"Research Area Specialist Inter"

This position will work with the MGI Data Collection Faculty Leads, Principal Investigators, and other research team members to manage recruitment, engagement, and retention of a large, diverse community of consented participants, as well as the creation, curation, and exposure of novel datasets enabling precision health research throughout campus.

Key job responsibilities include:

• Project Coordination: Oversee day-to-day operations for enrollment, biospecimen management, and data stewardship; coordinate across clinical and laboratory environments to maintain efficient study workflows and high standards for data quality.
• Participant Recruitment and Engagement: Lead efforts to approach and collect data from Michigan Medicine patients using a hybrid recruitment approach – including enrolling and administering surveys to participants through an electronic platform, as well as collection of DNA materials.
• Data/Biospecimen Management: Manage biospecimen collection, processing, logistics, and secure data entry to maintain regulatory compliance and accurate tracking systems.
• Regulatory Support: Manage Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocols, amendments, and reporting; ensure strict adherence to privacy, ethical, and compliance standards relevant to human genomics research.
• Scientific Contribution: Assist with tracking grant proposals, data summaries, manuscripts, and research presentations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in combined education and clinical research experience
• 4 years of experience in a related field
• Interest in clinical health research
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Superb interpersonal skills - comfortable speaking with healthcare providers and patients, as well as working independently as a member of a research team.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally in both verbal and written form