Responsibilities
The UCLA Department of Medicine is seeking a motivated Staff Research Associate to join our team of diverse, highly experienced professionals with a passion to improve health and health care. In this role, you will have the opportunity to be an integral part of an innovative new team under the direction of Dr. John Mafi, the Principal Investigator at UCLA. This is the kind of position that is perfect for candidates who are eager to perform a variety of job duties, including: coordinating research activities, data management, assist in editing/proof reading peer-reviewed manuscripts, review scientific literature, edit/proofread grant applications, and other administrative duties related to research. You must also be willing and able to maintain regular contact with project and data partners. Strong organization skills and keen attention to detail are necessary to be considered for this position.
*This is a limited 3-month role, which may convert to career status*
The targeted salary range is: $27.09-$43.58
Qualifications
Required:
- Ability to perform duties and tasks independently and with responsibility with minimal supervision.
- Ability to take initiative and follow through independently on projects.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality with data and research projects.
- Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with a variety of individuals including faculty, staff, data and research partners.
- Experience in research project coordination (project management) across a large number of diverse projects.
- Excellent team skills, interacting well with individuals of diverse backgrounds. .
- Working knowledge and proficient use of software Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Access), Internet Browsers.
- Prior experience in handling a variety of tasks with a high degree of accuracy (multitasking) and ability to set priorities when confronted with competing requests.
Preferred:
- Skill in analyzing information, problems, situations, policies or procedures to define the problem, need or objective, identify relevant issues or concerns, formulate alternatives for resolution or new program development, and recommend alternative choices and implications for implementation.
- Experience dealing with IRB submissions.
- Bachelor’s degree plus 1-3 years of related experience in a health care, research, or educational environment.
- Experience with data analysis and interpretation.
- Experience with data collection and/or analyses for medical research
- Skill in typing numerical tables of data using format provided.
UCLA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.