ResearchAssociate1

Minimum 1 year of relevant experience, Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion, Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form, Ability to work evenings and weekends as necessary, Commitment to the University’s core values, Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment, Ability to understand and follow instructions, Maintain training certificates needed for the study, which includes but is not limited to human subject protection and collection of biospecimens, Participates in recruitment of participants at various study sites including UHealth clinics, Jackson Health System clinics, and established community partners across Miami-Dade County, Attends all weekly and monthly required meetings with the Project Coordinator and research team, and reports to the Project Coordinator in a timely manner, Successfully obtains informed consent by assuring that the participant fully understands their responsibilities and involvement in the study, Conducts participant data collection appointments via hospital-visits, home-visits or online, Ensures that the data packet is properly completed by the participant and entered into RedCap in a timely and accurate manner, Attends community outreach and study advertising events, as needed, with the research teams within Miami-Dade County, Completes study required trainings including but not limited to CITI Training, internal team training, doula certifications, and collection of biospecimens, Incumbent must have reliable transportation as recruitment involves traveling to the various study sites – School of Nursing and Health Studies, Miller School of Medicine, collaborating Miami-Dade County organizations, and study participants’ homes, Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is required due to large volume of Spanish speaking participants, Incumbent follows-up with study participants regularly via phone and email and other IRB approved retention strategies to assure that participants complete all study follow-up appointments, Incumbent will facilitate the scheduling of study visits and will arrange transportation for participants, Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships, Ability to uphold university values by treating study participants with the utmost respect, Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion, reliability, and integrity, Ability to work successfully both independently and on a team of fellow research associates, Must be fully bilingual in English and Spanish