Research Asst

Assists the research team in a variety of support services to ensure the smooth conduct of research/clinical trials, including, but not limited to annual renewals, safety reports, scanning of research documents, including research patient charts, maintaining delegation of authority logs, filing, maintaining, retrieving, archiving and tracking the location of study documents, study patient charts, central files and maintaining general office and research lab supplies.

Within this role the employee is accountable for contributing to the delivery of the Kingston Health Sciences Centre strategy. As an employee, one must demonstrate an awareness of and be responsible for actively promoting and supporting patient and family centered engagement and care in all we do.

**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Responsible for processing and submission of annual renewals, data safety monitoring reports and line listings, if applicable to the research ethics board
- Responsible for scanning research documents for archiving purposes, including research patient chart scanning into the electronic medical record (EMR).
- Responsible for maintaining delegation of authority logs for investigators, pharmacy and/or allied health research team members
- Assist research team in a variety of support services such as, but not limited to, filing, faxing, photocopying, circulating/tracking study documents sent to research team members/hospital staff as required, obtaining/printing necessary patient information for data entry and study patient record, preparing for monitoring, audit and inspection visits, maintaining research database and research stats
- Assist research team in retrieving, archiving and maintaining accurate tracking locations of central files, research/clinical trial study files and study patient charts, to meet applicable research archiving policy requirements
- Assist research team in general office coordination such as, but not limited to, liaising with the research team to ensure sufficient office and research lab supplies are available, preparing trial specific and patient clinical trial files as required
- Assist research team in maintaining and updating central study documents and files (such as, but not limited to, CV’s, Lab Licenses, NCI US Investigator #’s, Medical Licenses, General Research Training Certificates, etc.)

**BASIC QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Medical Office Administration Diploma (2 year) or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Successful applicant must complete good clinical practice (GCP) certification and recertification as required
- 1 year office experience in the last 5 years
- Basic medical terminology recognition required (competency testing required)
- Typing speed 40 wpm (competency testing required)
- Word (Level 1), Excel (Level 1), Internet Explorer and Outlook.
- Previous experience in a computerized environment
- Knowledge of the clinical research/trial environment, is an asset
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with mínimal supervision
- Ability to prioritize, manage and complete workload in a dynamic, fast-paced and challenging environment, in order to meet any identified timelines
- Ability to provide high attention to detail to ensure accuracy and adherence to standard operating procedure requirements
- Demonstrated strong communication, interpersonal and customer service skills
- Proven ability to attend work regularly
- Satisfactory criminal reference check required

**PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS**:
The applicant must be able to meet the physical requirements of the position.
- We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Kingston Health Sciences Centre is committed to inclusive and accessible employment practices._
- If you require an accommodation to fully participate in the hiring process, please notify the Recruitment Team._