Cancer Health Equity Research - Research Project Assistant

Provides project planning, documentation and administrative support to assigned or designated project teams. Develops, updates and communicates project timelines, milestones and tasks. Assists with development and tracking of project budget. Documents software support and process issues. Communicates project needs and issue priorities to vendor or development team. Escalates issues to appropriate management, vendor or development team. Supports workflow analysis, requirement gathering and documentation activities. May assist with testing of software and documentation of findings. May manage a component of a project within approved scope, schedule, resources and quality baseline with oversight by project manager(s) or departmental leadership. Performs additional job-related functions as detailed by immediate supervisor.

High School Diploma or GED. Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio).Demonstrated knowledge and experience with project management tools, e.g. Microsoft Project. Demonstrated skill in using desktop/office efficiency tools, e.g. MS Excel, MS Word. Demonstrated communication skills, including ability to articulate complex topics to teams and management. Demonstrated excellence in organizational and follow-up skills. Demonstrated competence in using personal workstation and other office tools. Self-motivated and seeks assistance as necessary.

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