Bilingual Research Specialist
About The Position
Join the Colorado School of Public Health as a Bilingual Research Specialist (Open Rank Research Services Entry – Intermediate Professional). This position is a key member of the school’s Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (LEAD) Center, a multidisciplinary research center that investigates and seeks to understand the developmental origins of health and disease, particularly obesity, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and the complex interplay of environmental exposures, genetic, and epigenetic processes in critical developmental periods across the lifecourse. The Bilingual Research Specialist will work as part of a collaborative research team to support ongoing implementation of the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) and Mile High Microbiome studies. Key responsibilities include assisting with daily operational tasks such as scheduling and conducting in-person and remote study visits, coordinating and processing biospecimen collections, administering surveys, performing data entry, and carrying out quality assurance activities with minimal supervisory oversight. Strict compliance with IRB rules, regulations, and guidance is required.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, health/medical research, public health, social/behavioral sciences, physical sciences, healthcare, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.
- Bilingual English and Spanish speaking required.
- One (1) year of professional level experience in a clinical research setting working directly with patients/study participants.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with pregnant people, infants and children.
- Working knowledge of epidemiology, environmental health, or chronic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes.
- Experience in specimen processing, technical laboratory skills, and/or phlebotomy.
Responsibilities
- Collect physical measurements including weight, height, and other diet and physical activity measures.
- Administer health-related questionnaires to study participants.
- Collect blood samples from participants; process and ship blood samples to labs for analysis.
- Coordinate scheduling and logistics of study visits and program events.
- Support participant engagement through outreach and communication.
- Collect and enter data from visit forms into a secure electronic database.
- Document, organize, and synthesize data collection procedures outlines in the manual of operations.
Benefits
- Medical: Multiple plan options
- Dental: Multiple plan options
- Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
- Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10%25 of your gross pay
- Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
- Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
- Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
- Holiday Days: 10/year
- Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
- ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
