Highlights:
This position is full time (40 hours/week), term-limited and contingent upon grant funding continuation and successful patient recruitment.
Great opportunity to gain research experience.
Focused on maternal and child health outcomes.
Position summary:
We are seeking an ambitious, enthusiastic research associate to join our growing team. In this role you will interface with research participants to recruit, assess eligibility criteria, determine subject availability, assist investigators with obtaining informed consent, perform follow up data collection and enter into the database. The research associate will assist in coordinating day-to-day activities associated with clinical research study independently and under the direction of senior research staff and principal investigators to ensure that the objectives of an established research protocol are met and in compliance within IRB and sponsor guidelines.
What the Research Associate will do:
Monitor obstetrical clinic schedules to screen for potential participants.
Review the medical record to assess eligibility based on defined criteria.
Recruit patients and obtain informed consent to Mission and Department standards. Consenting process includes the ability to do phone calls, e-consent, or in-person.
Conduct research surveys and other protocol activities.
Enter, clean, and manage research data.
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a related science, healthcare or business field or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to work some flexible hours to accommodate study and patient schedules is required.
Ability to work independently & with high accountability, and ability to work in team settings.
Excellent writing and interpersonal communication skills.
Professional, calm, and compassionate demeanor in the presence of injured and stressed patients and families.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a related science, healthcare, or business field or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Ability to work some flexible hours to accommodate study and patient schedules
- Ability to work independently with high accountability and in team settings
- Excellent writing and interpersonal communication skills
- Professional, calm, and compassionate demeanor with injured and stressed patients and families
What We Do
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 88 hospitals, 131 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 125 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, its annual operating revenue is $20.2 billion with $1.2 billion returned to its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.
