Clinical Research Assistant II

Department
 

BSD OBG - Lindau Lab - Special Projects

About the Department
 

The Lindau Laboratory at The University of Chicago is an interdisciplinary, team-based laboratory performing human-level observational, interventional, and health services research motivated by a fundamental concern for the principle of justice in health and health care. The lab, funded predominantly by agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for more than 15 years, employs about 20 full and part-time researchers and staff across disciplines including epidemiology, gerontology, anthropology, neurobiology, cancer biology, public health, and data science. The lab routinely collaborates across disciplines, departments, and with investigators at other institutions including experts in the fields of computer science, geriatrics, oncology, public health, social services administration, psychology, neuroscience, materials science, engineering and other medical and social science fields. The work of the lab focuses in two main areas: 1) preservation and treatment of female sexual function in the context of aging, cancer and other common diseases and 2) social determinants of health, with a particular concern for women and older adults living in socioeconomically marginalized communities. Our research and programmatic activities include Bionic Breast, WomanLab, Feed1st and CommunityRx. The Lab has spun out two companies: Now Pow, LLC (acquired by Unite Us, LLC in 2021) and MAPS Corps, 501c3, both based in Hyde Park, Chicago, IL.

This at-will position is wholly or partially funded by contractual grant funding which is renewed under provisions set by the grantor of the contract. Employment will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these grant funds and satisfactory job performance.

Job Summary
 

The job provides technical support activities related to documents, analyzes, and reports on clinical research data. Provides input to support the strategic, administrative, operational, and financial decisions that impact clinical research conducted across the University.

The job provides technical support activities related to scientific research projects. Ensures compliance of research activities with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and mandates. Assists in drafting presentations on research findings. The job provides technical support activities related to scientific research projects including planning, monitoring, and execution of investigator-initiated research and educational efforts to ensure timely progress toward scientific and educational milestones and deliverables. Ensures compliance of research activities with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and mandates. Assists in drafting presentations on research findings. Interacts regularly and as needed with research trainees in the lab to support their scholarly activities and performs data collection, entry, processing and analysis with other researchers within the area.

Responsibilities

• Project support supports all scientific elements of planning, monitoring, and execution of investigator-initiated research and educational efforts to ensure timely progress toward scientific and educational milestones and deliverables.

• Assists in the design, development and implementation of quantitative and qualitative research studies, scientific and educational presentations and publications, and community-oriented  presentations and other knowledge dissemination products.

• Supports and contributes substantially to developing, writing and submitting research grant applications.

• Conducts rigorous literature search and synthesis to support all aspects of research.

• Supports and contributes to developing, writing and managing IRB protocols and collaborates with senior researchers to iterate protocols to comply with new IRB and HIPAA regulations or other guidance.

• Supports all aspects of community engaged research processes, including development and support of research advisory boards.

• Supports lab donor engagement and stewardship, including communication activities and ensuring contributions are properly routed and acknowledged.

• Contributes original written content and performs editorial functions for WomanLab and other knowledge dissemination activities.

• Supports all operational and community engagement and related aspects of the Feed1st Food Pantry system.

• Data collection, entry, processing and analysis with supervision from senior researchers. Participates in primary data collection, including building surveys and administering face-to-face, phone and other surveys or modes of interacting with study participants.

• Coordinates data collecti