Department Overview

The OHSU-PSU School of Public Health (SPH) is aligned with the American Public Health Association in declaring racism a public health crisis, and our School is committed to becoming an antiracist SPH. We are working to center social justice in our internal and external work as a school and are committed to addressing structural and institutional racism, and to holding ourselves accountable to this work.

The Infectious Disease Research Group is based out of the OHSU-PSU School of Public, and specializes in evaluations of infectious disease, in individual patients and the population as a whole. The group's experts are national leaders in two rare diseases that predominantly affect the lungs - nontuberculous mycobacterial, or NTM disease, and bronchiectasis. In addition to pulmonary NTM disease and bronchiectasis, the Infectious Disease Research Group specializes in other areas of research including rheumatic diseases and biologic immunosuppressive therapies, post-marketing safety and for vaccinations, pharmacoepidemiology.

Function/Duties of Position

This TI clinical research assistant II position will support study coordination for several clinical trials and infectious disease epidemiological studies focused on the natural history of NTM, HIV, and other infectious diseases. This position will also help with chart abstraction and data entry for several studies, including the NW NTM Biobank and the Bronchiectasis Research Registry.

Responsibilities include:

• Review potential participants through chart review & discuss eligibility with the clinical trial manager and/or investigators.
• Schedule and perform all participant visits, including informed consent, blood draws, and other study-related tasks as needed.
• Responsible for scheduling/communicating assessments and appointments with participants.
• Maintain study data and address queries in a timely manner.
• Place orders in Epic and track billable procedures.
• Support regularly document development, including editing Sponsor documents to match OHSU requirements, as part of study start-up.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree 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
• Strong written, verbal comminication and proficeincy in MS Office Suite; meticulous record keeping and organization skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health or currently working toward Masters Degree in Public Health.
• 1 years of experience in clinical research.
• A working knowledge of FDA, DHHS, IRB and other agency guidelines that govern clinical research.
• Experience working with Epic, or other EMR systems.

• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certification.

• Phlebotomy training.

All are welcome