About Careertakes

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Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Position Overview

This Clinical Research Assistant role supports Alzheimer’s disease research for a confidential client’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Working under general supervision, you will help coordinate clinical research activities including participant recruitment and screening, informed consent, specimen handling, study visit scheduling, data entry, and regulatory file maintenance. This is a hybrid, full-time hourly position based in Kansas City, KS.

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What You’ll Do

• Recruit and educate potential research participants and assess eligibility for investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored studies.
• Conduct informed consent interviews as delegated by the Principal Investigator, following center standard operating procedures and assessing capacity to consent.
• Obtain medical records and verify participant information following institutional policies.
• Collect, process, handle, and ship biological specimens per protocol and institutional policy; maintain relevant certifications (e.g., specimen handling, shipping, phlebotomy) as applicable.
• Assist with study visit coordination, scheduling procedures within protocol parameters, and maintaining study supplies.
• Enter collected study data into sponsor electronic databases within required timeframes and respond to database queries.
• Track and document study activities, assist with filing regulatory documents in Investigator Site Files, and support the study coordinator and multidisciplinary study team as needed.

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Qualifications

Required

• Two (2) years of relevant work experience. Relevant education may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, time management, and effective written/verbal communication skills.
• Basic computer skills and familiarity with data entry and record keeping.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Certifications such as CCRP (SoCRA), CCRC, or applicable ACRP certification.
• Experience in health care or clinical research, familiarity with medical terminology, common conditions, and medications.
• Prior experience with specimen processing, shipping, and clinical trial databases.

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Work Environment & Schedule

• Full-time, hourly position.
• Hybrid work arrangement (on-site requirements for participant visits, specimen handling, and other in-person duties).
• Based in Kansas City, KS. Local candidates or those able to commute to the area are preferred.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Pay range: $22.88 - $33.17 per hour. The starting pay will be determined by experience, education, qualifications, and funding; a reasonable estimate for starting pay is between the minimum and midpoint of the posted range.
• Comprehensive benefits package with coverage beginning on day one for health, dental, and vision (subject to plan eligibility). Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability, retirement programs with employer contributions, paid time off, holidays, and other voluntary benefit options are included.
• Additional details available from the confidential client upon request.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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