Global Health Equity Research Assistant II Per Diem

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Job Summary

The BWH Division of Global Health Equity (DGHE) fosters the support and coordination of training research and service to reduce disparities in disease burden and to improve treatment outcomes both at home and abroad. The Division focuses on infectious diseases (e.g. HIV and tuberculosis) as well as non-infectious diseases (e.g. cancer diabetes addiction) and other health problems (that disproportionately affect populations in resource limited settings) of major importance to society.

The hiring research team Dr. Sonya Shin and Carmen George (co-Principal Investigators) reside in New Mexico and have been conducting research on the Navajo Nation for almost 10 years in close collaboration with Navajo Nation Navajo Area health facilities and other non-profit community partners. This team has worked closely with the non-profit organization COPE Program for which Dr. Shin served as the founding director.

The Research Assistant will be an integral member of the BWH Navajo-based Program team. Working under the direct supervision of the Research Manager and following established policies and procedures the Assistant will provide assistance on research monitoring evaluation and quality improvement (MEQ) activities. This per diem position will be on-site in New Mexico for approximately 20 hours / week from September through December 2025 and again from March through May 2026 with the possibility to continue with the same schedule from September 2026-May 2027.


The Research Assistants primary responsibility will be to support research and evaluation activities under the direct supervision of the Research Manager.

assistance on day to day operations of research activities as per study guidelines and protocols including but not limited to preparing study materials for use in the field such as printing and assembling enrollment packets and/or study intervention kits.
enroll and evaluate potential study participants in community settings (e.g. home early child education sites etc). Per protocol instruction conduct surveys interviews and/or schedule participants for study encounters. May be required to collect non-invasive biometric data such as height and weight.
with study participants with regard to study including information about study interventions and/or data collection activities procedural instructions and follow-up.
for collecting data and maintaining database for study. This may include collecting informed consent conducting in-person or telephone questionnaires and facilitating interviews entering data. Maintain participant records as part of record keeping functions.
out data entry transcriptions / translations scan and save all paper forms and documentation following HIPAA-compliant procedure. Maintain records and ensures confidentiality.
study intervention. May include delivering sessions at participating Early Child Education sites and assisting with social media messaging as per study intervention.
other duties as assigned.

Education
Bachelors Degree Science required

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree
Yes

Licenses and Credentials

Experience
Relevant research and data management experience 1-2 years required

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

- At least one-year experience working in community/public health programming or research activities
-Must have knowledge of Navajo culture and community setting.
- Proficiency / fluence in Navajo language a strong plus.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Careful attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize a variety of tasks.
- Intermediate computer literacy including database tools.
- Knowledge of data management programs.
- Ability to follow directions and exhibit professionalism and work more independently.

Remote

20 Shattuck Street

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Per Diem

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