Research Area Specialist Sr/ Intermediate

About the position The Research Area Specialist will join a dynamic research team within the Department of Internal Medicine, focusing on innovative health services research aimed at improving access to treatments for substance use disorders and chronic pain. This full-time position offers flexibility in work arrangements, including the possibility of remote work, while also requiring some in-person responsibilities for project coordination. The role involves supporting grant preparation, conducting research projects, and managing core activities funded under various health services research programs.

Responsibilities

• Manage large and complex research projects
• Schedule, attend, and take notes at research team meetings
• Assign tasks to team members and supervise individual and project progress
• Formulate research methods, suggest options for improving quality, identify potential problems, recommend/implement solutions
• Carry out project grant development and maintain administration: funding acquisition, timeline preparation, budget management, data use agreement applications
• Handle IRB-required activities for funded projects: prepare human subject applications, amendments, annual reviews/progress reports
• Initiation and management of Data Use Agreements
• Coordinate human research studies: recruitment; consent; participant retention; coordinating/participating in primary data collection via in-person and virtual interviews/focus groups and distribution/collection of surveys
• Track participants and maintain accurate and detailed study records
• Perform data quality control
• Assist and lead systematic reviews and evidence syntheses of medical literature on specific topics to inform manuscript and grant development
• Prepare policy briefs and summary statements of key research for lay audiences and the press
• Assist with poster and slide preparation for talks
• Co-present with Principal Investigator at meetings and conferences
• Author/co-author publications
• Hiring and training of exempt and non-exempt research and support personnel
• Supervising research team

Requirements

• Senior Level: Bachelor's Degree in Public Health or a related field (e.g. Social Sciences) with at least 5 years of experience in an academic research environment or healthcare managerial role is required
• Intermediate Level: Bachelor's Degree in Public Health or a related field (e.g. Social Sciences) with at least 4 years of experience in an academic research environment
• Knowledge of health services research principles and practice
• Excellent organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail
• Superb interpersonal skills and strong work ethic
• Ability to work collaboratively with multiple team members
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally in both verbal and written forms to scientific and non-scientific audiences
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks within deadlines
• Proficiency in the PC environment and with programs including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Nice-to-haves

• Senior Level: Doctoral Degree in Public Health or a related field (e.g. Social Sciences)
• Intermediate Level: Master's Degree in Public Health or a related field (e.g. Social Sciences); supervisory and/or financial management experience is preferred
• Knowledge of clinical study design and experience in clinical trial operations, recruitment, and reporting
• Experience coordinating human subject research studies
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative analyses
• Experience with writing, submitting, and managing grants to extramural funders (e.g. NIH, AHRQ)
• Experience with data management applications (e.g. REDCap, Qualtrics, Google Forms)
• Experience with citation management applications (e.g. EndNote)
• Experience with performing systematic reviews and meta-analyses
• Prior authorship/co-authorship of peer-reviewed papers
• Supervisory and financial management experience

Benefits

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

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