Clinical Trials Associate 1

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**Organization:**

Pediatric Psychology

**Job Summary:**

We are looking to fill an opening for a Clinical Trials Associate 1. If you are interested in children's health and looking for ways to better prepare for graduate, nursing, or medical school, then consider becoming part of a collaborative clinical research team under the supervision of Dr. Sarah Jaser at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the Division of Pediatric Psychology.

The Jaser lab is in the Department of Pediatrics and conducts behavioral research with children with type 1 diabetes and their families. We are starting a clinical trial evaluating a sleep-promoting intervention to improve the diabetes outcomes of adolescents with type 1 diabetes, while examining effects of sleep on cognitive function and brain structure. In our projects, we assess changes in glycemic measures, health behavior, and psychosocial outcomes. Other projects focusing on type 1 diabetes and psychosocial health may be started during the duration of this position. The Clinical Trials Associate position would offer exposure to a variety of clinical research in a pediatric population, with potential for involvement in conference presentations and/or manuscripts.

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Responsibilities may include:

+ Recruiting and enrolling children, teens, and families into our studies

+ Collecting data through interviews with youth and parents

+ Assisting with the development and implementation of both new and ongoing research projects

+ Implementing randomized clinical trial protocols, including scheduling and tracking participant recruitment, retention, and follow-up completion

+ Conducting data entry/management/analysis for our studies

+ Assisting with writing and editing of manuscripts for publication

Research Opportunities offer:

+ Experience with clinical research studies with potential for presentations and publications

+ Experience working collaboratively with health care professionals from a range of disciplines

+ Direct experience with patients in a clinical research setting

Additional Requirements:

+ Experience working with children, teens, and families

Preferred Qualifications and Criteria:

+ Degree in Psychology or a Health-related field

+ Experience using statistical and survey software (e.g. Microsoft Excel, SPSS, REDCap)

+ Experience with human subjects research and pediatric patient populations

+ Two-year commitment with option of longer position

**Our Academic Enterprise** is one of the nation's longest serving and most prestigious academic medical centers. Through its historic bond with Vanderbilt University and integral role in the School of Medicine, Vanderbilt Health cultivates distinguished research and educational programs to advance a clinical enterprise that provides compassionate and personalized care and support for millions of patients and family members each year.

World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease.

Aligning with Vanderbilt Health's Strategic Directions , the Office of Research provides shared research resources, administrative expertise and professional guidance to enable the trans-disciplinary environment and highly collaborative culture that advances discovery and training for all the research faculty, trainees, students and staff.

**Core Accountabilities:**

* Organizational Impact: Performs clearly defines tasks and methods described in detail to achieve standardized solutions that impact own performance with regular guidance. * Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Follows a well established process to solve routine problems where solutions are clearly prescribed. * Breadth of Knowledge: Has basic job knowledge of systems and procedures that are common to own job. * Team Interaction: Individually contributes to the team.

**Core Capabilities** **:**

Delivering Excellent Services : Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service. Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner. Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support. Ensuring High Quality : Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards. Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond. Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department. Managing Resources Effectively: Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service. Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error. Fostering Innovation :Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them. - Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action. - Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

**Position Qualifications:**

**Responsibilities:**

**Certifications :**

**Work Experience :**

Relevant Work Experience

**Experience Level :**

Less than 1 year

**Education :**

Associate's

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