Data Assistant

Details

**Open Date** 09/05/2024

**Requisition Number** PRN15219N

**Job Title** PS Research Associate

**Working Title** Data Assistant

**Job Grade** A00

**FLSA Code** Professional

**Patient Sensitive Job Code?** Yes

**Type** Non Benefited Staff / Student

**Temporary?** No

**Standard Hours per Week** Up to 19

**Full Time or Part Time?** Part Time

**Shift** Day

**Work Schedule Summary**

**Is this a work study job?** No

**VP Area** U of U Health - Academics

**Department** 00965 - Occ. Environmental Health

**Location** Campus

**City** Salt Lake City, UT

**Type of Recruitment** External Posting

**Pay Rate Range** DOQ $15-$25

**Close Date**

**Job Summary**

We are looking for a Data Assistant interested in working with a diverse research team. Our data assistants work as part of a team that includes physicians, PhDs, and graduate students. We can teach any of the necessary skills as long as you are willing and eager to learn. Come to gain hands-on experience in research in a friendly and challenging environment.

This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated requirements. We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy.

This position is considered Category I: Mandatory and required on campus or health care facilities to support on-site operations. Employees hired into this category will be required to be physically located at the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental ( RMCOEH ).

Office Location: 250 S 200 E Salt Lake City, UT

**Responsibilities**

**Essential Functions**

+ Compile data from a variety of sources including interviews, questionnaires, literature sources, and medical and genealogical records.

+ Screen and enroll study participants; coordinate study visit; assemble participant kits; collects, ships, and/or stores participant kits; follow up with participants; enters information into the department's computer system.

+ Assist Data Manager with data server and system up keep.

+ Assist Data Manager with running of scripts and reports

+ Assist Data Manager with data cleaning.

+ Maintain up-to-date files and records of research data.

+ Search sources such as reference works, documents, statistical records, etc. and evaluates applicability of collected data to research subject.

+ May draft correspondence to answer inquiries and respond to requests from outside agencies about specific projects.

+ Maintain an internal library on project information resources and data collected.

+ Performs quality control through path audits in order to resolve discrepancies and overlaps with data. Schedules appointments, visits, and meetings.

This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

**Work Environment and Level of Frequency that may be required:**

Nearly Continuously: Office environment.

Often: Infectious disease, oils ( _there is air or skin exposure to oils or other cutting fluids_ ), hazards ( _includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, or exposure to chemicals_ ).

**Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required**

Nearly Continuously: Hearing, listening, talking.

Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking, standing, sitting.

Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead.

**Minimum Qualifications**

**Preferences**

Six months research experience or equivalency; demonstrated organizational and communication skills; and a commitment to provide excellent customer service preferred. An understanding of research protocols and procedures preferred.

**Special Instructions Summary**

**Additional Information**

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS' post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran's status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

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