Everybody is unique. This means the medicine that works for one person might not work for millions of others— and that’s what gets us out of bed every morning. At Clinvest Research, we study chronic, unseeable conditions like migraine, arthritis, and diabetes to help bring new treatment options to the world.

We’ve been conducting clinical trials in southwest Missouri for more than 30 years and have been a part of over 400 trials in over 20 therapeutic areas. In order to keep growing and helping more patients find hope in their conditions, we’re on the hunt for a team member to join us in our effort as a Clinical Research Assistant.

As a Clinical Research Assistant, you’ll assist with clinical trial procedures as an integral part of the research team. Your direction will be assigned by the Director of Research, but your day-to-day could take many forms. From hands-on time with patients to driving around Springfield on supply runs or touching up on protocol training, everything you do plays an essential role in advancing tomorrow’s medicine— today.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with laboratory functions such as blood draws, maintaining lab kits, processing lab samples, and shipping labs
• Perform visit assessments such as weight, blood pressure and ECG
• Provide administrative support to the research team members
• Protocol-specific training
• Communicate effectively and work in collaboration with the research team in order to meet research study objectives
• Aid in recruitment and phone screening of potential patients utilizing patient database and prospective patient database
• Comply with institutional and departmental policies and procedures
• Manage the storage and retention of study documents as per outlined in study protocols
• Prioritize workload, plan, organize, track, and follow up on projects and tasks with the ability to meet deadlines and handle multiple tasks accurately
• Complete word processing, spreadsheet, and database data entry, including, but not limited to, correspondence, records, reports, scanning, emailing, copying, and other tasks as directed by the study These are done neatly, accurately, and in a timely manner
• Conduct patient visits, in person and phone call
• Report punctually in-office Monday-Friday

Skills/Qualifications: Reporting skills, administrative writing skills, Microsoft Office skills, managing processes, organization, analyzing information, professionalism, problem-solving, verbal and written communication, ability to focus on and perform detailed work, previous phlebotomy skills or willingness to learn phlebotomy, previous ECG experience or willingness to learn.

The hourly rate for this position is $20-$23 and is based on the depth of your skills and prior experience.

We believe in life outside of work

Loving your life is the first step to loving your job. It’s part of the equilibrium. We offer paid time off where we encourage you to unplug, take a vacation, and come back fresh and refueled.

As a break from the daily tasks and to-dos, we also find any reason we can to celebrate. Birthdays, holidays, successes, major life events—get ready to celebrate the people around you!

During the days when the pedal is to the metal in-office, we hold schedule flexibility on a precious pedestal. In addition, we offer medical, dental, life insurance, and a 401k program with company matching.