| Location | Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Website | careers.fortrea.com/us/en/eeo-and-accommodations |
As one of the largest Clinical Research Organizations in the world, we have four Early Phase Clinical Research Units in the UK and US. We are currently seeking a Administrative Assistant I, to interact directly with our healthy volunteer participants while learning to read clinical research protocols and enjoy working in a fast-paced team-oriented environment. Each day is different, you will be exposed to a wide variety of Therapeutic Indications and study types (ascending dose, first-in-human, food effect, drug to drug interactions, etc.)
This is a full-time, office/clinic-based job in Daytona Beach, FL. Work hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm EST.
If you join us, you will work with some of the world´s leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies in a vital stage of clinical development: establishing the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of a new drug.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Responsible for the administrative activities in support of clinical research trials, performs miscellaneous clerical and clinical tasks for the clinic.
Other key responsibilities:
Assists the Clinical Research Coordinators and Operations Coordinators with their responsibilities and acts as their back-up as needed
Assists and/or is responsible for creation of source documents, labels and/or study specific instructions
Acts as a receptionist by pleasantly greeting and directing visitors having business with the company.
Provides administrative support for specified individuals (e.g. opening mail, screening phone calls, photocopying, word processing, and filing).
Supports department’s efforts on scheduling activities (e.g. client visits, scheduling meetings, maintaining calendars, agendas, etc.) as needed.
Assists with tasks related to participant check in and discharge, and may assist with resolution of participant issues
Performs with on time CRF completion and query process as appropriate
Performs other related duties as assigned.
YOU NEED TO BRING…
High School diploma or equivalent.
2-3 years of applicable experience.
Knowledge of science or a scientific background is preferred.
Working knowledge of computers and programs (e.g., Word, Excel).
Excellent command of the English language, both oral and written.
Requires unquestionable customer service skills and ability to be persistent while maintaining tact.
Requires great attention to detail.
Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements.
The important thing for us is you are comfortable working in an environment that is:
Fast paced: where no deviations from the study protocol are allowed, and not meeting a timeline for even few minutes will create a quality issue.
Changing priorities constantly asking you to prioritize and adapt on the spot.
Teamwork and people skills are essential for the study to run smoothly.
Technology based. We collect our data directly into an electronic environment.
What do you get?
Regular, full-time or part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including but not limited to:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD (multiple insurance carriers)
401(K)
Paid time off (PTO)
Employee recognition awards
Multiple ERG’s (employee resource groups)
Physical Requirements:
Ability to work in an upright and /or stationary position for 6-8 hours per day.
Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists to operate lab equipment.
Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
Regular and consistent attendance.
Varied hours may be required.
Learn more about our EEO & Accommodations request here.