviews.
• May obtain consent, administer testing and conduct interviews. Notifies site staff or primary care providers of patients or participants who appear to be impaired or distressed.
• Enters data from multiple sites in the study database, assists with data management and data analysis, performs routine data quality assurance procedures and resolves discrepancies.
• Assists in preparing and organizing study records, meetings, minutes, and writes draft reports and manuscripts.
• Manages payment, tracking, and documentation of patient study incentives.
• Assists in administrative tasks as assigned.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

• Bachelor's degree in a science or healthcare related field or
• 2 years equivalent experience and High School diploma, GED, and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Excellent personal management skills.
• Research skills and responsibilities.
• Ability to work independently, and in a team, and handle multiple deadline driven tasks in a dynamic environment is essential.
• Ability to analyze budgetary line items for compliance with budget guidelines.
• Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments.
• Database management skills.
• Knowledge of federal, state and/or community funding sources and mechanisms.
• Ability to maintain professional demeanor and relationships with team members from all levels of an organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

• Master's degree in related field.

• Society of Clinical Research Associates Certification or Certified Clinical Research Administrator or Certified Clinical Research Coordinator.

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

Minimum rate of $63,336.00 Annually

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