Clinical Research Project Assistant

at  SickKids

ABOUT SICKKIDS

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built – nor could it be maintained – without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.
When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world’s best in paediatric healthcare.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Clinical Research Project Assistant works closely with the Clinical Research Coordinator, Manager and/or Principal Investigator to assist in study operations. This position includes many of the basic tasks of the clinical research process.

• Assist with administrative tasks related to grant and/or manuscript preparation
• Prepare study case report forms and assemble packages of questionnaires
• Organize mass mailings
• Assist with advance preparation for audits and site visits
• Conduct medical literature searches, maintaining literature databases and retrieving articles from the library
• Perform data management including checking data for accuracy and completeness, scoring data, entering data and data cleaning
• Phone subjects to confirm appointments or follow-up on study requirements
• Obtain informed consent for questionnaire-based research
• Explain questionnaires and arrange for subjects
• Conduct telephone interviews
• Conduct health chart reviews