Human Research Technologist - Family and Community Medicine

Penn State University•Tallahassee, FL

9d•$40,608 - $64,668•Onsite

About The Position

The Family and Community Medicine (FCM) Residency at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center is looking for a Human Research Technologist to support the residency program. The position will also assist FCM faculty with their research by providing various research-related tasks. The FCM Research Division has a dynamic team of researchers involved in diverse, collaborative, primary care-based research, including cancer prevention and survivorship, healthy lifestyles, disease prevention, mental health, pain, substance use, health disparities, and more. Candidates should be able to work independently and have excellent organizational, interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills, the ability to work in a team environment, and the ability to contribute to the research missions. This is not a remote position and is located at St. Joseph Medical Center. This is a fixed-term appointment funded for one year from date of hire with excellent possibility of re-funding.

Requirements

Associate Degree
No prior relevant work experience required; previous relevant work experience accepted in lieu of education (if filled as Human Research Technologist - Health and Medicine - Professional)
Associate Degree
2+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted (if filled as Human Research Technologist - Health and Medicine - Intermediate Professional)
PA State Police Criminal Background Check
PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form
Federal (FBI) Fingerprint Criminal Background Check
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite of programs
Descriptive statistics
Spanish speaking

Responsibilities

Preparing study IRB materials
Study participant recruitment and enrollment
Study payment via Greenphire
Assisting with conducting and coding interviews
Literature reviews
Data collection for quantitative and qualitative study protocols
Data management – Development and maintenance of REDCap databases
Study closeout procedures
Manuscript writing/preparation, as appropriate.
Abstract/poster submission drafting
Attend monthly Collaboration meetings with Penn State Health, St. Joseph’s Hospital and University Park
Assisting with implementation of resident and faculty scholarly activity curriculum
Integration and collaboration with all three Family and Community Medicine Residency Programs and the FCM Research Division to foster research projects and development.