Clinical Research Assistant 1 in Portland, Oregon at Oregon Health & Science University

Clinical Research Assistant 1

US-OR-Portland

Requisition ID: 2026-39021
Position Category: Dental
Job Type: Research
Position Type: Regular Part-Time
Posting Department: School of Dentistry, Dr. Ginny Hsu's Lab
Posting Salary Range: $18.25 - $24.64 per hour, commensurate with qualifications and experience
Posting FTE: 0.40
Posting Schedule: Monday - Friday
Posting Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm
HR Mission: Academics
Drug Testable: No

Department Overview

The School of Dentistry shares the mission of the Oregon Health & Science University to provide educational programs, basic and clinical research, and high quality care and community programs. We strive to foster an environment of mutual respect where the free exchange of ideas can flourish. The dental school prepares graduates in general dentistry and the dental specialties to deliver compassionate and ethical oro-facial health care.

Read more about the School of Dentistry: OHSU School of Dentistry

Function/Duties of Position

Under Dr. Hsu's supervision, the role of the research assistant will be to manage the operational aspects of the clinical studies. Roles include but are not limited to: imaging using the prototype dental OCT instrument. screening and recruiting research participants, ensuring that participant recruitment occurs in accordance to all applicable regulations, reviewing and modifying the Institutional Board Review (IRB) forms in collaboration with the investigators and trainee, verifying the safety of stored and exported data, etc. The research assistant will also be responsible on a day to day basis for ensuring all data is entered in an accurate and timely manner and that all paperwork is appropriately filled and filed. They will also be responsible for managing the enrollment database and keeping it up to date.

Under Dr. Lampi's supervision, the role of the research assistant will be to manage all IRB forms associated with the WINDOWS high school training grant, coordinate activities in Aim 1 of the grant that intersect with Admissions, develop recruitment tools such as media posts, and administer consent forms as well as survey questionnaires.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's in any field OR Associate's AND
• 1 year of relevant experience OR
• 2 years of relevant experience OR
• Equivalent combination of training and experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Completed a dental assisting program
• Clinical experience with patients