Research Assistant - Full-Time - CBM

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab • Chicago, IL

10d • $20 - $33

About The Position

The Research Assistant conducts research support activities that may vary by project, including literature searches, participant recruitment and consent, data collection and management, interviews, scheduling, record keeping, analysis support, and preparation of reports and presentation materials. The role works with patients and family members, hospital staff, physicians, research personnel, and other human service professionals while supporting the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s mission, vision, and core values. The position requires attention to detail, strong communication and interpersonal skills, flexibility, analytical ability, and sound judgment. Work takes place in a normal office or research laboratory environment and may involve travel to other hospital or research sites and participants’ homes. Interviews or experiments may require flexible day, evening, and/or weekend hours.

Requirements

• Communication and mathematics skills normally acquired in four years of college, plus three to six months of related work experience.
• Knowledge of basic computer hardware and software such as Microsoft Office, statistical programs such as Stata or SPSS, and/or relevant engineering or mathematical programs such as Matlab, as appropriate.
• Familiarity with medical, engineering, or health services research terminology and basic research or statistical methodology, as appropriate to the position.
• Ability to accurately review and enter project data and maintain concentration and attention to detail for up to 75% of work time.
• Analytical ability to prepare reports, maintain data inventory, code and transcribe interviews, develop graphs, conduct literature searches, navigate systems in hospitals and/or human service organizations, and identify participant concerns or responses that require interview termination or possible intervention.
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact effectively with patient and family member dyads, physicians, other human service professionals, and supervisors.
• Flexibility to coordinate scheduling with other project staff.
• Proficient typing and administrative skills for transcribing data, preparing correspondence, and maintaining files.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in the assigned area of responsibility.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate of or student in a graduate program in neurosciences, nursing, psychology, engineering, social work, public health, or a related field.
• May be expected to take leadership on certain project tasks.

Responsibilities

• Contact hospital-site staff to identify potential participants and review medical records to assess study eligibility.
• Explain studies to patients and family members, request participation, and obtain informed consent.
• Schedule and confirm hospital and/or home interviews with participants.
• Conduct on- and off-site interviews using structured and non-structured questionnaires.
• Retrieve and record information from medical records and interviews on appropriate forms.
• Alert a supervisor promptly when participant responses may indicate a need for professional intervention.
• Maintain interim contact with study participants to keep address and telephone information current.
• Assist in developing data tables, graphs, and charts and in preparing presentation materials.
• Collect, code, clean, transcribe, record, enter, and store research data; coordinate data collection with other research staff as appropriate.
• Generate reports detailing collected data.
• Conduct literature searches and copy and distribute articles as appropriate.
• Transcribe and code taped interviews and assist with qualitative and quantitative data analysis by coding verbatim interviews.
• Maintain inventories of data collection forms and project records, including consent and other data collection forms, to support retrieval and participant tracking.
• Attend meetings and take minutes as assigned.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned in the best interest of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits program described as competitive with industry peers in the geographic locations; benefit offerings and eligibility may vary by position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level