Research Teaching Specialist II
About The Position
New Jersey's academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University-New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state-at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark's University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Research Teaching Specialist II for the Hematology Medicine Department within New Jersey Medical School. Under the direction of the Principal Investigator and Principal Research Associate, provides specialized substantive analytic, plus limited administrative, support for the procurement and analysis of outcomes data in a ~10,000-person linked cohort, begun in the 1980's and backed by a biospecimen repository, of persons with a history of illicit drug use.
Requirements
- Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in epidemiology, biostatistics, quantitative methods, public health, biomedical science, or a related field plus two (2) years of related research experience.
- Or a Bachelor's degree with a major or concentration in one of the above fields plus three (3) years of related research experience.
Responsibilities
- Assesses validity of results of matching prospective cohort subjects' records to various data sources, and integrates outcomes data.
- Participates in review, quality control, and analysis of study data, using both Microsoft Excel and SAS Software, plus other database and analytic software. This includes careful merging of datasets, examining data for consistency, identifying and taking steps to rectify any discrepancies, cleaning datasets, and running and creating summary data reports.
- Assists in coordinating use of prospective cohorts' genomic data by collaborating institutions, as well as in linking and merging such genomic data to baseline, follow-up, and outcomes data on cohort subjects. Maintains knowledge of the approaches to analyzing genomic data.
- Maintains existing databases and utilizes them in achieving study objectives.
- Enters data into relevant databases.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
- Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
- Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
- Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
- Life insurance coverage
- Employee discount programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Educational Services
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
