JOB SUMMARY:

Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy, Colorado School of Public Health and the Population Health Shared Resource (PHSR) – Behavioral Science Component at the University of Colorado Cancer Center has an opening for a full-time Sr. Professional Research Assistant, Behavioral Science Analyst who has experience with project management of behavioral science studies, participant recruitment, and qualitative research survey methods. PHSR – Behavioral Science Component supports research that involves patient and community-focused studies using qualitative methods (e.g., individual interviews and focus groups), survey design, accrual and data collection in clinic and community settings, medical record review and extraction, psychometrics, and community-engaged research. The position will assist with general project management needs, patient recruitment, and other duties as determined by study investigators. This position will work in clinical cancer and community-based settings to support qualitative data collection, coding, and possibly survey development, regulatory needs, analysis, and reporting. The ideal candidate will have experience with behavioral research study management, patient recruitment and retention, qualitative data collection and coding, mixed methods research, working on interdisciplinary teams, and experience with supporting institutional review board protocol development for behavioral research studies. Expertise in conducting research with Spanish speaking populations would be an asset.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data collection activities with a variety of individuals (e.g., patients, caregivers/family members, clinicians/staff, and community members) including:

o Recruiting, consenting, and compensating study participants
o Engaging with partner organizations and groups

o Conducting and leading in-depth interviews

• Project coordination, including scheduling and attending meetings with project investigators and staff
• Project management, including ensuring adherence to regulatory policies, Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and institutional requirements
• Data management, including both qualitative and quantitative data
• Assisting with institutional review board applications, amendments, and continuing review of documents for study projects
• Assisting with data analysis tasks, including coding, codebook development, reporting and summarizing, and running of queries in ATLAS.ti© or other software
• Programming and survey development in REDCap
• Assisting in poster and presentation formatting and design for conference presentations
• Editing manuscripts for journal format requirements and submitting manuscripts or reports for publication in conjunction with investigators

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with REDCap
• Experience preparing protocols for the institutional review board (IRB)
• Experience with reference management software, such as EndNote
• Previous experience in research/evaluation project coordination
• Experience with recruitment and enrollment of research participants
• Proficiency with qualitative data management software, such as ATLAS.ti©, NVivo©
• Experience with qualitative research data collection, including conducting interviews and coding data
• Proficiency with quantitative data management software, such as SAS©, SPSS©, or R
• Bilingual in Spanish, written and oral

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Comfortable working with patients, caregivers/family members, clinicians, and community partners
• Highly organized and attentive to detail with excellent oral and competent written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software suite
• Team-oriented and able to work well in multidisciplinary teams, as well as self-motivated and able to work independently
• Ability to operate effectively and efficiently according to the needs and demands of concurrent projects
• Ability to represent the University, Cancer Center, and PHSR in a professional and positive manner

• Data collection activities with a variety of individuals (e.g., patients, caregivers/family members, clinicians/staff, and community members) including