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

Clinical Research Assistant

US-OR-Portland

Requisition ID: 2026-41375
Position Category: Research
Job Type: Research
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Posting Department: CEDAR - Knight Cancer Institute
Posting Salary Range: $48,214 - $68,682 per year with offer based on experience, education and internal equity
Posting FTE: 1.00
Posting Schedule: Monday through Friday
Posting Hours: 8:30am to 5:00pm plus occasional nights and weekends
HR Mission: School of Medicine
Drug Testable: No

Department Overview

Overview: The Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research (CEDAR) center is a collaborative institution within the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute. The Knight Cancer Institute, known as one of the pioneers in personalized cancer medicine, is an international leader in research and cancer treatment. At CEDAR our mission is to detect and stop lethal cancers at the earliest stage because early detection saves lives. This is an ambitious goal, one that requires novelty, creativity, and innovation. We are comprised of biologists, chemists, biomedical engineers, computational biologists, and clinicians conducting groundbreaking translational cancer research to help people maintain a high quality of life and reduce cancer mortality, to create a global early detection community, and to have a positive impact on the Oregon economy.

Our Commitment to Diversity: CEDAR is committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community. We promote inclusion and multiculturalism by bringing together outstanding researchers from diverse backgrounds on multiple projects. We encourage high-risk, high-reward research projects because defeating cancer requires out-of-the-box thinking and new perspectives. Our research is milestone-driven to ensure each project meets its stated goals.

Every Knight Cancer employee is expected to embody our guiding principles:

• We act BOLDLY—Breakthroughs require pushing the boundaries of science, exploring new frontiers, and thinking differently
• We SUPPORT each other—Respect leads to trust, which leads to excellence
• We work as a CONNECTED team — We must leverage our collective brain power to conquer cancer because no one individual can do it alone

Function/Duties of Position

The CEDAR Clinical Research Coordinator works with a team to manage and conduct early detection clinical trials in a diverse population. This includes working closely with a team of research coordinators to identify and enroll qualified healthy individuals for cancer screening trials, conduct research visits to collect biological specimens, and return cancer detection results to participants, while ensuring the protocol is conducted in accordance with applicable NCI and FDA guidelines. The study coordinator will also help develop recruitment plans, support community outreach events to reach a diverse population, and support Oregon subsites to expand our clinical trial reach.

Required 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
• Demonstrated excellent customer service experience
• Experience with Microsoft Office
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks at one time
• Excellent communication, analytical and organizational skills: both written and verbal
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team while being collaborative in resolving problems
• Excellent customer service, both on the phone and in person
• Energy and drive to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to use tact and diplomacy to maintain effective working relationships
• Keen attention to detail
• Strong trouble shooting skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Some clinical trial knowledge and research experience
• Experience with database systems
• Experience with medical terminology
• Experience in a medical environment
• Bilingual

Additional Details

Apply online. Please be sure to upload a Cover Letter and Resume/CV.

We offer a variety of benefits on top of joining a thriving organization:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage at no or low cost to employees
  • Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents
• Several retirement plans to choose from with contributions from OHSU
• 208 hours of PTO per year
• 8 days of sick time off
• 9 paid holidays per year
• Commuter subsidies
• Tuition reimbursement
• Access to group life insurance, disability insurance and other supplemental benefits
• Annual Merit Increase
• Growth/Development Opportunities
• Employee discounts to local and major businesses

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