Sr. Research Associate 1 Position Available In Miami-Dade, Florida

Current Employees:

If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here (https://www.myworkday.com/umiami/d/task/1422$7248.htmld) to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position using the Career worklet, please review this tip sheet (https://my.it.miami.edu/wda/erpsec/tipsheets/ER_eRecruiting_ApplyforaJob.pdf) . Sr. Research Associate 1 The University of Miami/UHealth department of Neurology has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Sr. Research Associate 1 to work at the UHealth Medical Campus. The Sr. Research Associate 1, SOM (A) provides laboratory-based support for the University’s research activities by tackling the more specialized and complex projects and experiments. Additionally, the incumbent leverages expertise in training and mentoring department staff, students, and less experienced research associates. + Collects, analyzes, and presents research data. + Monitors and maintains relevant research databases to ensure accurate data entries. + Understands and interprets research protocols and procedures. + Participates in the publication of significant results to include authorship of scientific monographs. + Advances expertise through continued education, training, and research. + Maintains current knowledge of relevant developments in the field. Department Specific Functions + The incumbent will be collecting, organizing, and analyzing data for the Atlas research projects. + Acquire an understanding of the research program and the details of specific research projects + Study recruitment and enrollment + Obtaining informed consent from study participants + Collecting family history information and constructing pedigrees + Coordinating study visits (including travel arrangements for study participants from out-of-town) + Collecting research data, including the performance of study procedures, completion and scanning of source documents, and data entry + Maintaining communication with study participants in-between study visits + Participate in patient/community outreach activities + Perform general clerical (e.g. filing) and other duties as assigned by the principal investigator regulatory specialist, clinical research coordinators or PIs + Proficiency with Microsoft toolset (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access), SharePoint, Microsoft SQL Server, and REDCap is preferred. Strong attention to detail & focus on task completion. Any appropriate combination of education, certifications, and/or relevant work experience will be considered. This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary. Core Qualifications + Master’s degree in relevant field required + No previous experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

+ Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data. + Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems. + Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions. The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more. UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida’s only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We’re the challenge you’ve been looking for. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here (https://www.hr.miami.edu/careers/eo-ada/index.html) for additional information.

Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff Pay Grade:

A8