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General Internal Medicine
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“Research Assistant II, General Internal Medicine at The Department. Skills: participant recruitment, data collection, data management, study coordination. Generate weekly recruitment and retention status reports for team meetings and take meeting notes. Assist with presentations and manuscripts development”
What You'll Achieve.
engage overdose survivors to use an overdose prevention hotline and reduce their unwitnessed substance use
Industry & Context.
Analytical skill and ability to resolve technical problems and interpret acceptability of data results
primarily in-person position
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree, 2-5 years of experience, demonstrated sound independent judgement and competencies in research methodologies, Experience with recruiting subjects, understanding of the ethical and technical conduct of research, Excellent English communication skills (oral and written), Analytical skill and ability to resolve technical problems and interpret acceptability of data results, Ability to perform basic data management tasks (coding, data entry, data cleaning, retrieval), Ability to perform basic data analysis and reporting (in words, numbers and graphics)
Nice to Have
Major in a field related to the research highly preferred, Master’s Degree is preferred, Bilingual or multi-lingual skills (beyond that of English) appropriate to the patient population served is a plus, Cultural sensitivity and comfort with a wide range of social, racial and ethnic populations, Knowledge of management programs, Experience with statistical analysis tools a plus, High degree of computer experience using quantitative data analysis software helpful (e.g., SPSS, SAS, Minitab)
What You'll Do.
Generate weekly recruitment and retention status reports for team meetings and take meeting notes, Assist with presentations and manuscripts development, Develop and prepare IRB submissions, study protocols, standard operating procedures, REDCap databases, and data collection instruments, Support coordination and the conduct of focus group sessions for intervention development, assist with content analysis, Recruit and screen study participants admitted to the hospital and from post overdose programs, harm reduction organizations, and street outreach, Conduct informed consent procedures, complete study assessments/qualitative interviews with participants and enter data, Regularly contact participants to retain them for the duration of the study, Maintain and update study documentation (e.
study trackers, logs, progress notes, etc.), Assist with data management (e.
data quality checks to ensure accuracy and completeness), Maintain study regulatory documents and assist in assuring protocol compliance, Participate in meetings and ongoing trainings, Train and assign day-to-day activities for junior staff.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Generate weekly recruitment and retention status reports for team meetings; Participate in meetings; Train and assign day-to-day activities for junior staff
Communication Scope
Excellent English communication skills (oral and written); Bilingual or multi-lingual skills (beyond that of English) appropriate to the patient population served is a plus
Full Job Description
**Position:** Research Assistant II, General Internal Medicine **Location:** Boston, MA **Schedule:** 40 hours per week **POSITION SUMMARY:** We are seeking an energetic, motivated, detail-oriented Research Assistant II to support a SafeSpot intervention study which aims to develop, implement and evaluate an intervention to engage overdose survivors to use an overdose prevention hotline and reduce their unwitnessed substance use. The Research Assistant II will support the multidisciplinary research team by recruiting and retaining study participants, collecting study data through a variety of methods (questionnaires, qualitative interviews, focus groups, proof of concept trials), and additional day-to-day study activities. This is a primarily in-person position. The ideal candidate will have experience working with people who use substances and a strong interest in public health, harm reduction, and substance use. **ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:** _Administrative:_ * Generate weekly recruitment and retention status reports for team meetings and take meeting notes * Assist with presentations and manuscripts development _Study Related Tasks:_ * Develop and prepare IRB submissions, study protocols, standard operating procedures, REDCap databases, and data collection instruments * Support coordination and the conduct of focus group sessions for intervention development, assist with content analysis * Recruit and screen study participants admitted to the hospital and from post overdose programs, harm reduction organizations, and street outreach * Conduct informed consent procedures, complete study assessments/qualitative interviews with participants and enter data * Regularly contact participants to retain them for the duration of the study * Maintain and update study documentation (e.g. study trackers, logs, progress notes, etc.) * Assist with data management (e.g. data quality checks to ensure accuracy and completeness) * Maintain study regulatory documents and
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