Job Description

Position Title: Research Assistant  

Organization Overview: 

The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) is an independent nonprofit organization working for more than a decade to improve children’s health. We help organizations and professionals who share this mission make breakthrough improvements, so children and families live healthier lives. While NICHQ is Boston based, we have a strong remote culture and invite candidates from across the country to apply.

Position Overview

NICHQ is currently recruiting an energetic, detail-oriented Research Assistant with at least 1-2 years of data analysis and/or research project experience to collaborate with multiple team members to support the activities and deliverables of applied research and evaluation projects.

Summary

• Salary: Commensurate with experience, up to $55,000 annual
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Status: Full Time, Employee
• Location: Remote must work 9:00am-5:00pm Eastern Time Zone
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in public health or related field required
• Reports to: Senior Analyst, Department of Applied Research and Evaluation

Responsibilities

• Works closely with the evaluation project lead, a senior member of the Applied Research and Evaluation Department.
• Coordinates data and evaluation-related activities, including administrative details, participant management, scheduling, follow-up, reminders, etc.
• Prepares agendas for and facilitates meetings, documents key decisions, supports follow-up, and manages meeting notes.
• Supports development, management and dissemination of key applied research and evaluation documents, including protocols, reports and presentations.
• Supports implementation of applied research and evaluation activities, including conducting literature reviews, creation and dissemination of surveys, data cleaning, data quality and analysis, with oversight from senior team members.
• Assists in the development and management of project plans (e.g., schedule, deliverables, project status reports) and tracking deliverables, including the management of data collection plans.
• Manages and maintains online data collection platforms (NICHQ’s CORAL and others, including REDCap).
• Other duties, as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (i.e. public health, social sciences, statistics)
• 1-2 years previous work experience in health services, social science, or clinical research setting
• Spanish language fluency is required
• Experience with statistical software (i.e. REDCap, SPSS, SAS, R, Stata)
• Experience with survey tools preferred (i.e. Alchemer, Qualtrics)
• Proficiency with office systems, computers, and MS Office Suite: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• High level of comfort learning and using software and technology
• Experience in or knowledge of health services or clinical research settings strongly preferred
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written; ability to communicate sensitive information with a variety of stakeholders in a tactful manner
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize, work autonomously, establish timelines and meet deadlines.
• Highly organized and skilled at managing numerous details for more than one project
• Works well in a team environment and is able to generate solutions to issues as they arise

Benefits
We offer a generous benefits package for employees including competitive compensation; remote work; paid time off including vacation, sick and holidays; insurance including medical, dental, vision, disability and life; flexible spending accounts; employee assistance programs; commuter and professional development benefits.

NICHQ is committed to increasing the representation of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in our workforce and to value and embrace their skills, perspectives and experiences for the benefit of our mission. NICHQ is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender or gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. NICHQ strongly encourages applications from candidates who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQI, or from any other minoritized group.

How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 40,000 - 60,000.

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