Term Research Assistant, Pediatric Cardiology

About the role

With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, Vanderbilt Health is the region’s largest comprehensive academic health system, with a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South. This position is within the Department of Pediatric Cardiology, working with Dr. Soslow’s research team. The role involves de-identifying cardiac MRI data for research studies and managing research data entry and databases, working an average of 5–10 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• De-identify Cardiac MRI Data for Research Studies: Perform the review and de-identification of cardiac MRI datasets to ensure research data is available for machine learning projects and external collaborators in a timely manner.
• Research Data Entry and Database Management: Enter analyzed cardiac MRI data into research databases, maintain organized datasets, and support data management activities that improve research workflow efficiency and project progress.

Qualifications

Core Accountabilities:

• Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with understanding of how output affects and impacts other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
• Problem Solving/Complexity of Work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area.
• Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Core Capabilities:

• Supporting Colleagues
  • Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.
  • Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
  • Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
• Delivering Excellent Services
  • Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
  • Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
  • Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
• Ensuring High Quality
  • Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
  • Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
  • Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards.
• Managing Resources Effectively
  • Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
  • Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
  • Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
• Fostering Innovation
  • Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
  • Applies Technology: Demonstrates enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.
  • Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Schedule

This position will work an average of 5–10 hours per week.

Benefits

This role offers a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.