Research Support Specialist
Core
Full-time Research Support Specialist supporting federally, state, and institutionally funded research focused on firefighter and first responder health and safety, including longitudinal cohort studies and occupational exposure assessments.
Role type
Research Support Specialist
Builds
Longitudinal cohort studies, occupational exposure assessments, and interventions for firefighter health and safety
Domain
Public Health / Epidemiology / Occupational Health
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Data collection and entry, REDCap database management, study protocol implementation, participant recruitment and retention, regulatory documentation, report generation, specimen handling, field data collection coordination
Preferred skills
Research or clinical research experience, epidemiologic studies experience, community-based research experience, REDCap experience, longitudinal cohort study experience, field-based data collection experience, biospecimen collection and processing experience, phlebotomy experience, relevant research certification
Technologies
REDCap
Responsibilities
Researches, collects, analyzes, and synthesizes data; maintains databases; conducts quality assurance checks; organizes community working group meetings; serves as primary point of contact for community partners; supports participant recruitment, screening, enrollment, and follow-up; develops and maintains REDCap databases; generates routine and ad hoc reports; administers research questionnaires and physical measurements; assists with specimen collection and inventory; coordinates study visits and field deployments; prepares research summaries and materials for publication; travels locally, statewide, and nationally to support research activities
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior, no previous experience required