Screening Technician - Dallas, TX

Role Summary

As a Screening Technician in Dallas, TX, you will coordinate, compile, and provide data to support recruiting, screening, and determining eligibility of volunteers for participation in clinical studies. This is a full-time, office-based position in Dallas, TX. You will work in early-phase trials, contributing to the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic data collection essential to drug development.

Responsibilities

• Review study protocols to determine required screening procedures and eligibility criteria.
• Coordinate special screening needs with Project/Study Manager and Recruitment Supervisor.
• Ensure recruiting questionnaires accurately assess participant eligibility.
• Prepare materials for screenings and physical exams (e.g., consent forms, calendars, medical history).
• Obtain informed consent and medical histories from volunteers.
• Conduct required screening tasks (e.g., vitals, ECGs, spirometry, lab work).
• Review and verify accuracy of screening charts.
• Print, file, and track lab results; follow up on repeat procedures.
• Prepare charts for manager and physician review.
• Maintain participant status in the database.
• Support Screening Reception, including volunteer payments.
• Coordinate screening schedules with Clinical Ops and Study Managers.
• Align screening resources with daily appointment schedules.
• Assist Screening Receptionist with volunteer activity tracking.
• Support training of new screening staff as needed.
• All other duties as needed or assigned.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree, or MA certification and 2 years related experience.
• Required: Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements.
• Required: 1 year experience in a medical clerical role.

Additional Requirements

• Work is performed in a laboratory and/or a clinical environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
• Occasional drives to site locations, occasional domestic travel.
• Exposure to biological fluids.
• Personal protective equipment required such as protective eyewear, garments and gloves.
• Ability to work in an upright and/or stationary position for 10-12 hours per day.
• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists to operate lab equipment.
• Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
• Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
• Regular and consistent attendance.
• Varied hours may be required.
• Fast paced: where no deviations from the study protocol are allowed, and not meeting a timeline for even few minutes will create a quality issue.
• Changing priorities constantly asking you to prioritize and adapt on the spot.
• Teamwork and people skills are essential for the study to run smoothly.
• Technology based. We collect our data directly into an electronic environment.