Research Assistant – OB/GYN

Qualifications

Required

• Demonstrated ability to organize, initiate and work independently to address responsibilities; must have strong time management skills and ability to independently prioritize tasks and re-prioritize work based on knowledge of research objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills; ability to effectively and clearly communicate research goals, participant’s obligations, benefits and limits to study participation in terms understood by participants; and ability to discuss sensitive health and emotional matters.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with culturally diverse population (cultural, socio-economic status, educational, cognitive) in order to efficiently establish rapport and cooperative, collaborative working relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to work with persons with highly sensitive health issues.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Demonstrated skill in setting priorities in order to complete work in a timely manner when there are changes in assignment, workload, and pressures of deadlines.
• Demonstrated excellent skills in using PC’s and Microsoft Office Programs.

Strongly Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in a health science field, such as biology, nursing, public health, etc.

Preferred

• Demonstrated experience working on data collection, coding, cleaning, update and analysis.