Add Health Assistant Project Manager

UNC-Chapel Hill•Chapel Hill, NC

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), housed and administered at the Carolina Population Center (CPC) is a comprehensive nationally representative longitudinal study that started in 1994-95 when our participants were adolescents, and was the first study to follow more than 20,000 young people from their teenage years into adulthood; over six waves of data collection to date. Over the 32 year long and continuing project, Add Health has and continues to collect rich demographic, social, familial, behavioral, psychosocial, cognitive, and health survey data from participants and their parents; a vast array of contextual data from participants’ schools, neighborhoods, and geographies of residence; and in-home physical and biological data from participants, including genetic markers, blood-based assays, anthropometric measures, and medications. The primary purpose of the Add Health Assistant Project Manager is to assist with overseeing data collection, ancillary studies, lab coordination, and information management activities for the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). The Add Health Assistant Project Manager will utilize comprehensive knowledge and expertise to drive a variety of project activities. They will apply advanced knowledge of research and lab processes and principles to maintain responsibility for co-leading fieldwork activities, report creation and interpretation, and overall data quality assurance. This role will be instrumental in the design and execution of strategies for improving respondent communications, leading literature reviews, managing IRB submissions, editing and formatting manuscripts, and organizing the development of questionnaires and fieldwork protocols. In terms of data handling, the Add Health Assistant Project Manager at this level will have the ability to design data/information collection procedures, identify and report variations in data, and create new research tools as necessary. They will analyze and reconcile data from different internal and external sources, necessitating full knowledge of statistics and related information technology. The Add Health Assistant Project Manager will provide advanced synthesis and organization of data from various sources, including the creation of complex reports, and making recommendations based on their findings. Communication, research skills, and leadership will be key in this role. The Add Health Assistant Project Manager will be expected to effectively share project updates, present at team and staff meetings, and serve as the primary presenter to various audiences. They will have the ability to interpret findings, make informed recommendations, train project research assistants, and lead consultations. In the role of organizational and analytical support, the Add Health Assistant Project Manager must possess the advanced skills to concurrently manage multiple complex tasks, coordinate schedules for a multitude of investigators and staff, communicate in a professional manner with research partners, lab personnel, and university resources, and oversee the procurement and management of study materials, biomarker specimen collection kits, website design, and large-scale mailings.

Requirements

Comprehensive knowledge and expertise to drive a variety of project activities.
Advanced knowledge of research and lab processes and principles.
Ability to design data/information collection procedures.
Ability to identify and report variations in data.
Ability to create new research tools as necessary.
Full knowledge of statistics and related information technology.
Advanced skills to concurrently manage multiple complex tasks.
Ability to coordinate schedules for a multitude of investigators and staff.
Ability to communicate in a professional manner with research partners, lab personnel, and university resources.
Leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health).

Responsibilities

Oversee data collection, ancillary studies, lab coordination, and information management activities.
Co-lead fieldwork activities.
Create and interpret reports.
Ensure overall data quality assurance.
Design and execute strategies for improving respondent communications.
Lead literature reviews.
Manage IRB submissions.
Edit and format manuscripts.
Organize the development of questionnaires and fieldwork protocols.
Design data/information collection procedures.
Identify and report variations in data.
Create new research tools as necessary.
Analyze and reconcile data from different internal and external sources.
Provide advanced synthesis and organization of data from various sources.
Create complex reports and make recommendations based on findings.
Effectively share project updates.
Present at team and staff meetings.
Serve as the primary presenter to various audiences.
Interpret findings and make informed recommendations.
Train project research assistants.
Lead consultations.
Concurrently manage multiple complex tasks.
Coordinate schedules for investigators and staff.
Communicate professionally with research partners, lab personnel, and university resources.
Oversee the procurement and management of study materials, biomarker specimen collection kits, website design, and large-scale mailings.