Behavioral Health Research Assistant

Springfield Developmental Center - Erie, PA

Part-time,Full-time - Entry Level

Erie, PA

Social Assistance

About the position

The Behavioral Health Research Assistant plays a crucial role in supporting research initiatives within the LECOM Health system. This position involves collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to contribute to the advancement of behavioral health knowledge. The Research Assistant collaborates with various stakeholders, including researchers, clinicians, and patients, to ensure data accuracy and integrity. This role is grant-funded through September 2029, with continued employment contingent upon funding availability.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with team members for the development and implementation of research initiatives for LECOM Behavioral Health.
• Conduct literature reviews and summarize findings to support research projects.
• Work collaboratively with other members of the research team and serve as a resource for them.
• Participates in environmental scans, assessments, and surveys to evaluate needs and barriers.
• Collect, manage, and analyze quantitative and qualitative data from various sources.
• Collect data from study subjects online or in person, including review of their medical records.
• Performs data reduction, statistical analysis of data, and interpretation of results.
• Acquires, manipulates, develops, and maintains longitudinal data sets, verifying accuracy and consistency over time.
• Designs, executes, analyzes, communicates, and consults on the results of ongoing and one-time analytical studies using appropriate inferential statistics.
• Prepare and maintain detailed documentation of data collection methods and procedures.
• Assist in the preparation of research reports, manuscripts, and presentations.
• Ensure compliance and ethical standards and regulatory requirements in research.
• Facilitates the satisfaction survey distribution and data collection process.
• Reports data collection and outcomes to Leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific, health-related, or business administration program, or related field.
• One (1) year of experience in clinical research, data collection, management, and analysis.
• Knowledge of research and evaluation protocols principles and procedures.
• Knowledge of research and evaluation design.
• Knowledge of ethics and regulatory procedures (i.e., informed consent, IRB applications).
• Experience with data analysis using software such as BI, Python.
• Experience with electronic health record systems.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Home Host option with waived co-pays and deductibles when utilizing LECOM physicians and Millcreek Community Hospital.
• Highmark BC/BS Medical Insurance with low employee coverage costs.
• Dental Insurance with low employee coverage costs.
• Vision Insurance.
• Life Insurance, Long-Term Disability and AD&D provided at no cost.
• Various elective benefits such as Identity theft protection, Short-Term Disability, travel insurance, pet Insurance, etc.
• Employee Assistance program (EAP).
• Employee Referral program.
• 403(b) Savings Plan enrollment with company match up to 6% of pay after one year of employment.
• Potential for additional earnings through the agency's incentive program/plan.
• Wellness programs including discounted membership to LECOM Wellness Center.
• Student Loan Forgiveness eligibility under the PSLF program.