
Clinical Research Assistant - INF DIS - 26005757
Pittsburgh, PAFull-time$20.5/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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The Clinical Research Assistant will support infectious disease research at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in Lawrenceville. The position involves recruiting subjects, collecting samples, conducting interviews, and entering data. The candidate needs a bachelor's degree in medicine or research, CITI training in research practices, and at least one year of experience. The role is on campus and requires specified Pennsylvania clearances, criminal record checks, and a current TB test.
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Clinical Research Assistant - INF DIS The position will involve subject recruitment, collecting samples from subjects, subject interviews, and data entry. This position is located at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in Lawrenceville. PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA State Police Criminal Record Check, and FBI Criminal Record Check will be required prior to the start of employment. Also, a current TB test will be required as a condition of employment. EEO/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled. Bachelor's degree in medicine or research and CITI training in research practices. The candidate needs to be detail-oriented and organized and able to communicate effectively and respectfully with clinical staff, parents, and children from diverse backgrounds. The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity employer / disability / veteran. Department: Med-Pediatrics Campus: Pittsburgh Minimum Education Level Required: Bachelor's Degree Minimum Years of Experience Required: 1 Work Schedule: M-F, 37.5 hours per week, flexible Work Arrangement: On-Campus: Teams that work on campus, in an office, or in a lab. Requested Pay Rate: 20.50 Visa Sponsorship Provided: Background Check: For position finalists, employment with the University will require successful completion of a background check Child Protection Clearances: The following PA Act 153 clearances and background checks are required prior to commencement of employment and as a condition of continued employment: PA State Police Criminal Record Check, FBI Criminal Record Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance. Required Documents: Resume Optional Documents: Cover Letter View the full job description on the employer's website. Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. PI287589203 / 11-9121.01 Clinical Research Coordinators
How this job compares
Set against the 1,402 open Clinical Research jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$20.5/hr
- US median$26–38/hr183 hourly ranges
This rate, $20.50/hr, is 36% below the US median midpoint ($32/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Clinical Research hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 111 open Clinical Research jobs in Pennsylvania and 1,402 across the US. 15% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
- Merck20 open
- University of Pennsylvania12 open
- ICON Clinical Research9 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Clinical Research postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 1,028 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 562 of the 1,402 open Clinical Research jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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