Research Assistant I, 20 Hours, Women's Health

Research Assistant I

The Division of Women's Health at Brigham and Women's Hospital is seeking a Research Assistant I. The Division of Women's Health is the academic home of BWH faculty with a primary research or clinical interest in women's health.

There is a need for a 0.5FTE Research Assistant to work with Division faculty on a variety of quantitative and qualitative research projects. Approximately 50% effort would be statistical programming for studies based in a national cohort study of nurses. Roughly 30% effort would be research support for analyses of adverse pregnancy outcomes and subsequent mental health conditions and cardiovascular risk, including support for related qualitative interviews (scheduling, obtaining informed consent, providing quality checks on interview transcription, assisting with coding of qualitative data, etc.) as well as assistance with a medical record validation project of preeclampsia and preterm delivery. One day a week will be spent assisting various faculty research projects, as needed.

This position will be based primarily in Division of Women's Health at Brigham and Women's Hospital in the Longwood Medical Area. Remote work is possible. We are looking for 20 hours per week.

Principal duties and responsibilities:

• The RA's responsibilities include quantitative data analysis, synthesis of qualitative data, coordination of a medical record validation project, participation in regular team meetings, and collaboration with a variety of research teams and investigators
• Statistical programming using SAS on the UNIX server for the national Nurses' Health Studies. This involves working with the project Principal Investigator to prepare analysis plans, execute analyses per plan, and create data tables from the results. The RA would participate in drafting and editing manuscripts related to this project and would be a co-author on papers for which they participated in drafting/editing.
• Research-related tasks include: grant preparation; IRB submission and maintenance; data collection and management; assisting with progress reports; literature reviews; assisting with manuscript and presentation preparation; and data analysis, as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Candidates with a strong clinical interest or background in women's health are encouraged to apply.

Skills/Abilities/Competencies Required:

• Must have exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational/time management skills and close attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and in team settings
• Experience programming in R or SAS
• Experience with synthesis of qualitative research desired
• Experience with the IRB process desired