Bilingual Research Coordinator - Spanish and English

Overview

Bilingual Research Coordinator - Spanish and English. This position is with the School of Medicine, Stanford University, in California. The Department of Epidemiology and Population Health within Stanford School of Medicine is seeking a bilingual (English and Spanish) Social Science Research Professional to serve as a Bilingual Research Coordinator who will contribute to several research projects focused on the impact of food as medicine programming on food insecurity alleviation and chronic disease prevention or management.

• Meeting planning and support, coordinating research activities with internal and external partners for recruitment, and recruiting and enrolling Spanish-speaking study participants.
• Direct data collection with participants in Contra Costa County (Concord, CA), including administration of surveys, measurements (e.g., height and weight), and collection and processing of fingerstick blood samples (e.g., checking blood sugar in patients with diabetes).
• Home visits to participants to administer surveys and collect measurements and fingerstick blood samples, following COVID safety protocols.
• Maintain high levels of organization, exercise independent initiative and judgment, collaborate effectively, and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills.

This is an ideal position for an individual with a BA in a relevant field such as public health, health care management, health services research, sociology, or anthropology, who is interested in advancing toward higher level training and has a passion for improving health equity in the United States. Given the work focuses Latinx patients, the candidate must be fluent in Spanish and English.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor of Arts degree in an applicable social science field, or a combination of education and relevant experience in an applicable social science.
• Desire to advance toward higher level training and contribute to health equity initiatives.
• Native or professional level fluency in Spanish and English.
• Applicants must submit a cover letter, current resume (no more than two pages), and a short writing sample.
• Experience with standard medical research databases and survey programs for data collection (e.g., REDCap, Qualtrics).

• Contribute to the development and administration of survey instruments (in English and Spanish) or qualitative data collection protocols for focus groups and one-on-one interviews (in English and Spanish).
• Conduct home visits to administer surveys, collect measurements, and fingerstick blood samples.
• Meeting planning and support (scheduling, agenda development, note-taking, and other tasks as necessary).
• Track project plans and budgetary expenditures to help ensure that projects are completed on-time and within budget.
• Schedule research team meetings and update project plans and associated tasks according to meeting discussions and outcomes.
• Draft IRB applications and modifications and submit for approvals for research projects under supervision.
• Draft regulatory and project reports.
• Review and audit case reports to ensure accurate data collection, entry, and compliance with research protocols.
• Assist with building research instruments using standard survey tools such as REDCap, Qualtrics, etc.
• Work with PI and other research staff in the synthesis and interpretation of quantitative and/or qualitative data using appropriate data analysis methods and programs.
• Conduct literature reviews on assigned research topics and summarize results.
• Contribute to data analysis (e.g., preliminary analysis of quantitative and/or qualitative data).
• Update research materials (e.g., recruitment materials, updated surveys) and submit to IRB to maintain IRB approval status of projects.
• Assist with the design of flyers, outreach materials, and educational tools as needed for research activities and dissemination activities.
• Coordinate and contribute to collaborative research activities with community partners, collaborators, and/or students.
• May supervise students who are engaged in related research studies.
• * Other duties may also be assigned

Note:

The job duties listed are typical examples and are not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties may vary depending on department or program needs, and employees may perform other duties as assigned.

The expected pay range for this position is $34.00 to $40.41 per hour. Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage the university reasonably expects to pay for a position upon hire. The final pay offered will be determined based on factors such as scope and responsibilities, candidate qualifications, departmental budget, internal equity, geographic location, and external market pay for comparable jobs.

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