BFT Research Assistant for MGH
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Job Location:
Somerville, NJ - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 19 - 28
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
GENERAL SUMMARYPart-time; 20 hours per week.
Hybrid position: on-site at the MGH main Boston campus and remote work.
The Research Assistant will support two ongoing global health projects:
oHealth Care Providers Perceptions of Challenges to Respectful Maternity Care in Conflict Settings: a qualitative study in Ukraine
oEducational and research collaboration with nursing/midwifery school in Uganda
Reports to the OB/GYN Global Health Director
The candidate should have experience in research as well as good analytical and communication skills.
General employment considerations
This job is funded by an endowed global health grant.
This job is a temporary position to cover a staff members parental leave. It has an estimated end date of May 2026 with a possibility of extension based on project needs.
Qualifications
PRINCIPAL DUTIES
- Research
- Assist with research and conduct literature searches
- Coordinate study regulatory compliance and maintain regulatory binder
- Provides other research writing and editing support for various documents and reports
- Maintain and update data records and ensure confidentiality
- Perform analyses of both quantitative and qualitative data
- Communicate and present research findings in reports abstracts presentations and/or posters
- Project management
- Respectful Maternity Care in Ukraine Study
- Schedule meetings and project check-ins with U.S. based and international collaborators
- Schedule project deadlines and ensure deliverables completed in a timely manner
- Ensure documentation of study
- Uganda collaboration
- Schedule meetings and project check-ins with U.S. based and international collaborators
- Keep meeting minutes and documentation records
- Assist with development and and maintenance of organizational agreements
- Respectful Maternity Care in Ukraine Study
- Administrative
- Maintain correspondence with multidisciplinary team
- Correlates types proofreads and edits reports manuscripts grant proposals and protocols at the highest level of proficiency
- Organize and maintain records from research studies and education development
- Assists in the preparation and development of presentation materials including but not limited to graphics slides posters; obtains articles from the library or web etc.
- Submits expenses to Global Health Administrative Coordinator and track of expenses for projects as needed
QUALIFICATIONS
- Undergraduate degree required. Masters degree in public health or other relevant field preferred.
- Some experience in clinical research strongly preferred
- Experience in Public Health Global Health Obstetrics and/or Gender-Based Violence preferred
SKILLS/ ABILITIES/ COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:
- Ability to handle sensitive confidential and complex information with discretion
- Computer literacy including proficiency in Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook required. Familiarity with REDCap and NVivo preferred but not required
- Certification in protection of human subjects (can be obtained after hire)
- Demonstrated interest/proficiency in global health and/or womens heath helpful.
- Ability to work independently and on multiple tasks
- Strong problem-solving abilities
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with physicians their administrative staff and professional committee
- Ability to prioritize work excellent organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Professionalism and comfort interfacing with senior stakeholders
- Outstanding writing and other communication skills in English
- Confidence and comfort working independently in small groups or interacting with senior staff
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More about the projects:
1. Health Care Providers Perceptions of Challenges to Respectful Maternity Care in Conflict Settings: a qualitative study in Ukraine
- This study consists of interviews conducted with Ukrainian medical staff examining perceptions of respectful maternity care.
- The RA is not expected to speak Ukrainian but will collaborate with Ukrainian-speaking research staff to assist with recruitment scheduling interviews and maintaining records of interviews and transcripts.
- Assist with coordination of translationservices for Ukrainian interview transcripts.
- Assist with qualitative analysis of interviews after they are translated to English
- Follow established study protocol
2. Educational and research collaboration with nursing/midwifery school in Uganda
- This emerging collaboration between Strength and Serenity and a nursing/midwifery school in Uganda focuses on strengthening health care provider response to gender-based violence focusing on the impact of violence among refugeecommunities.
- The project consists of research curriculum development/training health systems strengthening and policy/advocacy. The RA will be involved primarily with the research and curriculum development/training component.
- Research activities may include compiling and analyzing existing data on gender-based violence in Uganda and consulting on development of protocols for primary studies.
- Curriculum development and training activities may include creation and hosting of online presentations and webinars about the topic of gender-based violence especially in refugee hosting communities.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
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Pay Range
$19.76 - $28.44/HourlyGrade
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Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Spss
- Data Collection
- DNA Isolation
- Stata
- Biochemistry
- Qualitative Research Interviewing
- Research Experience
- Statistical Software
- Molecular Biology
- Research Laboratory Experience
- Western Blot
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