Research Assistant

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain caseload of study participants
• Collect data using a variety of methods.
• Enter data on research databases, such as SPSS.
• Review data for errors in entry.
• Attend Caron meetings involved with research activities, as needed.
• Maintain satisfactory call completion rate to study participants
• Respond to requests and provide information/data to internal parties.
• Use judgment and be self-directed in performance of responsibilities.
• This job will require at minimum 1 weekend a month (not to exceed 2) and will involve scheduled evening hours.
• This job description reflects assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Light lifting and bending
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of Bachelor degree required.
• Experience in mental health or addiction treatment or research.
• Previous call center experience preferred
• Attention to detail in work assignments.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and to prioritize work.
• Familiarity with Word, Excel, SPSS software programs.
• If in recovery, one year of continuous sobriety is preferred.
• Flexibility to adjust work schedule, including weekend and evening hours, to align with project goals and scheduled appointments.

COMPETENCE AND MEASUREMENT:

• Demonstrate ability to gain patient confidence through satisfactory maintenance of participants in research studies.
• Demonstrate attention to detail through a minimum of errors in data entry.
• Demonstrate time-management abilities through timely completion of multiple tasks.
• Demonstrate ability to work independently through decision-making skills and independent completion of tasks in absence of Director of Research.
• Demonstrate initiative in completion of tasks without prior requests and in approaching Director of Research with project ideas and suggestions.