Research Specialist (Part-time)
About The Position
Join the Colorado School of Public Health as a Research Specialist (Research Services Entry Professional). This position is a key member of the school’s Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity & Diabetes (LEAD) Center that will conduct study visits and support the center’s laboratory and biorepository. In-person research visits will include consenting, biospecimen collection, anthropomorphic measurements, and questionnaire administration. The Research Specialist will be expected to handle sensitive participant data in a HIPAA compliant manner, and well as perform accurate data entry in REDCap and FreezerPro databases. This is a part-time (0.5 FTE) position that reports to the Biorepository Operations Manager.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in public health, public administration, social/behavioral sciences, physical sciences, nursing, healthcare, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.
- Substitution: A combination of education and related technical/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree on a year for year basis.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution.
- Outstanding customer service skills.
- Demonstrated experience in fostering a community that values a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
- Ability to understand and accurately carry out activities for multiple studies.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Good Clinical Practice guidelines.
- Ability to accurately perform data entry.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in public health research
- Experience using data entry databases, especially experience with data entry in REDCap
- Experience in biospecimen processing techniques
- Experience conducting in-person research visits or clinical experience
- Experience with SAS coding
Responsibilities
- Conduct in-person research visits, including consenting, physical measurements, phlebotomy, and questionnaire administration
- Set up data collection kits for visits and complete data entry
- Process biospecimen, including frozen biospecimen pulls, aliquoting, and shipping
- Maintain SAS code to manage a lab results dataset
- Perform data QA/QC in the FreezerPro database
- Regulatory compliance
Benefits
- Medical: Multiple plan options
- Dental: Multiple plan options
- Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
- Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10%25 of your gross pay
- Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
- Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
- Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
- Holiday Days: 10/year
- Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
- ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
