Research Associate II

Rutgers University

United States, New Jersey, Newark

Dec 20, 2024

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Research Associate II
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Healthcare
Department	NJMS-Medicine-Infectious Diseases
Overview	New Jersey's academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University-New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state-at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark's University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Research Associate II for the Medicine Department within NJMS. Under the direction of the Principal Investigator(s), Data and Operations Management Center ( DOMC) Director and other leadership, the Research Associate II is responsible for on- and off-site study coordination and data management oversight of specific assigned scientific protocol(s). This activity includes implementing and monitoring quality control SOPs, conducting periodic monitoring visits, working with investigators at the sites to develop and implement protocols. Among the key duties of the position are the following: Coordinates and administers protocols and translates protocols into operational implementation and conduct at the foreign, domestic and Rutgers sites. Reports adverse effects (AEs) to Principal Investigator(s), Regulatory Coordinator, Institutional Review Board (IRB) & Study Sponsor. Provides specialized protocol, procedure and application (REDCap, FreezerPro specimen tracking) training to international site study team (investigators and staff). Provides visit specific case report forms, receives and reviews study needs. Assures timely responses to study inquiries and schedules regular "monitoring" visits. Coordinates quality assurance/quality control activities with on-site staff and investigators. Maintains confidential patient records and study files (hard copy and electronic). Ensures that records and stored specimens are always secured and validated.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement	Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 or the applicable provisions of relevant collective negotiations agreements, this position requires a fully on-site work arrangement and may be eligible for a compressed workweek or a flex workday schedule. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, are subject to change or discontinuation, and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System.
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	23S
Position Salary	64,244
Annual Minimum Salary	64244.00
Annual Mid Range Salary	76976.00
Annual Maximum Salary	91311.00
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	HPAE 5094
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Ph.D or a Master's Degree plus three (3) years of experience in similar activities in scientific research,
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Physical Demands: Position requires standing, walking, sitting and using hands and arms 2/3 of the time. Also talking and hearing is required 2/3 of the time. Work Environment: Must be able to travel internationally and stay independently at foreign collaborative sites for extended periods. Moderate noise office setting
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	24ST2921
Posting Open Date	12/20/2024
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Newark (RBHS)
City	Newark
State	NJ
Location Details

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Immunization Requirements

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