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Research Support Assistant - Rutishauser Lab - Department of Neurosurgery (Per Diem)
Job Description
Are you ready to be a part of breakthrough research?
When you join Cedars-Sinai, you become part of a team that is at the forefront of medical advancements and life-saving medical and scientific breakthroughs. Cedars-Sinai is one of the leading institutes for driven research funding from the National Institutes of Health. We invite you to apply!
Principal Investigator, Ueli Rutishauser, PhD invites you to consider this Research Support Assistant opportunity to join his dynamic team!
The Rutishauser Laboratory at Cedars-Sinai is investigating the neural mechanisms of learning, memory and decision-making level of single neurons and networks thereof. We are a systems neuroscience laboratory and use a combination of in-vivo, single-unit electrophysiology in humans, intracranial electrocorticography, eye tracking, electrical stimulation, behavior and computational, and theoretical approaches. To learn more, please visit: Rutishauser Research Lab | Cedars-Sinai.
About the Role
The Research Support Assistant provides clerical support to Clinical Research Associate, Clinical Research Coordinator, Research Program Administrator, Research Nurse, or Research Manager. This role will provide the administrative support for research protocols by providing document management, acquiring proper signatures, and maintaining samples, kits, and study supplies. This incumbent will follow all federal, local, FDA, IRB, and HIPAA guidelines and regulations pertaining to the study and patient care.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Completes data entry.
- Provides document management for research activities.
- Handles the process of acquiring the proper signatures for research grants and protocols.
- Completes sample preparation and shipping and maintains study supplies and kits.
- Responsible for acquiring outside research records for patients enrolled in protocols.
- Schedules research meetings.
- Ensures compliance with all federal and local agencies including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA and local Institutional Review Board.
- Maintains research practices using Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines.
- Maintains strict patient confidentiality according to HIPAA regulations and applicable law.
- Participates in required training and education programs.
Department-Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Takes part in laboratory activities such as lab meetings and journal clubs.
- Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator, performs assigned research activities that include development and engineering of research pipelines to enable data analysis and processing, development of tools for quantitative processing of intracranial recording data, intracranial data analysis, and execution of experiments.
- May draft reports, manuscripts, and other deliverables for internal or external presentation or publication.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education:
- High School diploma/GED is required.
Experience:
- No experience required.
- Experience working with clinical databases and specimen collection and documentation for clinical trials is preferred.
About Us
Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.
About the Team
Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.
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