Clinical Research Assistant II - Bangor, ME (DOM Infectious Disease)
Core
Support an NIH-funded Respondent-Driven Sampling study to address the HIV outbreak among people who inject drugs in Bangor, Maine, by recruiting participants, collecting biological specimens, and performing rapid infectious disease testing.
Role type
Clinical Research Assistant II (field operations & lab support)
Builds
Data collection, specimen processing, and rapid testing for an infectious disease research protocol
Domain
Public health / Infectious disease / HIV research
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Participant recruitment, venipuncture/blood draws, rapid HIV and HCV testing, biological specimen collection and shipping, data entry into REDCap, informed consent administration, human subjects research compliance
Preferred skills
Phlebotomy experience
Responsibilities
Recruit and coordinate study participants; Collect and ship biological specimens; Perform rapid HIV and HCV testing on-site; Administer informed consent and surveys; Enter and organize data into REDCap; Maintain accurate records of enrollment and test results; Ensure compliance with human subjects research protocols