Clinical Research Assistant

Oregon Health & Science University is hiring a Clinical Research Assistant for its Casey Eye Institute. The role conducts human-participant ophthalmic research, coordinates clinical study activities, and performs translational laboratory research using participant samples and stem-cell models.

Responsibilities

• The purpose of this position is to conduct basic human research. Duties will include screening, enrolling, recruiting, and retaining research participants as well as performing translational bench research with the samples collected from participants
• Involved in the conduct of human participants research; the development and/or management of regulatory compliance with clinical research protocols. Screens, enrolls, recruits, and retain research participants. Coordinates study visits, research schedules, obtain consent, blood draws, sample collections, monitors research activities, participation, etc
• Spins down blood samples to isolate PBMCs, generates induced pluripotent stem cells and human retinal organoids, characterizes and evaluates therapeutics in the generated stem cells and retinal organoids

Company

• Academic medical center providing patient care, research, and health education
• Portland, Oregon, USA
• http://www.ohsu.edu/
• Founded in 1887
• 10001+ employees

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in relevant field OR Associate's AND 2 years of relevant experience OR 3 years of relevant experience OR Equivalent combination of training and experience
• Relevant experience in ophthalmic research, familiarization with clinical trials, familiarization with ophthalmic genetic diseases, Tissue culture experience and/or blood draw experience, lab research experience
• Glassdoor
• 3.6
• OHSU is a health and research university provides patient care, research, education of the next generation of health care.
• Portland, Oregon, USA
• http://www.ohsu.edu/
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Required skills

• Blood Draws, Clinical Trials, Laboratory Research, Ophthalmic Genetic Diseases, Ophthalmic Research, Tissue Culture

Experience

• 2-3 years