How to Apply

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Mission Statement

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally.  Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Why Join Michigan Medicine?

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems.  In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

Responsibilities*

• Dr. Oral?s research group in MEND is looking for a temporary clinical study assistant.
• The incumbent will be helping to identify potential study participants, keep in contact with participants, help to create schedules for the study participants, obtaining informed consent after being trained, keep study documents, submit documents to the regulatory bodies after appropriate training and oversight
• Incumbent will also assist with data management tasks: assisting to create and maintain study databases together with other study team members
• Lastly, the incumbent will have Administrative tasks tasks such as creating project task bars for different studies and identifying team member roles, helping in paper work processing for hiring of new team members and onboarding them, keeping team schedules, preparing agenda for team meetings, ordering supplies for the study team.

Required Qualifications*

• A bachelor?s degree, an interest in medicine, clinical or health research.
• The desired candidate should feel comfortable approaching people to participate in health research projects.
• The research assistant must be friendly and have people skills.
• Technical competency in learning and using computer software is needed.
• Willingness to undertake training in clinical research and maintain certification during assignments is important. 

Work Schedule

• The research assistant should be available Monday through Friday during normal clinic hours (8am-5pm) and can work up to 32 hours a week.

Background Screening

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Contact Information

• Dr. Elif A. Oral c/o Adam Neidert, MS
• Deartment/Division: Internal Medicine/ Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes
• Email: eliforal@med.umich.edu
• Phone: 734-615-0539
• Fax: 734-232-0258
• Work location:  Domino?s Farms, 24 Frank Llyod Wright Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

Vaccine Requirements

COVID-19 vaccinations are required for all students, faculty and staff working in the following areas: Michigan Medicine including the Medical School, Dental School, University Health Service or the Mary A. Rackham Institute.  This includes those working remotely and temporary workers.   More information on this new policy is available on the U-M Health Response.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.