Clinical Study Specialist Internship

RTI International’s Center for Clinical Research is seeking a Clinical Study Specialist Intern to support clinical research activities and project coordination. The intern will assist with study materials, project communications, remote site monitoring, and quality assurance while learning clinical research procedures and regulatory requirements.

What you'll do:

• Communicate and coordinate with mentor and project leadership regarding internship schedule and bandwidth to take on project tasks throughout the course of internship
• Shadow and engage in project work overseen by the intern’s mentor(s) and/or on other relevant projects as staffing needs arise
• Participate in internal and client-facing project meetings
• Draft, review, assemble, and distribute various project and/or study-related materials
• Help support management of internal and external project communications and correspondences, and assist with other project management responsibilities including scheduling, preparing meeting agendas, and recording meeting minutes
• Contribute to remote study site monitoring efforts including data entry review, regulatory documentation review, and study team debrief
• Assist in developing and implementing processes to assure quality and accuracy of data analyses and reporting
• Review and proof own work for accuracy, quality, and completeness
• Complete relevant research-oriented (e.g., DCC standard operating procedures, GCP/HSR compliance training, etc.) trainings
• Support additional project related tasks or efforts of specific interest to the intern that are deemed appropriate and approved by mentor

What they're looking for:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Rising undergraduate level senior, who will be completing their final year of study in bachelor of science clinical research degree program during the course of the internship
• Demonstrated interest and basic understanding of clinical research
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and excellent attention to detail
• History of prior work and/or volunteer experience

Benefits:

• Remote internship with academic credit
• Flexible hours during business hours, Monday through Friday
• Generous paid time off policy
• Merit-based annual increases
• Bonus opportunities
• Robust recognition program
• Competitive range of insurance plans, including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability
• Access to a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan
• Paid parental leave for all parents
• Financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments