Research Assistant - Part Time

Position: Research Assistant - Part Time (Staff)

Position Details

• Job Title: RESEARCH ASST I
• Position Number: 8350060
• Job Category: University Staff
• Job Type: Part-Time
• FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
• Campus: Maywood-Health Sciences Campus
• Department Name: HEALTH INFORMATICS & DATA SCI
• Location Code: HEALTH INFORMATICS & DATA SCI
• Is this split and/or fully grant funded? No

Duties and Responsibilities

This position provides technical support activities related to documents, analyzes, and reports on clinical research data. Provides input to support the strategic, administrative, operational, and financial decisions that impact clinical research conducted across the University.

This at‑will position is wholly or partially funded by contractual grant funding which is renewed under provisions set by the grantor of the contract. Employment will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these grant funds and satisfactory job performance.

Minimum Education and or Work Experience

• Education Required: Bachelors Degree OR equivalent training acquired via work experience or education
• Education Preferred: Bachelors Degree
• Experience
  
  Required:
  
  None
• Experience Preferred: 1-2 years of previous job-related experience

Qualifications

• Technical Skills or Knowledge:
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
  • Knowledge in relevant scientific field.
  • Research techniques or methods.
  • Regulatory policies and procedures.
• Preferred
  
  Competencies:
  
  
  • Analytical skills.
  • Problem‑solving skills.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Organizational skills.
  • Verbal and written communication skills.
  • Work independently and as part of a team.
• Education:
  • Required:
    
    Bachelors Degree OR equivalent training acquired via work experience or education
  • Preferred:
    Bachelors Degree
• Experience:
  • Required:
    
    None
  • Preferred: 1-2 years of previous job-related experience

Primary Responsibilities

• Understanding and implementing data extractions, transformations, and loads
• Writing SQL code to incorporate new data sources into data warehouses and affiliated data marts, both local and distributed
• Working with existing teams to further development according to existing standards and conventions.

Additional Responsibilities

• Data management and biostatistical expertise, including:
  • Data source acquisition and positioning
  • Providing ongoing feedback and support to expand available data sources while improving the team's understanding of existing data sources
  • Transforming and loading data into data models and platforms, both standardized and unstandardized
  • Creating and maintaining a growing body of documentation.
• Data analysis using coding languages to answer research questions under several University faculty members' direction and support quality improvement initiatives and external reporting.

Ideal Candidates Will

• Quickly master medical terminology related to filling data requests
• Communicate effectively with a business analyst and clients, write SQL queries that optimize the organization of data deliverables
• Perform analyses using R and Python, and generate visualizations using Tableau.
• Assist with data quality checks prior to delivery of data, making sure that each deliverable matches the original request specifications and that the data is of the highest quality. The incumbent will perform statistical analyses as needed and develop reports for clinician-scientists as needed.

Computer Skills

• Basic troubleshooting skills, use of web browsers and internet, file maintenance and organization, email etiquette, digital safety and security. Demonstrated programming experience in R or Python.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite - Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Special Instructions to Applicants

As a Jesuit, Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago's mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university's focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed
.

About Loyola University Chicago

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