Research Assistant - Department of Surgery

We are searching for a Research Assistant – The research assistant will participate in research activities which may include: subject recruitment, confirmation of subject eligibility, informed consent process, completion of case report forms, data clarification, IRB preparations and medical record abstraction, data collection. The research assistant may also assist physicians with preparing manuscripts, making presentation slides and posters, conducting literature reviews, updating study databases, and taking photographs in a clinical and operative setting. Manuscript preparation may include: writing, referencing, editing, basic medical illustrating, statistical analysis, creating tables and charts, and preparing submissions for publication.

The Research Assistant is a key member of the Surgical Research Unit in the Department of Surgery. Projects span the breadth of surgical disciplines from Neurosurgery to Orthopedics to ENT and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

Think you’ve got what it takes?

Qualifications

•  Bachelor’s degree required

•  1-year research experience preferred

•  Knowledge of the following may be needed: REDCap and SPSS

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

•  Works with designated lead to complete IRB submissions, subject recruitment, data entry and analysis

•  Supports clinical research studies through completion of patient consent and enrollment

•  Supports study coordination in collaboration with the PI

•  Participates in data collection for research projects

•  Assists in development of REDCap database

•  Prepares data analysis tables and figures, and charts necessary for professional data display

•  Coordinates day-to-day activities of the project to ensure all goals are met

•  Completes data collection and data entry activities

•  Maintains data files for projects coordinated by the department

•  Coordinates annual report for department

About Texas Children’s

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. 

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. 

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