Research Assistant

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinating and collaborating with project partners and stakeholders to support research initiatives.
• Aiding research teams in implementing research protocols, assisting with data collection, and contributing to data management and analysis.
• Conducting literature searches, assisting with report writing, and contributing to the preparation of research materials.
• Organizing and facilitating meetings with project teams, maintaining detailed records and ensuring clear communication.
• Providing administrative support, ensuring compliance with university and sponsor policies, including IRB protocols.
• Performing quantitative and qualitative data collection and basic descriptive analysis.

About the Role

The Primary Care Research Institute (PCRI) at the University at Buffalo’s Department of Family Medicine is seeking a dedicated Research Assistant to provide essential research, management, and administrative support for health-related research projects. PCRI has been recognized as a leader in translating research into practice and communities, with both local and national impact. In this role, you will collaborate with research teams and community partners to support the successful implementation of health research and evaluation protocols. Your contributions will help generate meaningful insights to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes for diverse populations. We are looking for a self-motivated, highly organized professional with a passion for public health and research.

Outstanding Benefits Package

Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic pursuit – all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. We support your growth and development through our career coaching and training department and we qualify as a public service loan forgiveness organization.

About the University at Buffalo

The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day.

Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, the Research Foundation will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin and veteran or disability status.