Pre-Doctoral Research Assistant

Pre-Doctoral Research Assistant

The Greenlee Lab seeks a part-time Pre-Doctoral Research Assistant to provide research support for cancer prevention and survivorship projects. This position is part-time requiring approximately 10-15 hours per week.

Dr. Greenlee's research program uses both clinical trials and observational studies to examine a broad range of lifestyle interventions (diet, physical activity, weight management) and integrative therapies for cancer prevention and control, especially in under resourced and vulnerable populations. Our research interventions use a combination of behavioral strategies, including in-person and remote educational classes, electronic health communication, and physical activity trackers.

Responsibilities

• Develop patient data collection tools in REDCap for pilot and larger R01-scale studies
• Provide input on data analysis issues related to study data collection
• Perform data and database management, including data collection, entry, tracking, monitoring, cleaning, quality control, audits, and production of special and recurring reports.
• Abstract patient data from medical records
• Perform data collection via phone screenings and patient interviews according to IRB protocol
• Perform data cleaning and data analysis using R statistical package
• Assist with screening, consenting, enrolling, and tracking patients and their related data for studies as needed

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Recent college graduate
• Highly motivated individual with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently with little direct supervision

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's Degree in public health or related field
• Fluent in written and spoken Spanish and English
• Interest in nutrition and culinary sciences
• Experience in health promotion
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Experience using R statistical package
• Highly organized with superb attention to detail

The hourly pay range for this position is from $21.30 to $48.09 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees access to a retirement savings plan, an employee assistance program, paid sick leave (1 hour for every 30 hours worked), and prorated paid holidays (up to 13 days per year).

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