Research Associate III

Supervises day-to-day activities of a major segment(s) of a large study; all phases of a medium study; or several smaller studies to include direction of less experienced research staff. Large project usually is multi-year, w/ a budget in excess of 200k annually hundreds of participants at multiple sites. Recommends solutions to project design problems. Final review required for some phases of projects.
Essential Functions:
- Manages all or most of the research study components phases
- Manages staff to include: hiring, training, evaluating performance assigning work
- Designs, implements interprets findings of pilot programs
- Identifies oversees preparation of study tools protocols
- Prepares/presents progress reports as well as assists in writing scientific articles
- Manages project budget; recommends budget actions/decisions
- Supervises monitors data collection, data editing on-site pretests
- Recommends solutions to project design problems
- Leads professional committees w/ other coordinators, investigators, etc

Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Public Health, Health Care Administration, Epidemiology or other related field required.
- Master's Degree in Public Health, Health Care Administration, Epidemiology or other related field preferred.
- Significant experience (usually five (5) plus years) in one (1) or more of the technical areas required.
- Strong working knowledge of research methodology / research study design, hypothesis testing and qualitative data interpretation and application.
- Excellent knowledge of computer applications, such as word processing, spreadsheet design and database applications.
- Able to create flow charts, chart review instruments, design questionnaires, interpret data.
- Project management skills required.
- Knowledge of Medical Terminology.
- Must be able to work in a Labor / Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Bilingual (English / Spanish) preferred.
- MPH, MS preferred.
- Previous professional experience in a research setting preferred and solid understanding of the research process. Individual should be analytical, highly organized, detail-oriented, and have solid follow-through and interpersonal skills.
- Proficient in MS Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Word.
- Working knowledge of statistical instruments (SAS, SPSS, etc) desired.
- Solid quantitative and project coordination skills.
- Ability to interpret and communicate study needs in order to obtain accurate data and results in a timely manner.
- Ability to work effectively with Principal Investigators and internal research teams.
- Experience with budget management and strong working knowledge of large databases and electronic medical records.

Notes:
- Under the direction of the project manager and PI, individual will assist with all tasks and responsibilities associated with the development, implementation and evaluation of a process for biospecimen collection, transportation and storage.
- They will work on a project team to help establish a biospecimen repository in Kaiser Permanente's Southern California region for the purposes of research.
- The selected individual will work in partnership with counterparts in the Northern California region.
- Position may also require occasional travel to other KP medical centers and collaborating institutions.
- Position will be conditional and duration will be based on the availability of grant funds to support this position. Upon completion of the initial grant-funded project, grant funded individuals may be assigned to other grant funded projects, if operationally feasible.