Research Associate

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC is seeking a Research Associate to support a 5-year longitudinal study tracking alcohol tolerance development in young adults. The role involves participant contact, scheduling, administering questionnaires, data entry and verification, and quality control within a grant-funded clinical research setting.

Responsibilities include recruiting and consenting participants, conducting interviews, maintaining databases, and assisting with regular study procedures under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Contact and schedule potential participants from a designated pool of individuals who have agreed to be contacted for research studies.
• Conduct subject searches to locate subjects who are unable to be contacted.
• Explain research protocol and obtain informed consent from participants.
• Conduct on-line and/or library searches as needed by the PI as necessary.
• Perform phone interviews for research project protocol(s) as needed.
• Maintain and update subject information database.
• Conduct interviews with research participants under supervision as needed.

Job description

We are seeking a Research Associate to assist in the execution of a 5-year longitudinal study with young adults. The purpose of this study is to track the development of alcohol tolerance over time from the onset of regular drinking using both survey and ecological momentary assessment. This position will involve contact with study participants, scheduling appointments, administering research questionnaires, follow-up of study participants, collecting, entering and verifying data, assisting in quality control procedures and general clinical research assistance.

This position is grant funded.

Responsibilities:

• Contact and schedule potential participants from a designated pool of individuals who have agreed to be contacted for research studies.
• Conduct subject searches to locate subjects who are unable to be contacted.
• Explain research protocol and obtain informed consent from participants.
• Conduct on-line and/or library searches as needed by the PI as necessary.
• Perform phone interviews for research project protocol(s) as needed.
• Maintain and update subject information database.
• Conduct interviews with research participants under supervision as needed.