Job Description:
Department
BSD MED - Section Administrator: General Internal Medicine - Huang Diabetes Staff
About the Department
The Center for Chronic Disease Research and Policy (CDRP), led by Dr. Elbert Huang, was founded with the mission of improving the care and health of individuals at risk for and suffering with chronic diseases. It aims to influence healthcare policies by studying innovations in the natural history of chronic diseases and their treatment. The CDRP is a patient-focused and change-driven organization established by medical professionals, supported by experts in medical research and policy, and motivated by the best interests for the patient. The CDRP is housed within the Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine. The CDRP has a unique range of research that includes the development of innovations for preventing and treating chronic diseases, as well as evaluations of the economic and policy implications of these innovations. The findings from our research are linked to the study of broader healthcare policies. We research, develop and advocate improving healthcare for individuals with chronic diseases.
Job Summary
My Diabetes, My Community (MDMC) is a four-year NIH-funded research trial designed to personalize glycemic goals, engage patients, and enhance self-care for predominantly African American older adults. The study integrates two prior evidence-based interventions to address these aims: Managing Diabetes to Gain Opportunities for a More Active Life (My Diabetes GOAL) and CommunityRx. My Diabetes GOAL intervention is designed to engage older patients through nurse-led, telephonic, personalized goal setting and chronic disease management. CommunityRx (CRx) is a scalable, low-intensity intervention that matches patients to community resources. Dr. Huang's team is collaborating closely with The Lindau Lab (Dr. Stacy Lindau and team) to evaluate the MDMC, MDMC + CRx, vs. attention control (usual care) arms. We are seeking a Research Assistant to play direct, hands-on rolls in clinical trial participant enrollment, data collection, and analyses.
Responsibilities
- P a r ticipate in and support My Diabetes, My Community intervention delivery and prima r y data collection.
- Primary research responsibilities include recruiting, screening, consenting, scheduling research subjects, facilitation of survey reminders and follow-up, and administering surveys in-person and over the telephone.
- Deliver control protocol over the telephone, survey administration, qualitative interview administration, assisting with developing or amending study protocols, assisting with developing data collection tools, assisting with building databases, and providing general administrative support
- REDCap and Excel database management, including data entry.
- Assist project manager and other study team members with preparation of abstracts and manuscripts.
- Assist in the design, d ev elopment and implementation of quantitati v e and qualitati v e r esea r ch studies.
- Conduct basic statistical analyses, including duplicate analyses as pa r t of quality assu r ance p r o t ocols, with supe r vision f r om senior r esea r chers.
- Conduct rigo r ous lite r atu r e sea r ch and synthesis t o suppo r t all aspects of r esea r ch.
- Suppo r t and contribute t o d ev elopment, writing, and management of IRB p r o t ocols and collaborate with senior researchers to iterate protocols to comply with new IRB and HIPAA regulations or other guidance.
- Suppo r t d ev elopment of p r esentations, manuscripts, and other knowledge dissemination materials for the purposes of p r esentation at scientific meetings, educational con v enings and publication in peer- r e viewed lite r atu r e.
- Suppo r t and contribute substanti v ely t o d ev eloping, writing and submitting g r ant applications and grant progress reports.
- Suppo r t all scientific elements of planning, moni t oring, and e x ecution of in v estiga t or-initiated r esea r ch and educational effo r ts t o ensu r e timely p r og r ess t owa r d scientific and educational miles t ones and deli v e r ables.
- Share in or lead responsibility for all administ r ati v e, ope r ations, r egula t o r y , compliance and logistics functions r elated t o r esea r ch, teaching, se r vice and clinical missions and t o foster a suppo r ti v e, high functioning work environment.
- Provides routine or standardized laboratory duties by collecting data in support of research projects under direct supervision.
- Collects and enters data. Assists in analysis of data and with preparation of reports, manuscripts and other documents.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include vocational training, apprenticeships or the equivalent experience in related field (not typically required to have a four-year degree).
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Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in a field relevant to the research being conducted.
Experience:
- 1-2 y ears of experience in a field r el ev ant t o the r esea r ch being conducted.
Preferred Competencies
- E x cellent o r al and written communication skills with p r e f e r ence for bilingual communication skills.
- K nowledgeable about and capable of maintaining the highest standa r ds of scientific integrity in all aspects of work.
- T r ack r eco r d of successful team and collabo r ati v e work.
- Demonst r ated ability to prioritize and complete work on established timeline; excellent time management skills.
- Ability t o p r oduce high quality work p r oduct with a high deg r ee of independence.
- Experience with REDCap and EPIC software.
- Demonst r ated critical thinking/p r oblem solving skills.
- Demonst r ated o r ganizational skills.
- Experience and demonst r ated inte r est in medicine, aging, epidemiolog y , health- r elated social sciences, populations health, health information technology, health services research, and/or community health and inte r est t o work ac r oss these disciplines.
- P r ov en expe r t l ev el p r oficiency in Mic r osoft W o r d, E x cel, P ower P oint, scientific sea r ch engines, r e f e r ence/citation management systems.
- Experience with statistical data analysis t ools such as S T A T A, SPSS or simila r , and some p r og r amming knowledge is a plus.
- Demonstrated skills in research techniques or methods, regulatory policies and procedures.
- Demonst r ated leadership, interpersonal and r elationship building skills.
- Ability to work with sensiti v e subject matter and maintain strict confidentiality r ega r ding r esea r ch pa r ticipants, and patients.
Application Documents
- Resume (required)
- Cover Letter (required)
When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
Job Family
Research
Role Impact
Individual Contributor
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt
Pay Frequency
Biweekly
Scheduled
Weekly Hours
40
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Drug Test Required
No
Health Screen Required
No
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
No
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