Sr. Research Associate 1

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Sr. Research Associate 1

The University of Miami/UHealth Department of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (SCCC) has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Sr. Research Associate 1 to work at the UHealth Medical Campus.

Core Job Summary

The Senior Research Associate 1, SOM provides laboratory-based support for the University’s research activities by tackling the more specialized and complex projects and experiments. Additionally, the incumbent leverages his/her expertise in training and mentoring department staff, students, and less experienced research associates.

Core Responsibilities

• Collects, analyzes, and presents research data.

• Monitors and maintains relevant research databases to ensure accurate data entries.

• Understands and interprets research protocols and procedures.

• Participates in the publication of significant results to include authorship of scientific monographs.

• Advances expertise through continued education, training, and research.

Department Specific Functions

The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center has a great opportunity for a Sr. Research Associate 1. The Senior Research Associate I position is part of the Behavioral and Community Based Research Shared Resource  (BCSR). BCSR offers expertise and services to investigators engaged in cancer prevention, behavioral, epidemiologic, and cancer survivorship research. The Senior Research Associate I will provide research services on community and population-based studies and programs that aim to reduce cancer related health disparities in South Florida. The incumbent will implement day-to-day tasks related to research protocols and office support to facilitate the efficient operations of BCSR.

• Provide technical assistance and services to Cancer Center investigators on funded research projects, e.g., recruitment and retention strategies, developing and testing recruitment materials, and questionnaires, assisting in research training activities, monitoring data collection and managing databases.

• Help establish and maintain a network of community partners with whom Cancer Center investigators can collaborate in conducting research, and facilitate collaborative relationships between investigators and community partners.

  Provide supervision and training on research activities to other BCSR staff, BCSR users’ team members, graduate students, and volunteers.

• Recruits, consents, and enrolls research participants. Maintains consent forms and all other study documentations and correspondences.

• Establishes/maintains contact with patient/participants, health care providers, community agencies and study sponsors.

• Maintain reporting needs as established by the IRB, HIPAA, HSRO, DSMC, and funding/sponsored agencies as needed including continuing reports, amendments, reportable events, and deviations.

• Perform electronic medical chart reviews upon participation enrollment and completion using EPIC/CERNER and update VELOS with participants status. Prepares monthly enrollment reports.

• Perform screening interviews, conduct and/or coordinate focus groups and behavioral interventions, and administer survey instruments related to specific research projects.

• Enters data appropriately, ensures data integrity and consistency in computer database and written records.

• Attend meetings with research team members as needed.

• Assist managers with consultations to PI’s who are interested on BCSR services and with billing processes for BCSR services.

• Establish and facilitate Community Meetings for specific research projects.

• Coordinate subcontracts between the University of Miami and community partners collaborating on funded research projects.

• Present cancer and socio-demographic data and help disseminate research findings.

• Maintain knowledge of local, state and national initiatives and events that address cancer and health disparities.

• Able to accommodate a changing work schedule and travel to