Research Assistant, Research

About the role

• The Research Assistant (RA) for Research and Data reports to the Research Team, and will closely work with the Director of Research. The Research Assistant will support and coordinate ongoing research projects and is a key member of the Research Team.

What you'll do

• The primary responsibilities of the Research Assistant are as follows:

Administrative (35%)

• Coordinate administrative functions related to research & data projects.
• Support research and data analysis such as conducting literature reviews and assisting with data analysis and reports.
• Provide communication to team members regarding timeline and status of the projects and activities from the work plans. 
• Organize partnership and stakeholder meetings, including meeting agenda development, attendee confirmations, and phone/video conference management.
• Document detailed minutes for meetings and track action items for internal teams.
• Gain knowledge of partner and stakeholder relationships and maintain working knowledge of key contacts.
• Manage program files and documents through various online file storage including but not limited to Google Drive and Dropbox.

Programmatic and Project Coordination: (50%) 

• Assist with the development and implementation of research/data work plans. 
• Support with the development of publication materials and resources. 
• Support email communication to coordinate activities among multiple partners and calendaring activities. 

• Provide thought partnership as needed for additional activities led or coordinated by the Director of Research. 
• Track, analyze, and respond to research and data requests. 
• Other duties as requested by the Director of Research. 

Communications and Advocacy: (10%) 

• Assist with the development and implementation of research resources. 
• Track, analyze, and respond to research and data requests. 
• Other duties as requested by the Project Director.

General Agency (5%) 

• Foster an environment that promotes trust and cooperation amongst staff, management, and clients. 
• Attend staff, management, and program meetings, and staff retreats. 
• Participate in agency functional teams and ad-hoc committees. 
• Actively participate in planning agency-wide activities such as quarterly and annual retreats, and other events. 
• Provide logistical support on project activities as needed. 
• Other duties as requested by the Project Director. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in public health or health related field preferred or commensurate experience. 
• Possess knowledge of community health centers and/or community-based organizations’ mission and values, and services for medically underserved communities. 
• Knowledgeable about AA and NH/PI community health issues.
• Motivated, resourceful and flexible individual with ability to multitask. Fast learner and comfortable working individually, and as a team member, in a fast-paced and changing environment. 
• Proficiency with MacOS, MS Office, Zoom, and Google Suite (Google Drive, Google Documents, Google Sheets, Google Slides), and able to learn other platforms quickly. 
• Possess excellent task-management and organizational skills. 
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills, and written and verbal communications skills. 
• Extremely detail-oriented and ability to assess, prioritize and manage a varied and demanding workload under pressure and with tight deadlines, while maintaining a high bar for quality. 
• Must support and demonstrate ability to implement the mission and goals of AAPCHO.