Research Assistant - Research Cambridge, MA

Research Assistant – Research job at Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA

Location: 1035 Cambridge Street

Work Days: Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00 + occasional weekends and evenings

Category: Research

Department: Research

Job Type: Full time

Work Shift: Various Shifts

Hours/Week: 40.00

Union Name: Non Union

The Research Department at Cambridge Health Alliance advances the organization’s mission by supporting applied services and clinical research that promote health equity, improved delivery of mental health services to adults, youth and children, and community well‑being. The department collaborates with a wide range of partners, including other research labs at CHA, other academic partners, including other Harvard Psychiatry Departments, community organizations, health systems, and public agencies.

With multidisciplinary expertise, the individuals in the research department assist in the design, implementation and administration of rigorous, community‑informed projects that generate actionable insights and drive positive, data‑informed change. The Health Equity Research Lab (HERLab) is a health services research center connected to the Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance Department of Psychiatry that is made up of an interdisciplinary group of researchers and clinicians dedicated to conducting research to improve physical and mental health in diverse communities.

Working under the general direction of the Associate Director and Principal Investigators, the RA will provide administrative support to research projects.

• Participate in and support the planning, development, and implementation of ongoing research projects as programmed by the researchers and principal investigator(s).
• Assist in grant writing and grant submissions working in collaboration with the PI and other researchers.
• Assist in manuscript preparation and submission to journals.
• Assist in providing administrative support to the research team by scheduling meetings and setting up conference calls.
• Work closely with the operations manager as support for hiring and orienting new researchers, volunteers or summer students.
• Manage summer interns and volunteers.
• When required, help with the recruitment, interviews and follow up of research subjects; coordinate with community partners and other research team members.
• Collect pertinent and updated literature for different projects and publications.
• Develop and track IRB documentation.
• Assist in graphic, tables and other presentation of research data.
• Review, analyze, and synthesize existing literature and translate results of the literature review into everyday language for mass audiences.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study preferred.
• Organizing and completing time‑sensitive tasks.
• Willingness and ability to work in a busy environment with shifting and competing priorities.
• Ability to work well with all levels of HERLab personnel.

In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates from discriminating against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity.

We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct that, in the judgment of CHA, encourages or permits an offensive or hostile work environment.

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