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Job Overview: Our client is seeking a Research Assistant to join their team. Coordinates and administers clinical research studies and investigator initiated or industry sponsored trials. Typical duties may include: protocol development; identifying study participants; carrying out patient visits; data input and analysis; conducting laboratory procedures; completing research ethics submissions and amendments; and other duties required to support clinical trials. 

Job Summary: Primary Duties:

• Coordinate interdisciplinary research projects.
• Assist in developing study protocol procedures, follow study protocol mandates, and assist in developing case report forms, source documents, consent forms, study SOPs.
• Coordinate recruitment process appropriate for the study.
• Explain the purpose and goals of the project to the patient. Responds to study participant questions, explains participant rights and responsibilities.
• Follow clear protocol mandated criteria for inclusion and enrollment in study. 
• Register patient information, obtain patient consent and ensure all study documentation is completed and included in appropriate files.
• Liaise with heads of department and other medical staff to promote, initiate and implement research project.
• Collect and collate any other information/literature as required.
• Review source documents, patient files or other information to complete case study.
• Perform statistical analysis on patient data and other information relevant to the research project.
• Perform other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the realm of the Employee’s knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Carries out the daily operations of the study. 
• Review source documents to complete case study forms, to abstract data and to enter data into the database.
• Coordinate research ethics submissions and amendments.
• Communicate with Principal Investigators/Sponsors/Research Stakeholders.
• Provide information for manuscripts for publications.
• Other duties as required, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, but mainly to highlight the current main responsibilities of the post.

Benefits Include

• Salary paid tax free 
• 52 days paid annual leave per year.
• 2 return air tickets per year.
• Free medical care.
• Free accommodation.
• Transport to/from work.
• Uniforms provided

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing
• Two (2) years’ experience as a clinical research coordinator
• Current licensure (RN) with a nursing governing body from the employee's country of origin.