Clinical Research Technician Assistant - SOM Oncology Program

Job Description

The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum
Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) is seeking a part-time,
contractual Clinical Research Technician Assistant to help build
its prostate cancer genomic/transcriptomic dataset. The Research
Assistant will support clinical and translational prostate cancer
research by assisting with the development and maintenance of an
institutional clinical research database. The Research Assistant
will work under the supervision of Drs. Xiaolei Shi and Arif
Hussain and will be required to complete all applicable
institutional research training and maintain patient
confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA and IRB
requirements.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Conduct retrospective chart reviews using electronic medical

records to collect relevant clinical information, including patient
demographics, cancer diagnosis, staging, pathology, treatment
history, laboratory results, imaging findings, and clinical
outcomes.

• Enter, organize, and maintain clinical and molecular data in

approved research databases.

• Assist with integrating genomic and molecular profiling results

with clinical data for research purposes.

• Perform data quality checks, verify accuracy and completeness,

and resolve missing or inconsistent information under
supervision.

• Assist with data organization, preliminary analyses, and

preparation of research summaries, abstracts, or presentations as
needed.

• Attend research meetings and provide regular updates on project

progress.

Qualifications

EDUCATION: Associate of Arts degree in related field.

EXPERIENCE: No experience is required.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

Except for qualifications established by law, additional related
experience and formal education in which one has gained the
knowledge, skills, and abilities required for full performance of
the work of the job class may be substituted for the education or
experience requirement on a year-for-year basis with 30 college
credits being equivalent to one year of experience. Employees in
this job class may be required to work with biohazardous or
radio-labeled materials and may be required to successfully
complete applicable safety training.

About Us

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is Maryland’s public
health, law, and human services university. Six professional
schools and the interdisciplinary Graduate School confer the
majority of health care, human services, and law professional
degrees in Maryland each year.

Our goal is to support the University’s mission of education,
research, clinical care, and public service by amplifying UMB’s
voice as a thought and action leader, and to enhance goodwill in
the communities and people with whom we engage. UMB is a public
university and constituent institution of the University System of
Maryland. All employees are expected to work primarily physically
within the State of Maryland.

UMB is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce
and is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, age, ancestry or national
origin, sex, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical or
mental disability, marital status, protected veteran's status, or
any other legally protected classification.

If you anticipate needing a reasonable accommodation for a
disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), during
any part of the employment process, please submit a UMB Job Applicant Accommodation Request . You
may also contact HRDiversity@umaryland.edu. Please note that only
inquiries concerning an ADA request for reasonable accommodation
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The University of Maryland, Baltimore prohibits sex discrimination
in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals
may report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator. Read
the UMB Notice of Non-Discrimination for more
information.

UMB is a public university and constituent institution of the
University System of Maryland. All employees are expected to work
primarily physically within the State of Maryland. Regular and contractual employee are eligible for a
comprehensive benefits package

About the Team

The University of Maryland School of Medicine (SOM) was chartered
in 1807 as the first public medical school in the United States. It
continues today as one of the fastest growing, top-tier biomedical
research enterprises in the world. SOM is dedicated to providing
excellence in biomedical education, basic and clinical research,
quality patient care and service to improve the health of the
citizens of Maryland and beyond.