Research Specialist-Infectious Diseases-Jackson Medical Mall

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Grant funded

Job summary

The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson is seeking a Research Specialist-Infectious Diseases to coordinate and conduct research projects under approved protocols. You will recruit, screen, enroll, and retain study participants while ensuring adherence to FDA guidelines and study SOPs.

The role emphasizes data collection, sample handling, and accurate record-keeping, with strong teamwork and communication to support investigators and staff in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and two years of research administration or support experience.
• Experience coordinating recruitment and data collection preferred.
• Familiarity with FDA and other research guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Participates in and coordinates planning, development, and implementation of research protocols.
• Recruits, enrolls, and retains eligible research participants with required documentation.
• Oversees daily research activities and procedures, ensuring care and respect for participants.
• Inputs data and maintains records; distributes information to faculty and staff as requested.
• Ensures research activities comply with protocols, procedures, and safety standards.
• Collaborates with the research team to ensure quality data collection and reporting.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Data management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Job Information

• Job Title: Research Specialist-Infectious Diseases-Jackson Medical Mall
• Job Category: Research
• Organization: SOM-Medicine-ID - PI II
• Job Requisition ID: R00053901
• Location: Jackson Medical Mall

Job Summary

To coordinate and conduct research projects and related activities as assigned. To coordinate the recruitment, data collection, and retention of research participants in accordance with established study protocols and in accordance with FDA and other research guidelines. To ensure adherence to applicable policies, procedures, standards, and practices.

Time Type

Full time

Job Status

• FLSA Designation/Job Exempt: Yes

FTE %

100

Work Shift

Day

Salary

Pay Class: Salary

Benefits

• Grant Funded: Yes

Job Dates

• Job Posting Date: 10/26/2026

Job Closing Date

open until filled if no date

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree and two (2) years of research administration or support experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in phlebotomy and the execution of research visits, including participant coordination and data collection.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles and procedures of clinical, population/health services, and/or translational research.
• Verbal and written communication skills, computer skills.
• Interpersonal skills to interact with a wide range of constituencies.
• Ability to prepare and process data and biological/environmental samples using established protocols.
• Assures integrity of research study records.

Responsibilities

• Participates in and coordinates the planning, development, and implementation of research protocols in accordance with established research parameters.
• Recruits, enrolls, and retains eligible research participants, ensuring required documentation is collected and processed. Provides basic study background and education to participants.
• Oversees and conducts the planning, scheduling and implementation of daily research activities and procedures, ensuring adequate care and respect for participants.
• Inputs data and maintains records needed for research. Distributes research information to faculty, research staff, investigators, and others as requested.
• Ensures all research activities are carried out in accordance with established research protocols, clinical procedures, and safety standards.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are interacts with all members of the research team to assure quality data collection and reporting in accordance with study protocols and research standards.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires frequent exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, frequent handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, frequent crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, frequent pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking.