Clinical Research Assistant​/Interviewer

Clinical Research Assistant/Interviewer - 136572

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Payroll Title
CLIN RSCH CRD AST

Department
PEDIATRICS

Hiring Pay Scale
$31.97 - $51.44 / Hour

Worksite
Kearny Mesa

Appointment Type
Career

Appointment Percent
100%

Union
RX Contract

Total Openings
1

Work Schedule
Days, 8 Hour Shifts, Monday - Friday

#136572 Clinical Research Assistant/Interviewer

Filing Deadline
Mon 9/22/2025

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Description

The Department of Pediatrics is one of the largest departments within the School of Medicine with approximately 171 Faculty, 50 post-doctoral fellows (both MDs and PhDs) along with over 300 support staff (not including hospital staff). In addition, the Department has 57 clinical residents and fellows distributed across the Divisions. The missions of research, education and patient care are intertwined, and are integral to the goals of the department.

The Department has undergone significant growth in recent years with a consolidated budget of approximately $106 million including sponsored projects expenditures of approximately $54 million and clinical revenue of over $52 million. This expansion of the Department’s research and clinical portfolio is expected to continue in the next few years.

The Department’s 18 divisions include Academic General Pediatrics;
Child Development & Community Health;
Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology;
Cardiology;
Dermatology;
Dysmorphology;
Emergency Medicine;
Endocrinology;
Gastroenterology;
Genetics;
Genome Information Sciences;
Hospital Medicine;
Infectious Diseases;
Neonatology;
Nephrology;
Pharmacology & Drug Discovery;
Rehabilitation Medicine; and Respiratory Medicine.

Under supervision of Research Program Manager, the Clinical Research Assistant/Interviewer coordinates and manages multi-site prospective pregnancy registry studies, including protocol management, screening for patient eligibility, data collection and analysis, protocol compliance, adverse drug reaction reports, and maintenance of accurate clinical research files. Responsibilities include recruitment and follow-up of pregnant women who take certain medications and vaccines, as well as comparison pregnant women without these exposures.

The incumbent has knowledge of pregnancy exposure risks, can handle sensitive health information over the telephone professionally, and can read and understand medical literature. The incumbent may promote the project at scientific and professional meetings and distribute study materials to clinics in San Diego County. Performs other duties as assigned.

• Theoretical knowledge of biology, microbiology, social sciences, clinical sciences as typically attained by a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience performing clinical research duties in a clinical research environment.
• Experience using database, word processing and spreadsheet applications such as Velos, Access, Excel and MS Word.
• Experience with laboratory procedures and values and experience in interpreting them to determine patient eligibility and potential toxicities.
• Experience working with FDA policies regulating clinical trials.
• Experience in medical assessment and patient interviewing to determine toxicities related to protocol management.
• Experience interpreting medical charts, experience in abstracting data from medical records.
• Experience with clinical trials participant or study subject recruitment.
• Experience coordinating study startup activities.
• Experience providing in-service training to various research personnel on…