Clinical Research Technician Assistant - SOM Oncology Program

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.

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.

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.