Casual Research Assistant III - Internal Medicine at UTHealth in Houston, Texas

Job Description:

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas' resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.

Position Description: An approximately 10-20% time Casual Research Assistant (RA) position is available in the UTHealth McGovern Medical School Department of Medicine. The primary role of this position is to support an ongoing federally funded research project exploring teamwork between patients and ambulatory clinicians and understanding how that teamwork can improve patient safety. Position may begin as early as October 2024. This position is mostly remote but may require occasional travel to Houston. Hours will fluctuate weekly with the project demands.

Major Responsibilities: The RA will be responsible for working in a team setting with the physician faculty members and other RAs. This person will be responsible for conducting literature reviews, data collection through surveys, interviews, and observations, data analysis, and assisting with conference presentations and manuscript preparation.

POSITION KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Plans and implements research experiments according to research protocol. Research activities
  may include some or all of the following: patient recruiting and screening, traditional laboratory
  experiments and activities, informatics, field interviewer recruiting, screening, and training and/or
  animal laboratories.
• Makes independent decisions as required, which may impact research team or assigned project.
• Maintains accurate and timely records which may include notebooks, records, databases, etc. as
  needed by the research project.
• Assists with identifying type and quality of supplies needed for research project to ensure cost
  effectiveness and ensure smooth operations.
• May monitor laboratory and/or other supplies to ensure sufficient inventory to support research
  projects.
• May maintain clean laboratory equipment and/or work area to ensure a safe and efficient work
  environment.
• Stays abreast of new and updated protocols for research department. Participates in continuing
  education programs, seminars, and workshops.
• May provide guidance and training of laboratory technicians, field interviewers, research subjects,
  support staff and/or other assistants to ensure efficient, timely and high quality results.
• May provide updates to P.I. regarding research progress.
• Complies with all governmental and University policies, rules, regulation and codes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of concepts of research field assigned.
• Basic knowledge of standard Office Software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook is required.
• It is essential that this person possesses exceptional organizational abilities.
• This person should be self-motivated, be able to work independently and efficiently.
• This person should be detail oriented.
• Must possess good time management skills.
• This person should have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience in qualitative research methodologies is preferred.

• Bachelor's degree in appropriate field of science or relevant experience in lieu of education.

• Possession of a Master's degree in public health or similar is preferred.

• Two (2) years of related experience in a research or clinical lab environment.
• May substitute required experience with equivalent years of education beyond the minimum education requirement.

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects. This position may include work involving potentially hazardous chemical, biological or radioactive agents.

Security Sensitive:

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

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