Research Associate 1

Responsibilities

• Aids in the design and development of complex research projects.
• Supports and manages research projects, including assisting with abstract preparation, manuscript writing, grant application writing, and qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Develops, evaluates, and implements data collection methodologies, database management systems, and data quality assurance procedures.
• Conducts statistical data analysis and interpretation, independently or in collaboration with PI and other research staff.
• Contributes to research reports, presentations, and abstracts/publications.
• Performs non-clinical research activities related to the conduct of research studies, such as interacting with research subjects, training and overseeing personnel, monitoring compliance, overseeing shipment of research specimens or transmission of research data, and coordinating meetings.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience Required: Bachelor's Degree in a health care related field, with four (4) years of relevant research experience.
• Education and/or Experience Preferred: Master's degree in a health care related field, with two (2) years of research experience in a relevant discipline with Masters.
• Knowledge: Research methods and principles, ethics regulatory requirements for human subject research, quality control methodologies related to research projects.
• Skills: Project management, interpersonal, and organizational skills, excellent oral and written communication skills, proficiency in Windows environment, intermediate to advanced skills in word processing, spreadsheet, data management, and database design, intermediate to advanced skills in a statistical software package.
• Abilities: Prioritize tasks and meet deadlines, organize, analyze, and interpret data for decision making, attend to detail, problem solve, be organized, and work in a fast-paced environment.