Research Support Assistant III

Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Benefits Package

Affirmative Action Employer

Job summary

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. seeks a Research Support Assistant III for the NYS Psychiatric Institute's Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence (CECC). This full-time role supports research and administrative tasks under experienced faculty.

Responsibilities cover participant recruitment, data handling, literature reviews, and preparing reports. Minimum qualifications include a public health/science degree, qualitative methods experience, and REDCap proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
• Experience with qualitative methods and literature searches.
• Experience with REDCap or similar data capture platforms.

Responsibilities

• Recruit research participants and conduct screenings.
• Assist with data collection, including assessments and interviews.
• Transcribe interviews and maintain records.
• Data entry and ongoing quality review.
• Code and analyze quantitative and qualitative data.
• Prepare grant applications and literature reviews.
• Assist with study reports and presentations.

Skills

Qualitative methods

Spanish fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in public health, social sciences, psychology, or related field

Tools

REDCap

EndNote

PubMed

Stata

ATLAS.ti

Job description

Job Title: Research Support Assistant III

Grade: 13

Salary: $52,079-$54,079

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a full-time Research Support Assistant position at the Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence (CECC) at the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI). The CECC is a dynamic research center aimed at reducing mental health disparities through service-based, community-based, and implementation research. The CECC works together with the Anxiety Disorders Clinic (ADC) and the Hispanic Treatment Program at NYSPI. The chosen candidate will provide research and administrative support to the Center working under the direction of experienced faculty and staff. This position will report to the CECC Director, direct Supervisor, and Research Director.

Duties And Responsibilities

The research duties of the CECC/ADC Research Support Assistant include:

• Recruit research participants and conduct screenings following research protocols supported by the Office of Mental Health and other funders.
• Assist with data collection, including virtual and in-person assessments, semi-structured interviews, and focus groups.
• Assist with the transcription of interviews and focus groups, including ensuring accuracy and de-identification.
• Assist with creating and maintaining research participants' physical and electronic records.
• Conduct data entry and ongoing data quality review.
• Assist with the coding and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data.
• Assist with the preparation of grant applications (e.g., literature searches, biosketches).
• Conduct literature searches and assist with literature summaries and literature reviews.
• Assist with the preparation of study reports and scientific articles.
• Assist with preparation of presentations, newsletter articles, and videos to communicate research findings.
• Assist in responding to requests by the Office of Mental Health for information, reports, presentations, and recommendations.
• Assist with the preparation and submissions of IRB protocols and annual reviews.
• Assist with the implementation of study protocols in accordance with federal regulations and institutional policies including maintenance of study binders and study records including in REDCap.
• Assist with other research duties as needed.

Administrative duties

The administrative duties of the CECC/ADC Research Support Assistant include:

• Support the CECC, Hispanic Treatment Program, and ADC by providing research and administrative support as needed, creating and maintaining physical and electronic medical records, and other tasks.
• Support all CECC staff by scheduling in-person and virtual meetings, preparing agendas, and taking minutes.
• Handle travel and events logistics (e.g., making travel arrangements, scheduling meeting rooms).
• Prepare and process travel reimbursements, pay orders, purchase requisitions, order of supplies, and provide other administrative support for CECC/ADC projects and activities. including coordinating CECC volunteers.
• Maintain CECC's website and listserv to disseminate project and research findings and communicate with research and community partners.
• Manage the Center's Cultural Formulation Interview online module, subscriptions, and customer support. Register group and individual subscriptions. Process payments and facilitate access to online module.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public health, social work, social sciences, psychology, pre-medical studies, or another related field required.
• At least one year of experience using qualitative methods.
• At least one year of experience using REDCap or other electronic data capture platforms
• At least one year of experience searching literature databases (e.g., PubMed) and using reference management tools (e.g., EndNote)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience conducting research focused on mental health equity, social determinants of mental health, &/or cultural competence
• Experience recruiting participants from underserved populations and collaborating with community partners
• At least one year of experience using quantitative methods and Stata statistical software.
• Experience conducting qualitative analysis using software such as ATLAS.ti
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to research reports, peer-reviewed publications, and grant applications
• Fluency in Spanish

Work Location

1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032 The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affiliated/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant. Salary: $52079 - $54079 per year