Senior Research Coordinator, Cancer Center (UPDATED)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensures all study-related data collection materials, methods, and approaches are consistent and well-documented.
• Arranges for data collection with partners and ensures data collection is on time, complete, and accurate.
• Collects data at the study schools on the Navajo Nation, including surveys and anthropometric measures.
• Able to lift, carry, set up, and store 15-20 pounds of project materials such as wagons, plastic bins, and data collection equipment.
• Uses several applications to enter and store data. Ensures the quality of the data, and stores data in REDCap, UA Box, and UA Box Health.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with human subjects' protections, including Tribal Sovereignty, data sovereignty, privacy and confidentiality.
• Create a health promotion curriculum, including lesson design with rationale, activities, sequencing, and training.
• Read, understand, and apply relevant literature, the Arizona Department of Education Standards, and the Department of Diné Education Standards to adapt the curriculum for the project.
• Participates in research team meetings, take minutes, report writing, manuscript development, and grant writing.
• Serves as a lead role in the administration of project activities, including outreach to youth and families, with the ability to think ahead and plan over a three to six-month time span.
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with a wide range of individuals and organizations at multiple levels.
• Travel within the state and the Navajo Nation, which could include some evening, overnight, and/or weekend travel, and overnight stays for several days.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of research data collection methods and quality assurance procedures.
• Ability to coordinate and lead project activities.
• Knowledge of Tribal communities.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Knowledge of health promotion and prevention program development.
• Ability to ensure compliance with human subjects' protections.
• Skill in data management, interpretation, and research reporting.
• Ability to work with children, parents, and school personnel.