Temporary Research Assistant
Company: Rutgers University
Location: New Brunswick
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Posting Summary Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is
seeking a Temporary Research Assistant for the department of
Pediatrics at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The primary
purpose of the research assistant position is to support research
on the feasibility of DNA sequencing – based newborn Screening
protocol. Among the key duties of this position are the following:
Recruiting newborn babies to participate in the Begin NGS project.
Obtaining research consent from the mothers of the newborns.
Reporting result of the testing. Entering data for positively
testing babies in RedCap. Performs other related duties as
assigned. Overview New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers
Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS ) takes an integrated
approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and
conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health.
Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating
university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health
network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer
treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and
medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care
policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians,
and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical
innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research
findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry,
pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full
spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic
facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers
University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in
Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations.
Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other
affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and
scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Preferred Qualifications Experience in genetic counseling/clinical
research.
Keywords: Rutgers University, Irvington , Temporary Research Assistant, Healthcare , New Brunswick, New Jersey
