"Research Teaching Specialist II"

Position Summary

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Research Teaching Specialist II for the Hematology Medicine Department within New Jersey Medical School.

Under the direction of the Principal Investigator and Principal Research Associate, provides specialized substantive analytic, plus limited administrative, support for the procurement and analysis of outcomes data in a ~10,000-person linked cohort, begun in the 1980's and backed by a biospecimen repository, of persons with a history of illicit drug use.

Among the key duties of the position are the following:

• Assesses validity of results of matching prospective cohort subjects' records to various data sources, and integrates outcomes data.
• Participates in review, quality control, and analysis of study data, using both Microsoft Excel and SAS® Software, plus other database and analytic software. This includes careful merging of datasets, examining data for consistency, identifying and taking steps to rectify any discrepancies, cleaning datasets, and running and creating summary data reports.
• Assists in coordinating use of prospective cohorts' genomic data by collaborating institutions, as well as in linking and merging such genomic data to baseline, follow-up, and outcomes data on cohort subjects. Maintains knowledge of the approaches to analyzing genomic data.
• Maintains existing databases and utilizes them in achieving study objectives.
• Enters data into relevant databases.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in epidemiology, biostatistics, quantitative methods, public health, biomedical science, or a related field plus two (2) years of related research experience.
• Or a Bachelor's degree with a major or concentration in one of the above fields plus three (3) years of related research experience.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Standing, sitting, walking, talking and hearing.
• Ability to utilize the color coding utilized within SAS, PowerPoint presentations, and other software.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Office environment.
• Moderate noise.