Lead Research Assistant - Tate Lab

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in Kannapolis, NC, approximately 2 hours from UNC’s main campus. Chapel Hill received funding to establish both a targeted Health Care Provider Organization (HPO) for the All of Us Research Program and a Clinical Center (UNC-CC) site for the first ancillary study, Nutrition for Precision Health (NPH). All of Us is a unique research program funded by NIH to build one of the most diverse health databases in history. Nutrition for Precision Health, powered by the All of Us Research Program is a new initiative to develop algorithms that predict individual responses to food and dietary patterns. The NPH Consortium consists of 12 awardees across the US with whom UNC is partnering to implement data collection and analysis. The UNC-CC includes two recruitment/clinical data collection locations, one in Chapel Hill, NC, (UNC-CH), and one in Kannapolis, NC, located at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI). Working under the general supervision of the Research Project Managers and Coordinators, this Lead Research Assistant will be responsible for a variety of technical project support duties. Specific duties will vary depending on the needs of the study. Our goal is to work together as a cohesive team to ensure successful implementation of the study protocols.

Requirements

• Must be able to work a flexible work schedule as needed, including early morning/evening occasionally, and some Saturday hours (weekends occasionally).

Responsibilities

• Communication with study participants for purposes of recruitment, retention, and scheduling
• Processing and shipping of biological specimens (blood, urine, saliva, and other specimens)
• Data collection including obtaining informed consent, biospecimen collection, study measurements and providing instructions to study participants
• Assist with other study activities to ensure the successful completion of the study aims
• Assist with participant meal pick-up for the controlled feeding study
• Attendance at community events for recruiting and outreach
• Study device software and hardware management
• Software system troubleshooting and support
• Identification of staff protocol adherence challenge; development and implementation of bi-monthly protocol review sessions
• Quality assurance support for scheduling and documentation
• Participant and prospective participant educational and promotional material management
• Coordination and communication with external services for biological specimens
• Chapel Hill site emergency in person support
• Phlebotomy support as needed

Benefits

• Opportunity to join a research team that highly values professional development.
• Will work with the selected candidate to help build the skills and experiences desired to further their individual career goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed