1. Researches and collects data through site or home visit intakes; library research; structured interviews; or through other means for designated research assignments. 2. Records and compiles information related to research data. Codes data accordingly to research specifications. Uses a computer terminal to input and retrieve data and to generate reports. 3. Processes and summarizes data using scientific or statistical techniques. Assists in data interpretation and analyses. Reports on status of research activities. 4. Recruits study participants and ensures that subject recruitment and follow-up are completed per protocol procedures. 5. Orders and maintains inventory of supplies. May assist in designing, developing, and modifying research experiments, procedures, or survey instruments. May assist research and support staff. 6. Performs additional functions incidental to research activities.
Required Skill/ability 1: Ability to extract and compile data from written sources, and ability to interpret written policies and procedures. Ability to clearly and accurately convey information.
Required Skill/ability 2:
Very good interpersonal skills and communication skills. Ability to display sensitivity to the patients as well as the clinical team staff and their work environment when retrieving samples.
Required Skill/ability 3: Excellent attention to detail, attendance, and punctuality are critical to this position. Ability to quickly shift priorities as needed and instructed to by staff.
Required Skill/ability 4: Strong computer skills with the ability to quickly learn new systems. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft office software. Ability to perform barcoding based on defined standards.
Required Skill/ability 5:
Familiarity with medical laboratory terminology, and experience working in a laboratory setting.
Preferred Education: Familiarity with HIPAA regulations and experience ensuring strict patient confidentiality. Previous inventory, transport, or specimen processing experience.
Work Week: Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
Posting Position Title: Research Assistant 1 HSS
University Job Title: Laboratory Assistant/Transporter
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills: Familiarity with HIPAA regulations and experience ensuring strict patient confidentiality. Previous inventory, transport, or specimen processing experience.
Six years of related work experience, four of them in the same job family at the next lower level, and high school level education; or four years of related work experience and an Associate's degree; or little or no work experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
