Research Assistant Iii Non-lab

4 weeks ago

Boston, Massachusetts, United States Harvard University Full time

Position Description

  • The Department of Global Health and Social Medicine (DGHSM) at Harvard Medical School conducts research to constantly improve the practice of medicine, the delivery of treatment, and the development of health care policies locally and worldwide. Researchers at DGHSM have a long history of conducting research on tuberculosis, focusing on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of both drugsensitive and drugresistant TB.
  • The Research Assistant will be responsible for research support for the Beat-TB study. This study is funded by the NIAID and is implemented in close partnership with Socios en Salud (Partners in Health) in Lima, Peru. Our study proposes to investigate MTB genetic variants that contribute to clinical as distinct from microbiological responses to TB treatment and to determine whether specific mutations affect differential culturability. We've collected baseline and twomonth followup data of 2000 participants.
  • The Research Assistant will work as part of a team comprising staff based in Boston and will perform datamanagement functions, including data quality control/assurance, producing datasets for analysis, conductive basic descriptive analyses, documenting datarelated procedures, as well as data analyses in support of the work conducted by the PI and the Biostatistician.
  • Specific responsibilities include assembling and preparing data sets for analysis, conducting independent analyses in Stata or R and ensuring the software code developed is suitable for reuse by others, developing presentations on the results for internal and external audiences, contributing to reports and papers for publication, and participating in regular team meetings. The Research Assistant will also perform mínimal data management tasks, such as annotation of the study's data dictionary. Other duties as required.

Basic Qualifications

  • College background and two or more years related research experience. Applicant should have proficiency in using statistical software packages such as STATA. Higher education may count towards experience

Additional Qualifications and Skills

  • Bachelor's Degree preferred
  • Master's Degree in Epidemiology
  • Experience with data collection and data management in a research setting
  • Experience programming in R and/or STATA and ability to perform data analyses as required
  • Experience working with complex data sets, creating visualizations, and using statistical inference techniques
  • Experience in writing and submitting manuscripts for publication
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Works well independently as well as cooperatively within a team

Additional Information

  • This is a oneyear term position from the date of hire, with the possibility of extension, contingent upon work performance and continued funding to support the position.
  • The health of our workforce is a priority for Harvard University. With that in mind, we strongly encourage all employees to be uptodate on CDCrecommended vaccines.
  • Please note that we are currently conducting a majority of interviews and onboarding remotely and virtually. We appreciate your understanding.
  • The Harvard Medical School is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
    Work Format Details
  • This position is based in Boston and some inperson oncampus work will be required, and flexible/remote work is an option. Any remote work must be performed in a state in which Harvard is registered to do business (CA*, CT, GA, IL, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VA, VT, and WA). Individual flexible and remote work options for this role will be discussed during the interview process. *Note: Harvard employees working in California must be exempt.

Benefits-
Paid Time Off: 3-4 weeks of accrued vacation time per year (3 weeks for support staff and 4 weeks for administrative/professional staff), 12 accrued sick days per year, 12.5 holidays plus a Winter Recess in December/January, 3 personal days per year (prorated based on date of hire), and up to 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents who are primary care givers.
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Health and Welfare: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, disability and life insurance programs, along with voluntary benefits. Most coverage begins as of your start date.
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Work/Life and Wellness: Child and elder/adult care resources including on campus childcare centers, Employee Assistance Program, and wellness programs related to stress management, nutrition, meditation, and more.
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Retirement: University-funded retirement plan with contributions from 5% to 15% of eligible compensation, based on age and earnings with full vesting after 3 years of service.
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Tuition Assistance Program: Competitive program including $40 per class at the Harvard Extension School and reduced tuition through other participating Harvard graduate schools.
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Tuition Reimbursement: Program that provides 75% to 90% reimbursement up to

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