Senior Research Assistant in Portland, Oregon at Oregon Health & Science University

Senior Research Assistant

US-OR-Portland

Requisition ID: 2026-39324
Position Category: Research
Job Type: Research
Position Type: Regular Part-Time
Posting Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Posting Salary Range: Commensurate with experience, education and internal equity
Posting FTE: 0.00
HR Mission: School of Medicine
Drug Testable: No

Department Overview

As a Therapeutic Intervention Senior Clinical Research Assistant, this individual is responsible for clinical, administrative, regulatory and educational research activities related to the management of patients on clinical trials. The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the university's missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service. Appointee will participate in the on-call schedule including intermittent evening, weekend, and holiday coverage. Position is Monday - Friday with weekend and holiday call coverage. Position may require travel to off-site partnership locations around the state of Oregon.

Function/Duties of Position

• Clinical Trials Management
  • Management of women’s health clinical research trials at OHSU and other affiliated hospitals including maintenance and submission of patient data, analysis and evaluation of protocol activities, maintenance and preparation for quality assurance audits and management of investigational drugs. Study projects include both quantitative and qualitative research.
  • Includes all data management on assigned studies.
• Patient Contact
  • Responsible for patient interactions as outlined in protocol and as delegated by Principal Investigator.
  • Perform participant interviews and physical measurements, including but not limited to blood pressure, heart and respiratory rates, and specimen collection(s).
• Regulatory Compliance and Administrative
  • Maintenance and submission of patient data and preparation for quality assurance audits and monitoring.
  • Data management on assigned studies.
  • Must be able to do data entry for extended periods of time.
  • eIRB and OnCore submissions.
• Outreach
  • Assist in maintaining social networking sites, submitting blog and newsletter content, and other marketing or advertising outreach efforts as assigned and supervised by unit manager.
• WHRU Equity and Inclusion Primary Lead
  • Coordinate, plan, lead and facilitate trainings that promote social justice awareness and spark discussions throughout the year for WHRU team related to equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's in with major courses in field of research

  OR Associate's AND 2 years of relevant experience OR 3 years of relevant experience OR Equivalent combination of training and experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

• Clinical Trials experience

• Women’s Health specific experience

• 1-2 years research experience

• Previous work with physicians in an academic environment. Epic, Outlook, eIRB, OHSU systems

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