Clinical Research Assistant B

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Clinical Research Assistant B

Clinical Research Assistant B

The clinical research assistant will work with the Penn Center for Quantitative Echo and the Penn Cardio-Oncology clinical research program to support ongoing research projects. The research assistant will be responsible for logging and organizing echocardiograms; communicating with research sites participating in studies where Penn serves as the Echo Core Lab or Coordinating Center; communicating with sponsors to provide routine progress reports;

entering data; and participating in ongoing QA/QC processes.

This position is contingent upon favorable funding.

• Receive, log, and file echocardiograms for multiple studies where Penn serves as the Echo Core Lab; this includes filing related paperwork, backing up digital storage of echo images, and archiving echo images/files as required.
• Manage echo work queues for all sonographers to support quantitation activities for all studies.
• Completing data entry accurately and in a timely fashion.
• Managing a shared email inbox and assisting the core lab project manager in communicating with external sites that participate in studies where we serve as the Core Lab or Coordinating Center. Communicate with sponsors to provide routine progress reports.
• Generate monthly activity reports and work with business office to ensure invoicing is current.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• High School Grad/GE Degree and 3 to 5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine

$19.47 - $22.00 Hourly Rate

Salary offers are made based on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, and in alignment with salary ranges based on external market data for the job’s level. Internal organization and peer data at Penn are also considered.

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin(including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Background checks may be required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.

Health, Life, and Flexible Spending Accounts :
Penn offers comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family’s health and welfare. You can also use flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.

Tuition :
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Retirement: Penn offers generous retirement plans to help you save for your future. Penn’s Basic, Matching, and Supplemental retirement plans allow you to save for retirement on a pre-tax or Roth basis. Choose from a wide variety of investment options through TIAA and Vanguard.

Time Away from Work: Penn provides you with a substantial amount of time away from work during the course of the year. This allows you to relax, take vacations, attend to personal affairs, recover from illness or injury, spend time with family—whatever your personal needs may be.

Long-Term Care Insurance: In partnership with Genworth Financial, Penn offers faculty and staff (and your eligible family members) long-term care insurance to help you cover some of the costs of long-term care services received at home, in the community or in a nursing facility. If you apply when you’re newly hired, you won’t have to provide proof of good health or be…