Public Health Research & Community Engagement Coordinator

HEALTHY START INC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 49,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthy Start Inc in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a Research Coordinator to support coordination, evaluation, and dissemination of public health research initiatives. You will work under the Research Manager to manage timelines, deliverables, and communications across maternal and child health and health equity projects.

The role requires a 4-year degree and involves collaboration with community members, researchers, and partners, with opportunities to lead tools development as you gain experience.

Qualifications

• Advanced training in public health.
• Experience in research, public health, project coordination, or community engagement.
• Ability to coordinate projects, manage timelines and deliverables, and communicate with multiple stakeholders.
• Knowledge of research methods, evaluation, data management, and community-engaged research.
• Experience with community-based organizations, academic institutions, healthcare organizations, or multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, interpersonal, and technical communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Experience with REDCap, Qualtrics, or similar research/data platforms preferred.
• Experience with Monday.com, or similar project management platforms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate assigned research, evaluation, and public health projects from planning through completion, including workplans, timelines, milestones, deliverables, and task assignments.
• Monitor project progress and communicate barriers, risks, and emerging needs to the Research Manager.
• Coordinate project meetings and facilitate communication among Healthy Start staff, community partners, researchers, organizations, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Support the development and implementation of research and evaluation plans, protocols, procedures, and data collection activities, with opportunities to independently lead the development of tools and processes as skills and experience develop.
• Support the development of surveys, interview and focus group guides, recruitment materials, and other research and evaluation tools, with opportunities to independently lead the development of selected tools as experience and skills develop.

Skills

Public health

Research

Project coordination

Community engagement

Communication skills

Data management

Interpersonal skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

MS Office

Education

4 Year Degree

Tools

REDCap

Qualtrics

Microsoft Office

Monday.com

Job description

Healthy Start Inc in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a Research Coordinator to support coordination, evaluation, and dissemination of public health research initiatives. You will work under the Research Manager to manage timelines, deliverables, and communications across maternal and child health and health equity projects.

The role requires a 4-year degree and involves collaboration with community members, researchers, and partners, with opportunities to lead tools development as you gain experience.