Boston University Boston , MA 02298
Posted 2 months ago
This exciting opportunity is with a five-year federally funded project offering a therapeutic intervention for young children who have parents with an opioid use or substance use disorder. The intervention, entitled BRIGHT Building Resilience through Intervention: Growing Healthier Together, aims to mitigate the impact of trauma for the young children and parents, improve parenting capacities and the parent-child relationship. BRIGHT will be offered through a specialty pediatric medical home at Boston Medical Center. The evaluation coordinator will work with the Principal Investigator to complete all process and outcome evaluation activities. The position is full time, grant funded, through Boston University and includes the university tuition remission benefits. Organize, manage and coordinate the evaluation study (reports to the PI)
Primary responsibility for handling day-to-day administrative and management issues, data collection including liaising with clinical staff and interviewing participants, data monitoring and safety, tracking and reporting adverse events
Develop and manage study databases
Prepare applications, amendments and revisions for Institutional Review Boards (IRB)
Purchasing needed supplies and equipment
Conduct literature reviews, organize, summarize and report findings
Basic data analysis and preparation of research reports and presentations; liaison with statistician
Liaison with clinicians and clinical supervisor for the purpose of data collection and fidelity.
Required Skills
MA, MSW, MPH (public health, psychology, child development, social work, etc) with 1+ years of experience
Valid drivers license
Excellent written and oral communications and organizational abilities
Proficiency with MS Office applications, database systems (e.g. REDcap, Excel), and database development
Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative analytical software preferred (e.g. SAS, SPSS, R, NVivo)
Previous IRB experience preferred
Team Work and Cultural Sensitivity: Ability to interact respectfully with study participants, other employees, professional staff and/or external contacts from a wide range of social, racial and ethnic populations to offer ideas, identify issues and obtain information.
Must be able to maintain strict confidentiality of all personal/health sensitive information
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
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