Project Assistant
Core
Coordinate community outreach, recruitment, and education activities for Alzheimer's disease research studies to recruit and retain diverse participants.
Role type
Project Assistant (Research Operations)
Builds
Community engagement programs and research participant pipelines for the USC Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Domain
Healthcare research / Gerontology / Alzheimer's disease
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Outreach and recruitment, participant screening and consenting, appointment coordination, database management, grant proposal assistance, technical report writing, cultural adaptation of materials, social media management
Preferred skills
Bilingual English-Spanish, experience with diverse racial/ethnic communities, health literacy material development, high-paced project administration
Technologies
Microsoft Office, REDCap, EndNote
Responsibilities
Conduct innovative outreach and education activities on memory/brain health; Conduct engagement and recruitment activities to promote studies and retain participants; Establish and maintain partnerships with community stakeholders and a Community Advisory Board; Conduct participant follow-up to ensure continuity of referrals; Manage data management systems and monitor outreach metrics; Create and implement diverse formats to meet outreach needs; Assist with cultural and linguistic adaptations of public-facing materials; Contribute to website and social media postings
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on support