Research Assistant

6 days ago

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada UBC Full time
Job Summary

The University of British Columbia is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Research Assistant to join our Clinical Research team. As a key member of our team, you will play a critical role in supporting the recruitment and enrollment of participants in ongoing clinical trials, ranging from Phase I-IV.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide operational research support, including administering questionnaires, data entry, and booking appointments.
  • Assist with research and registry protocol implementation: data collection, data entry, documentation of process, integration, evaluation, and ongoing monitoring.
  • Prepare source documents, research materials, correspondence, reports, and newsletters, as applicable.
  • Assist with study participant visits, including conducting informed consent process, collecting vital signs, conducting breathing assessments, and collecting protocol-defined data variables.
  • Prepare sample collection kits for study visits, centrifuges blood samples, aliquots plasma/serum/urine, and other simple laboratory processing tasks.
  • Assist with recruitment activities, development of recruitment materials/campaigns, phone screening, pre-screening assessments, study communications with potential participants.
  • Clean, sterilize, and calibrate pulmonary function equipment and nebulizers.
  • Prepare and maintain using aseptic technique, methacholine dilutions, allergen dilutions, and saline for inhalation challenges.
  • Assist with conducting sputum inductions, sputum collection, and sputum processing.
  • Perform clinical and laboratory clean-up tasks.
  • Assist in basic maintenance of research equipment.
  • Maintain research stock supplies, lab kits, and monitors/updates inventory.
  • Assist in preparing sample shipments, scheduling couriers, and packaging samples.

Requirements:

  • High school graduation, some additional training in a related field, and a minimum of two years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Recent related experience in a research environment preferred or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  • Ability to effectively use MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • High degree of computer literacy with ability to use word processing, spreadsheets, internet, and electronic mail applications at an intermediate level.
  • Experience with database management, online literature searches, and web-based applications an asset.
  • Superior organizational skills.
  • Effective oral and written communication, interpersonal, and multi-tasking skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to work both independently and within a team environment.
  • Attentive to detail, with the ability to work quickly and accurately.
  • Ability to exercise tact and discretion when handling sensitive and/or confidential matters.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Good Clinical Practice - ICH-GCP
  • Health Canada Div. 5
  • TCPS2 Certificate
  • Transportation of Dangerous Goods
  • Spirometry
  • Fractional Exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) testing
  • Allergen Skin testing
  • Knowledge of Respiratory medications and diagnoses

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