Research Data Associate - Women and Children Health Study - Mineola

NYU Langone Health

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Mineola, New York

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Support research projects on environmental factors affecting children's health by collecting biological and medical history data. Responsibilities include obtaining informed consent, collecting biospecimens, performing clinical measurements, and managing study databases.

Qualifications

You have an Associate's degree and one year of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, to collect, process, and store biological and medical history data. You are proficient with various software packages, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access, and possess strong interpersonal, writing, and verbal communication skills.

Must Have Skills for ATS

biospecimen collection

DXA scans

blood pressure measurements

dietary questionnaires

physical activity questionnaires

chart abstraction

cord blood processing

postnatal EHR extraction

anthropometric measurements

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Job Description

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center, which offers sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Research Data Associate - Women and Children Health Study - Mineola.

In this role, the successful Research Data Associate will support several projects relating to the impact that environmental factors have on children's health and development. Currently our team is working on studies requiring team members to collect, process, and store biological and medical history data for NYU Factors Influencing Reproductive Success and Time to pregnancy (NYU FIRST); NYU Children's Health & Environment Study (NYU CHES); Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO), NYU Pediatric Obesity, Metabolism and Kidney Cohort Center. This positions will support a growing program of work assisting mainly with day-to-day research activities and data collection.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Obtain informed consent from study participants and carefully follow study protocols and scripts.
  • Communicate with research participants including but not limited to: scheduling, confirming, and rescheduling appointments. 
  • Collect biospecimen samples from research participants and safely transport the samples to the lab. 
  • Obtain diet clinical data including: body measurements, DXA scans, and blood pressure measurements. 
  • Administer additional study assessments like diet/physical activity questionnaires, chart abstraction, cord blood and delivery/postnatal EHR extraction, as well as anthropometric measurements. 
  • Conduct follow-up calls with participants to ensure accurate data collection and assist with questionnaire data collection. Keep records of all interactions in our call center database in a comprehensible way. 
  • Complete all necessary paperwork and data documentation, including but not limited to data collection, and documentation of specimen delivery and participant incentives. 
  • Perform data entry and database management activities. 
  • Support the study including but not limited to: creating electronic study forms, cleaning data, and generating reports to be used for participant scheduling and follow-up. 
  • Ensure adequate stocking of supplies and report needs to supervisor. 
  • Maintain a positive and accommodating relationship with study team and participants. 
  • Evening and weekend hours and some travel required. 
  • Other duties and projects as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a Associate's degree plus one year related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Computer literate with good interpersonal, writing, and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree plus 1 year of related experience in a healthcare, research, or educational environment. Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred. Strong interpersonal and communications skills, including written and verbal skills. Ability to prioritize work, operate under tight deadlines, and meet deadlines. Excellent organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail. Ability to operate independently and with good judgment. Proficiency with various software packages, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, etc. Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $39,878.31 - $57,750.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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NYU Langone Health

NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient, Inc., has ranked NYU Langone No. 1 out of 118 comprehensive academic medical centers across the nation for four years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently ranked four of its clinical specialties No. 1 in the nation. NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across seven inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and more than 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. The system also includes two tuition-free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise. For more information, go to nyulangone.org and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and Indeed. More: NYU Grossman School of Medicine has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history since 1841. With more than 75 divisions of specialty care including comprehensive inpatient and outpatient programs for every stage of life, a multifaceted Research and Academic Center and the NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine focused on primary care, NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island joined NYU Langone Health as of August 1, 2019. At NYU Langone Hospitals, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine and NYU Langone Health (collectively referred to as "NYU Langone"), we work collectively to achieve our mission: To care. To teach. To discover. We celebrate the inclusive excellence of the people that make us a world-class institution in patient care, education and science ("tripartite missions"). We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff and students can thrive.
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