Research Assistant - Center Interventional Psychiatry

UTHealth Houston's Center for Interventional Psychiatry with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Clinical Research Assistant to join our dynamic research team. The successful candidate will have a pivotal role in supporting clinical trials and research studies to advance knowledge of mental health and improve patient care. The Clinical Research Assistant will work closely with the research team, study participants, and healthcare professionals to ensure the smooth and ethical execution of research projects.

This role supports CIP's clinical research studies by recruiting and screening eligible participants, assisting with data collection and documentation, and ensuring accurate and compliant record‑keeping. Responsibilities include guiding participants through the informed consent process; performing clinical procedures such as blood draws, vital signs, EKGs, and specimen processing; and managing research data through electronic databases and reporting. The position also assists with regulatory compliance, including adherence to GCP guidelines, and coordinates study activities with investigators and clinical staff.

Additional duties include participant follow‑up, quality assurance monitoring, and prompt reporting of adverse events to maintain study integrity and participant safety.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as:

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Under close direction of senior research staff, conducts activities to support research projects.

• Under close supervision, conducts research activities according to research protocol. Research activities may include some or all of the following: patient recruiting and screening, traditional laboratory experiments and activities, informatics, field interviewer recruiting, screening and training and/or animal laboratories.
• May maintain clean laboratory equipment and/or work area to ensure a safe and efficient work environment.
• Collects, evaluates, and interprets research data to provide needed information to principal investigators and other researchers. Updates notebooks, records, and databases as needed.
• Stays abreast of new and updated protocols for research department.
• Orders laboratory and/or other supplies as directed by senior research staff.
• As needed, may coordinate the work of laboratory technicians and assistants to ensure efficient, timely and high quality results.
• Complies with all governmental and University policies, rules, regulations, and codes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

General knowledge of research fields.

Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience in lieu of education.

No years of experience.

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds constantly and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects. This position may include work involving potentially hazardous chemical, biological or radioactive agents.

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