General Summary/Overview Statement

The Research Assistant I (RA I) will support projects in the MTERMS lab. Current projects underway include creation and implementation of subject recruitment strategies as well as developing, conducting, and assessing study visit procedures. The RA I will play a critical role in implementing study protocols, recruiting and screening participants, scheduling in-person and remote study visits, administering study procedures, and assisting with data management. This work provides an opportunity for the RA I to explore advanced areas in HIT and AI while supporting these projects.

An RA I with a high level of professionalism and interpersonal skills is required to coordinate with other study sites and interact with study participants. The RA I will need strong communication, organization, and analytical skills. The RA I will support activities associated with the execution of the research study including Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions; organizing communication among study staff; recruiting, screening, and consenting study subjects; conducting study visits; and assisting in the writing of regular progress reports to the sponsor organization. The RA I will use REDCap, MS Access, Excel, and SQL to assist with data collection and analysis. The RA's responsibilities will also include administrative tasks and literature searches.

In affiliation with the Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care (DGIM), the RA I will have numerous voluntary opportunities for training and career development. DGIM holds a monthly medical seminar for RAs with review of clinical case studies and special topics, a research skills and data management training series, and DGIM Research Day, an annual forum for RAs to showcase their contributions via oral and poster presentations and promote professional development through a career panel discussion.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

For all positions that include direct patient care, indicate with an "X" the age(s) of all patient populations served

No Direct Patient Care

All age groups

Adolescence (13 to 17 years)

Neonates (birth to 1 month)

Young Adult (18 to 25 years)

Infant (1 month to1year)

Adult (26 to 54 years)

Early Childhood (12 months to 5 years)

Senior Adult (55 to 64 years)

Late Childhood (6 to 12 years)

Geriatric (65 years and up)

X

Assist with data abstraction from a variety of sources including patient medical records, hospital clinical information systems, and stakeholder transcripts.

Utilize REDCap to develop and administer study materials.

Recruit, screen and consent prospective study participants

Utilize MS Access and Excel to assist in data collection efforts, database development, and descriptive data analysis. (In-house MS Access training is available.)

Assist with data collection, data analysis and system evaluation.

Perform literature searches and assist with manuscript preparation.

Help with the preparation of talks and presentation materials including PowerPoint slides, tables and graphs.

Assist with grant progress reports and IRB submissions as needed.

Conduct other administrative tasks (photocopying, scheduling, etc.) as needed.

Set up team/stakeholder meetings and take minutes.

Working Conditions

Cubicle in a professional office setting.

Onsite three days per week.

Supervisory Responsibility

None.

Fiscal Responsibility

None.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and an interest in healthcare, improvement of healthcare processes, and the use of technology to support clinical care.

Interest in the field of biomedical informatics, computational linguistics, big data science, or computer science is preferred.

Data management skills and competency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and MS Access knowledge, REDCap, Python, and EndNote preferred. (MS Access and REDCap training is available/provided).

Certification in the protection of human research subjects (can be obtained after hire).

Competency in database software (SQL) preferred.

Familiarity with biostatistics concepts preferred.

Skills/Abilities/Competencies Required

Excellent interpersonal skills required for communication with participants, clinicians, research leadership and study staff.

Ability to demonstrate professionalism and respect.

Regard for patient privacy essential.

Good oral and written communication skills.

Organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks.

Strong work ethic, industrious.

Competency in REDCap preferred.

Ability to accept and adjust to feedback from supervisors.

Ability to complete work and to meet deadlines.

Ability to use medical bibliographic retrieval programs helpful.