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Day (United States of America)The Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is seeking a full time Clinical Research Assistant to support the Neuroscience of Driving (NoD) Program. The Research Assistant (RA) will support an interdisciplinary team in executing ongoing research projects, working primarily on a large, NIH-funded randomized controlled trial studying how teens learn to drive and testing novel interventions to improve driver safety. This position will be the "face" of the NoD program with CHOP patients & families, recruiting, enrolling, and conducting study visits across CHOP's network of Primary Care sites.
Key responsibilities include: travel to CHOP Primary Care sites and possible community sites in and around Philadelphia for recruitment and study visits; participant screening, consenting, and enrollment; data collection, cleaning, and basic statistical analyses; regulatory and administrative support (e.g., submitting amendments to CHOP IRB, scheduling, developing reports & presentations, etc.); and file/task organization. This position will also be an active participant in project-related meetings, conduct literature reviews, and support manuscript development. Some evening and weekend hours may be required to conduct consent calls, run study visits, and/or support events and presentations. Applicants who have a valid driver's license & access to a vehicle are strongly encouraged to apply!
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A Brief Overview
Under the direct supervision of the Principal Investigator and/or other study team members, this role provides support in the conduct of clinical research.
Job responsibilities may include human subject research activities including but not limited to subject enrollment, data/sample collection, data entry, and regulatory submissions support.
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