Research Assistant

Vista Defense Technologies, LLC. (VDT) is currently recruiting for a Clinical Research Assistant to provide research activity support service to include task area support, coordination and scheduling, protocol support administrative support, and administrative program support.  The Clinical Research Assistant will:

• Support the conduct of research studies primarily for the Battlefield Health & Trauma Center for Human Integrative Physiology (BHTCHIP) research mission, including data collection and management of different aspects of the project.
• Work with the sponsors, Principal investigators, and Institutional Review Board to coordinate activities for protocol approval and implementation, and to assure that appropriate regulatory documentation is completed and maintained.
• Provide Protocol Support
• Comply with all Department of Defense, U.S. Army, USAISR and other governmental regulatory requirements with special emphasis on safety and security
• Prepares reports, summaries or replies to inquiries, including preparation of reports.
• Maintains the database for the tracking and distribution of day to day operations.
• Facilities coordination with such agencies as MRMC, universities, private businesses, government institutions and professional societies.
• Provides support services including, communications, travel support, printing, library or publication services, mail, facilities and equipment, transportation, records, forms and reports.
• Coordinates arrangement, scheduling and agenda preparation for seminars and meetings.
• Coordinates travel arrangements for personnel within USAISR and others as required.
• Coordinates video and audio teleconferencing.
• Forwards all documentation appropriately.
• Schedules events to meet the Directorates requirements.
• Assist with ordering and tracking supplies.
• Assists in submitting manuscripts, posters and abstracts to relevant journals and meetings.
• Provide coordinated support for in-processing and out-processing personnel to include escorting and orienting new personnel to local facilities and related support divisions
• Maintain updated study documents in accordance with Good Clinical Practice guidelines, including preparation of project reports and study amendments.
• Collect data using clinical skills as required, which may include operating critical care and data acquisition monitoring equipment.

Qualifications:

• Associate degree in the field of life sciences (e.g. biology, physiology, anatomy) from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of five (5) years' experience- Administrative Assistant.
• Clinical Research Associate (CRA) or Clinical Research Certificate (CRC).
• One year of laboratory or clinical research.
• Documented clinical sill of drawing blood.
• Documented and demonstrated proficiency  using Microsoft Suite