RESEARCH COORDINATOR
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Education
Posted on June 8, 2019
Req #: | 166250 |
Department: | DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL HEALTH |
Job Location: | Harborview Medical Center |
Posting Date: | 04/08/2019 |
Closing Info: | Open Until Filled |
Salary: | Salary is commensurate with experience and education |
Shift: | First Shift |
Notes: | As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. |
As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty. All of which has allowed the UW to be nationally recognized as a “Great College to Work For” for five consecutive years.
The Department of Global Health was established in 2007, bridging the schools of Medicine and Public Health, with a mandate to harness the expertise and interdisciplinary power of all UW schools and colleges. Our mission is to improve health for all through research, education, training, and service; to understand and address the causes of disease and health inequities at multiple levels; and to collaborate with partners to develop and sustain locally-led, quality health systems, programs and policies. Driven by tremendous interest among both students and faculty, the Department has grown explosively to more than 400 graduate students and hundreds more undergraduates. We have more than 380 faculty and 1,000 staff working on projects across 130 countries with our deepest ties in United States, Kenya, Uganda, Peru, Mozambique, India, South Africa, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Nicaragua. At the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington, diversity is integral to excellence. The Department recognizes that disparities in health around the globe stem from inequity. The Department encourages and supports the multiple identities of staff, faculty and students including, but not limited to, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, language, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, culture, spiritual practice, geography, mental and physical disability and age. The Department strives to become a local, national, and international leader in developing and maintaining increased representation and recognition of each of these dimensions of diversity among its faculty, staff, and students.
This position will sit in the Global Center for the Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents, and Children (Global WACh) that is based in the University of Washington Departments of Global Health, Obstetrics/Gynecology, and Pediatrics. Our mission is to make scientific discoveries, cultivate leaders, and bridge disciplines to advance the tightly connected health and well-being of women, adolescents and children. Global WACh brings together expertise in maternal health from the Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, neonatal and child health expertise from the Department of Pediatrics, and vast experience working in infectious disease, health metrics and evaluation, education, clinical research, and service delivery within the Department of Global Health. These disciplines combine under a methodology that views women, children, and adolescents as three populations interconnected along a shared life course.
Global WACh has an outstanding opportunity for a full time (100% FTE) Research Coordinator position. The Research Coordinator will work on projects regarding the effect of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV on the health of children and mothers in Kenya. With the expansion of effective HIV treatment, TB has now become the leading infectious cause of mortality globally and remains the leading cause of death for people living with HIV. Ongoing TB-related studies in our group include a TB prevention trial in children, cohorts of pregnant women and their children, as well as repository-based studies which use samples collected from previously completed and ongoing studies to learn more about TB immune responses in children and pregnant women and improve TB diagnosis in children.
The position will work under the supervision of Drs Sylvia LaCourse, Acting Assistant Professor in Medicine (Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and Dr. Grace John-Stewart Professor in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington.
This position plays a key role in the coordination and management of research activities, including regular communication with investigators and project staff based in Seattle and Kenya. The Research Coordinator will support the operational activities of the projects, including but not limited to: developing and revising standard operating procedures and database systems, conducting data quality monitoring, generating progress reports, and responding to staff and leadership inquiries regarding study procedures. The Research Coordinator will also be responsible for managing ethical approval submissions to institutional review boards, as well as well as ensure completion of any required reporting to funding institutions. This position requires the ability to compile and synthesize information from the literature and technical discussions to provide input on study design and methods most appropriate for a given project, as well as develop conference abstracts and presentations on study objectives and results. An additional component of the work will include coordination of a growing repository of data and samples from completed studies that can be used as the basis for additional studies.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Project Coordination:
• Coordinate ongoing study activities and respond to project staff questions and concerns
• Serve as the point-person for inventory, tracking, and shipping sample collection supplies and specimens between Kenya, UW, and other collaborative sites
• Lead the team’s ethical review process in preparing and submitting materials for boards at UW, and the Kenya ERC
• Lead weekly calls between collaborators in Kenya and Seattle
• Perform related duties with other related projects as needed
Data Management:
• Lead development of data management systems and oversee data quality monitoring
• Responsible for data analysis, report generation, and manuscript writing
• Help to coordinate our growing repository of samples and data collected
Reporting:
• Responsible for preparing reports and presentations
• Conduct literature reviews
REQUIREMENTS:
• Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Virology, Immunology, Molecular and Cellular Biology or related field
• 2-3 years working in epidemiology, immunology, virology, or related field
• Skills, knowledge, and experience working in epidemiology, immunology, or virology studies.
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
DESIRED EXPERIENCE
• PhD in Public Health, Epidemiology, Virology, Immunology, Molecular and Cellular Biology or related field
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent computer skills with knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint (or similar packages)
• Fluency in analysis and coding with statistical software packages (Stata, etc.)
• Excellent judgment and interpersonal skills with proven ability for effective cross-cultural communication
• Schedule flexibility to accommodate occasional early mornings or evening meetings with field office time zones
• Experience with REDCap including mobile REDCap databases
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Primary work location with be at the Ninth and Jefferson Building on Harborview's campus. The Research Coordinator will have a designated workspace on the 13th floor.
Application Process:
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