The Yale Neurology department is recruiting Clinical Research Associates to join a dynamic, patient-facing, and fast paced research group known internally as the CORE. Research associates will gain extensive clinical experience during their gap years by interacting with patients and working collaboratively with the medical team. You are welcome and encouraged to attend department conferences, lectures, and rounds. Our program has a strong record of preparing our associates for medical school and beyond.
Joining this team requires a 1.5 to 2 year commitment starting January 2025. Our investigators are interested in all aspects of the management of patients with neurologic injuries/disorders, with interventional clinical trials focusing on stroke, traumatic brain injury, and cardiac arrest
This is a post-graduate position, and our focus is exposure to all aspects of clinical research. The primary roles of research associates will include:
- Involvement in ongoing clinical research projects, including working one-on-one with faculty investigators, monitoring hospital admissions for trial candidates, working with faculty to enroll eligible patients, performing data collection and analysis, and working rotating week-long 24/7 on-call shifts.
- Managing an acute brain injury biorepository, including screening and consenting patients, collecting biosamples, processing the biosamples, performing neurologic assessments, and collecting outcomes data via telephone interviews.
- Leading independent research, including abstract and manuscript preparation, as well as opportunities to present at conferences.
The ideal candidates should be highly motivated, have a strong academic record, an interest in the neurosciences and clinical experience, and thrive in a team-based work environment. Applications will be reviewed on a first come, first served basis and strong candidates will be invited to interview.
