Research Area Specialist Associate

Michigan Medicine is hiring a Research Area Specialist Associate to support a federally funded randomized controlled trial of a digital intervention for adults with type 2 diabetes enrolled in high-deductible health plans. The role supports participant recruitment, enrollment, follow-up, data collection, intervention implementation, study documentation, and qualitative data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Assist with recruitment of potential study participants and conduct eligibility screening according to established study procedures
• Conduct informed consent and enrollment activities according to established study procedures under the direction of the Research Coordinator and Project Manager
• Communicate with participants throughout study participation and conduct follow-up, reminder, and retention outreach
• Maintain accurate participant tracking information and study documentation
• Support participant completion of required study activities
• Process and track participant incentives according to established procedures
• Assist with development and refinement of participant-facing, study, and intervention materials
• Assist with collection of study data and participant assessments according to established study procedures
• Support implementation and testing of digital study and intervention components
• Provide routine technical and logistical assistance to study participants and escalate issues as appropriate
• Maintain accurate and complete study records
• Carry out assigned research activities and provide other study implementation support to the Research Coordinator and Project Manager
• Assist with coding and analysis of data from semi-structured interviews according to established qualitative research procedures
• Maintain documentation related to qualitative research activities
• Assist the Research Coordinator, Project Manager, and research team with summarizing qualitative findings

Preferred

• Bachelors degree in Public Health, Psychology, Social Work, Health Sciences, or a related field
• Previous experience supporting human-subjects research
• Experience recruiting, screening, enrolling, or retaining research participants
• Experience collecting participant data or administering research assessments
• Experience with REDCap or similar research data collection systems
• Experience with qualitative research, including coding or analysis of qualitative data
• Experience with behavioral, digital health, chronic disease, or health-services research
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
• Human-subjects research
• Participant recruitment
• Participant screening
• enrollment
• Research data collection
• Research assessment administration
• REDCap
• Research data collection systems
• Qualitative research
• Qualitative data coding
• Qualitative data analysis
• Behavioral research
• Digital health research
• Chronic disease research
• Health-services research

Benefits

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings
• Remote-first work policy; flexible hybrid schedule, with remote work supported and encouraged when appropriate. Shared work and meeting space at the North Campus Research Complex is available as needed. Occasional on-site meetings and other in-person work are required.

Company

• Academic medical center and health care system
• Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
• http://www.uofmhealth.org/
• Founded in 1850
• 10001+ employees

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted, including relevant undergraduate and graduate student work experience
• 1-3 years of experience in a related field
• Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate professionally with research participants
• Strong written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to follow established study procedures and maintain accurate research documentation
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively as part of a research team
• Bachelors degree in Public Health, Psychology, Social Work, Health Sciences, or a related field
• Previous experience supporting human-subjects research
• Experience recruiting, screening, enrolling, or retaining research participants
• Experience collecting participant data or administering research assessments
• Experience with REDCap or similar research data collection systems
• Experience with qualitative research, including coding or analysis of qualitative data
• Experience with behavioral, digital health, chronic disease, or health-services research
• 1-3 years of experience in a related field.

Required skills

• Behavioral Research, Chronic Disease Research, Digital Health Research, Health Services Research, Human-Subjects Research, Qualitative Data Coding and Analysis, REDCap, Research Data Collection, Research Participant Recruitment and Retention

Preferred skills

• Previous experience supporting human-subjects research

Experience

• 1-3 years