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About the position
The Research Assistant will perform research activities using approved techniques. Conducts patient recruitment, administers questionnaires, abstracts medical records, maintains patient databases, performs administrative tasks, assists in grant preparation, performs literature searches and participates with the research team in preparation of data and other reports. May also assist the principal investigator with translation to Spanish or Haitian Creole, interpreting experimental results, and in preparing and writing manuscripts.
Responsibilities
- Provides assistance in the development of reports, presentations, and data analysis.
- Assists in data collection and provides feedback on study's progress.
- Recruits subjects to participate in the study by using approved methodologies.
- Conducts the enrollment of study participants, including explaining research procedures, and obtaining informed consent of subjects and/or their families.
- Schedules appointments of study participants; conducts reminder phone calls and/or sends mailouts.
- Reviews the data collection forms for each enrollee for completion and quality.
- Checks work of junior staff performing data entry to ensure timely and accurate entry.
- Provides technical guidance to junior staff.
- Conducts literature searches.
- Assists Investigators with manuscript and presentation preparation and research.
- Participates in staff meetings/initiatives including appropriate quality improvement and education activities.
Requirements
- A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required.
- Prefer experience in clinical research, public health experience or working with children and families.
- Previous experience with recruiting subjects, with an understanding of the ethical and technical conduct of research preferred.
- Excellent English communication skills (oral and written).
- Bilingual candidate preferred, not required, fluent in spoken and written English, Spanish, and/or Haitian Creole.
- Cultural sensitivity and comfort with a wide range of social, racial and ethnic populations.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (i.e. MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook) and web browsers.
- Experience with statistical software a plus.
- Must be able to maintain strict confidentiality of all personal/health sensitive information.
