Research Specialist; Part-time

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University of Colorado Anschutz Campus

Colorado School of Public Health | Life course Epidemiology of Adiposity & Diabetes (LEAD) Center

Research Specialist (Part‑time)

Position #:  - Requisition #: 38666

Join the Colorado School of Public Health as a Research Specialist (Research Services Entry Professional). This position is a key member of the school's Life course Epidemiology of Adiposity & Diabetes (LEAD) Center that will conduct study visits and support the center's laboratory and biorepository. In-person research visits will include consenting, biospecimen collection, anthropomorphic measurements, and questionnaire administration. The Research Specialist will be expected to handle sensitive participant data in a HIPAA compliant manner and perform accurate data entry in REDCap and Freezer Pro databases.

• Conduct in-person research visits, including consenting, physical measurements, phlebotomy, and questionnaire administration
• Set up data collection kits for visits and complete data entry
• Process biospecimen, including frozen biospecimen pulls, aliquoting, and shipping
• Maintain SAS code to manage a lab results dataset
• Perform data QA/QC in the Freezer Pro database
• Regulatory compliance
• This is a part-time (0.5 FTE) position that reports to the Biorepository Operations Manager

Onsite – This role is expected to work onsite and is located at the University of Colorado Anschutz Campus in Aurora, CO.

Colorado School of Public Health (Colorado

SPH) is a unique and collaborative graduate school that combines the collective expertise of three Colorado universities: the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Anschutz) in Aurora, Colorado State University (CSU) in Fort Collins, and the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) in Greeley, Colorado. The Colorado School of Public Health is the only accredited school of public health in the Rocky Mountain Region, attracting top tier faculty and students from across the country, and providing a vital contribution towards ensuring our region's health and wellbeing.

The school's faculty, staff, and students work together to share knowledge and conduct innovative research and community service to actively address public health issues including chronic disease, access to healthcare, environmental threats, emerging infectious diseases, costly injuries, and more.

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical:
  Multiple plan options
• Dental:
  Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance:
  Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan:
  Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off:
  Accruals over the year
• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 10/year
• Tuition Benefit:
  Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass:
  Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.

• A bachelor's degree in public health, public administration, social/behavioral sciences, physical sciences, nursing, healthcare, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.
• Substitution: A combination of education and related technical/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree on a year‑for‑year basis.

• Experience in public health research
• Experience using data entry databases, especially experience with data entry in REDCap
• Experience in biospecimen processing techniques
• Experience conducting in-person research visits or clinical experience
• Experience with SAS coding

• Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution.
• Outstanding customer service skills.
• Demonstrated experience in fostering a community that values a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
• Ability to understand…