CLINICAL RESEARCH INTERN

School of Medicine

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Occupational Summary

Classification established to provide a formal Clinical Research internship opportunity for recent college/university graduates. Using a multidisciplinary model, incumbents are assigned responsibilities designed to provide exposure to and gain an overall understanding of the lifecycle of a clinical research project. The internship will generally involve a combination of learning and research support activities under the mentorship of a Principal Investigator (PI). Incumbents will receive regular and ongoing feedback from the mentor and are expected to produce a publication based on their learning experience. The maximum duration of the internship is 2 years.

Work Performed

Collect experimental data for research protocols, including working with research subjects, running experimental procedures, and transferring data for non-complex studies outside of the Electronic Health Record (EHR).  

Assist with the following:

• Maintain study-specific equipment and processing of research sample

• Analysis of data with oversight from PI and study statisticians

• Design and programming of research experiments

• Preparation of grant, conference abstract, and manuscripts

• Review of journals, abstracts and scientific literature to keep abreast of new developments in the field of study,

• Attend department-wide research meetings/training sessions for Interns.

• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described therein.

Required Qualifications at this Level

Education/Training: Work requires an Associate’s degree. A Bachelor’s degree may substitute for this degree and 2 years of experience.

Experience: None above education listed above.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Job Code: 00000804 CLINICAL RESEARCH INTERN
Job Level: 07

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