Research Assistant

COMPANY DESCRIPTION Charter Research is a highly experienced and quickly growing clinical research company, based in Florida and Illinois, that is looking to add to our team to help us fulfill our mission of discovering future medicines.

Our company is privately owned and prides itself on providing exceptional patient experience to our participants, as well as offering agile recruitment strategies to our sponsors.

Above all, we are a team, and we are seeking the right team member to add to our foundation in Orlando, FL.

POSITION OVERVIEW The Research Assistant (RA) is responsible for supporting the day-to-day operations of clinical trials designed to test the safety and effectiveness of new drugs.

The RA provides support services for clinical research studies working alongside the Principal Investigator (PI) and Clinical Research Coordinators (CRCs) to ensure the successful performance of clinical research trials.

Team Members in this role are expected to follow Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in the conduct of clinical investigations and to collect, record, and maintain source and sponsor documentation.

RESPONSIBILITIES Understand thoroughly all assigned studies through reading protocols, attending investigator meetings and start-up meetings, and coordinating with the PI and CRC.Assist the team in the performance of clinical research studies, ensuring that procedures completed adhere strictly to the study protocol, including meeting all protocol requirements for patient visits, obtaining informed consent, patient visit schedules, test procedures, laboratory information, and other requirements.Assist the PI and CRC in educating the patients and their family members regarding the clinical trials process and the details of the specific study in which theyre participating.Support the PI and CRC in assessing the eligibility of potential patients and help to oversee patient enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented.Coordinate and conduct patient visit procedures (drawing blood, collecting vital signs, performing ECGs, and processing and specimens) as directed.Assure that all study visit procedures are conducted in compliance with the clinical trial protocol and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and according to the sites Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).Ensure that necessary study supplies are available to conduct required clinical trial visits and procedures according to the trial protocol.Communicate clinical trial issues to the PI and CRC and facilitate issue documentation and communication within the organization and with sponsoring and vendor agencies, as needed.Keep all source documentation up-to-date and in compliance with ALCOA-C standards.Assist the PI and CRC in communicating closely with the sponsor and/or Contract Research Organizations Clinical Research Associate (CRA) to facilitate the study monitoring and data maintenance processes.Complete all monitor and sponsor queries in a timely manner, as direct...