Research Area Specialist-Senior

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes and conducts one or more large and complex research projects according to plan
• Reviews progress and evaluates results
• Participates in ongoing decisions regarding study design, data collection, and methodology
• Develops protocol and criteria; determines interview procedures and approves protocols; may also design intervention protocols
• Formulates research methods and suggests options for improving quality, identifies potential problems, and recommends and implements solutions
• Gathers data; supervises data collection and verification; and has oversight for literature reviews
• Performs data analysis and interprets results
• Co-authors/authors publications; may co-present with Principal Investigator at meetings and conferences; assists in acquiring research funding including writing grant proposals
• Maintains budget, researches, and recommends and purchases equipment

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to organize and coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner
• Demonstrated ability to monitor important and complex projects concurrently
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Lotus Notes/other email software
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing, to include writing and preparing memorandums, letters, and other official correspondence

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to speak, read, and write in Spanish
• Proficient with the Enterprise Research Management System (ERMS)
• Experience planning, organizing, and directing complex, large-scale research projects from inception to completion
• Expert-level skills in gathering, verifying, and managing data, including proficiency with building/modifying REDCap projects and other analysis tools
• Epic EMR system experience, clinical or research
• Experience in working with interdisciplinary teams, community partners, and stakeholders, often acting as a key liaison
• Extensive knowledge in IRB and other regulatory compliance agencies
• Experience conducting participant interviews, administering surveys, receipting and accounting for participant payments/incentives
• Experience answering phone calls from research participants and tracking participation activities throughout the study
• Ability to provide the resolution of technical and logistical problems that participants and stakeholders may have
• Experience training and overseeing the work of lower-level research staff and students
• Experience with providing regular updates to leadership via report or presentation format

Education

Bachelor's degree in an educational/social science or related field is required

This position may require the ability to maintain the security and integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure per Texas EO-GA-48.

Required Skills

• Four (4) years of related experience is required