The Social/Clinical Research Assistant (SCRA) plays an important role on a study team and is involved in operational and research support for studies where the Center is the primary organization with responsibility for study operations, data management, and statistical analysis, often managing multiple studies within a network. Responsibilities of this position may include preliminary literature searches; supporting study committees (organizing meetings, developing agenda and minutes); collection, compilation, and management of data/information; quality assurance and quality control; responding to questions from sites; document management and archival; editing and formatting of reports; assisting with Manuals of Operation and Procedures development; assisting with submissions to regulatory bodies (FDA, IRB, DSMB); and may involve participation in questionnaire design, data collection form layout, form specification development and testing. In addition, the SCRA may provide support in coordinating and organizing centralized meetings of the research investigators (e.g., hotel and meeting arrangements, technical support), maintaining the study website (e.g., updating directories and documents, as needed), and providing regular status reports of study progress.

The SCRA must be able to work independently and use considerable judgment and research skills in performing their work assignments.

Bachelor's degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.