BFT - Research Assistant for MGH

PRINCIPAL DUTIES

• Research
  • Assist with research and conduct literature searches
  • Coordinate study regulatory compliance and maintain regulatory binder
  • Provides other research, writing, and editing support for various documents and reports
  • Maintain and update data records and ensure confidentiality
  • Perform analyses of both quantitative and qualitative data
  • Communicate and present research findings in reports, abstracts, presentations, and/or posters
• Project management
  • Respectful Maternity Care in Ukraine Study
    • Schedule meetings and project check-ins with U.S. based and international collaborators
    • Schedule project deadlines and ensure deliverables completed in a timely manner
    • Ensure documentation of study
  • Uganda collaboration
    • Schedule meetings and project check-ins with U.S. based and international collaborators
    • Keep meeting minutes and documentation records
    • Assist with development and and maintenance of organizational agreements
• Administrative
  • Maintain correspondence with multidisciplinary team
  • Correlates, types, proofreads and edits reports, manuscripts, grant proposals and protocols at the highest level of proficiency
  • Organize and maintain records from research studies and education development
  • Assists in the preparation and development of presentation materials, including but not limited to, graphics, slides, posters; obtains articles from the library or web, etc.
  • Submits expenses to Global Health Administrative Coordinator and track of expenses for projects as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

• Undergraduate degree required. Master's degree in public health or other relevant field preferred.
• Some experience in clinical research strongly preferred
• Experience in Public Health, Global Health, Obstetrics and/or Gender-Based Violence preferred

SKILLS/ ABILITIES/ COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

• Ability to handle sensitive, confidential, and complex information with discretion
• Computer literacy, including proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook required. Familiarity with REDCap and NVivo preferred but not required
• Certification in protection of human subjects (can be obtained after hire)
• Demonstrated interest/proficiency in global health and/or women's heath helpful.
• Ability to work independently and on multiple tasks
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with physicians, their administrative staff and professional committee
• Ability to prioritize work, excellent organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Professionalism and comfort interfacing with senior stakeholders
• Outstanding writing and other communication skills in English
• Confidence and comfort working independently, in small groups, or interacting with senior staff

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More about the projects:

1. Health Care Providers' Perceptions of Challenges to Respectful Maternity Care in Conflict Settings: a qualitative study in Ukraine

• This study consists of interviews conducted with Ukrainian medical staff examining perceptions of respectful maternity care.
• The RA is not expected to speak Ukrainian, but will collaborate with Ukrainian-speaking research staff to assist with recruitment, scheduling interviews, and maintaining records of interviews and transcripts.
• Assist with coordination of translationservices for Ukrainian interview transcripts.
• Assist with qualitative analysis of interviews after they are translated to English
• Follow established study protocol

2. Educational and research collaboration with nursing/midwifery school in Uganda

• This emerging collaboration between Strength and Serenity and a nursing/midwifery school in Uganda focuses on strengthening health care provider response to gender-based violence, focusing on the impact of violence among refugeecommunities.
• The project consists of research, curriculum development/training, health systems strengthening, and policy/advocacy. The RA will be involved primarily with the research and curriculum development/training component.
• Research activities may include compiling and analyzing existing data on gender-based violence in Uganda, and consulting on development of protocols for primary studies.
• Curriculum development and training activities may include creation and hosting of online presentations and webinars about the topic of gender-based violence, especially in refugee hosting communities.