Research Project Coordinator - School of Public Health

Washington University in St. Louis

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Manages day-to-day research activities, including data collection, quality control, analysis, presentation of study findings, and budgetary oversight. Supports grant-writing activities to secure additional funding for future related work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.
• Relevant Experience (2 Years)
• Thorough understanding of advanced epidemiologic methods, including in causal inference, inverse probability weighting, and multi-stage sampling approaches
• Mid-to-advanced-level data analysis skills in R or SAS.
• Experience in longitudinal quantitative analyses using routinely collected health record data or clinical trial data.
• Experience preparing academic manuscripts for dissemination in high-impact public and global health journals
• Strong leadership skills with experience in supervising others
• Experience engaging diverse stakeholders across the research continuum from ideation to dissemination.

Nice To Haves

• Interest in global and domestic behavioral health and chronic disease research.
• Master's degree
• Communication
• Computer Systems
• Data Analysis
• Data Collection Methods
• Interpersonal Communication
• Organizing
• Report Development
• Researching
• Research Support
• Supervision
• Teamwork

Responsibilities

• Manages the day-to-day activities of the study, including supervision of any project staff, coordination of evaluation activities, oversight of data collection and analyses and development of reports and other products.
• Develops, implements, tracks project timelines
• Develops presentations and other products
• Manages data collection (quantitative & qualitative) content development and site maintenance
• Communication / dissemination of project findings, prepares summaries, present at scientific conferences, participates in preparation of manuscripts
• Prepares progress and final reports for funding agencies
• Manages budgetary expenditures in cooperation with the PI
• Supervises project staff – oversees work of student and staff research assistants
• Assists in grant development and related activities
• Coordinates research partner inputs
• Supports the development of various grant components
• Travels out of state one to two times per year.
• Performs other as assigned.

Benefits

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
• Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
• Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
• 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child.
• Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs.
• Adult care resources.
• Covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

What This Job Offers

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