Research Support Assistant (Casual) - MSB-Ob/Gyn-Maternal Fetal
Larry C. Gilstrap, MD, Center for Perinatal and Women’s Health Research, is the Clinical Trials Coordinating Center for the Obstetrics and Gynecology department at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center of Houston (UTHealth). The center is designed with the mindset that clinical research should not be an arduous process. The goal of the center is to facilitate the process of developing a clinical trial from inception to termination with ease and efficiency. The Gilstrap Center is responsible for coordinating and facilitating all aspects of conducting clinical trials and interventional studies, including clinical operations; oversight of all committees and working groups; development of the protocol, consent, manual of operations and all amendments; definition and management of study budgets; database development and maintenance; monitoring of study progress; coordination with data analysis, presentations, and publications.
This position is located with our Ob/gyn team. It is a Non Exempt, Casual status position with No benefits.
The role is not to exceed 19.5 hours per week.
What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.
Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
- 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
- Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
- The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
- Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
- Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...
- Free financial and legal counseling
- Free mental health counseling services
- Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
- Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
- Resources for child and elder care
- Plus many more!
Position Summary:
Assists research staff in basic to moderately complex tasks to support research initiatives and activities.
Position Key Accountabilities:
- Handles general inquiries and collects and processes paperwork related to study participants and research data collection.
- Schedules study participants for interviews, educational training sessions, or clinical testing/physicals.
- Conducts phone surveys with study participants.
- Prepares documents and collection kits for field data collection activities.
- Assists in the preparation of graphs, tables, study reports and presentation materials.
- May assist in data entry.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
Minimum Education:
High school diploma required. Must be currently enrolled or will be enrolled in Bachelor’s Degree Program or higher.
Minimum Experience:
None.
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.
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