BSD OBG - Lindau Lab - Special Projects
The Lindau Laboratory at The University of Chicago is an interdisciplinary, team-based laboratory performing human-level observational, interventional, and health services research motivated by a fundamental concern for the principle of justice in health and health care. The lab, funded predominantly by agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for more than 15 years, employs about 20 full and part-time researchers and staff across disciplines including epidemiology, gerontology, anthropology, cancer biology, public health, and data science. The lab routinely collaborates across disciplines, departments, and with investigators at other institutions including experts in the fields of computer science, geriatrics, oncology, public health, social services administration, psychology, neuroscience, materials science, engineering and other medical and social science fields. The work of the lab focuses in two main areas: 1) social determinants of health, with a particular concern for women and older adults living in socioeconomically marginalized communities, and 2) preservation and treatment of female sexual function in the context of aging, cancer and other common diseases. Our research and programmatic activities include CommunityRx, Feed1st, Bionic Breast, and WomanLab. The Lab has spun out two companies: Now Pow, LLC (acquired by Unite Us, LLC in 2021) and MAPS Corps, 501c3, both based in Hyde Park, Chicago, IL. This at-will position is wholly or partially funded by contractual grant funding which is renewed under provisions set by the grantor of the contract. Employment will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these grant funds and satisfactory job performance.
The job performs routine assignments related to scientific research projects. Ensures compliance of research activities with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and mandates. Analyzes possible solutions using standard procedures. Writes articles, reports and manuscripts. Assists in drafting presentations on research findings.

• Advanced research project management.
• Coordinate programmatic aspects of NIH-funded randomized control trials and other designs including studies of caregivers of people with dementia, people with cancer, people with cardiovascular disease and diabetes, female sexual function/dysfunction, etc.
• Contribute to the ongoing development, implementation, and dissemination of trials and other experimental designs, including ongoing monitoring of studies in the field.
• Develop and iterate IRB protocols and manage clinicaltrials.gov registration.
• Create meeting agendas and lead internal and external meetings.
• Foster and maintain internal and external research partner and clinical site relationships.
• Ensure milestones are met including: tracking data collection progress, identify deviations from projected accrual plans, direct solutions to correct course, collaborate with research analytics and operations team to ensure data collection progresses on budget and on time.
• Collaborate with external vendors to ensure study progress and fidelity to study protocol.
• Work closely with investigators and other staff to facilitate community engagement efforts, public relations and affairs.
• Work closely with grants and financial management partners to ensure projects progress on time and within budget.
• Manage personnel effort allocation in partnership with other project managers and grants and financial management partners.
• Develop progress reports.
• Analyze, project manage and contribute content to advance new funding opportunities.
• Train and mentor research trainees.
• Delegate and supervise research assistant staff and trainees in all aspects of project coordination and management.
• Contribute to selection of and oversee training of research assistants with responsibility for primary data collection.
• Collaborate with other senior research staff and PI to match trainee skill sets and learning objectives to appropriately challenging research activities.
• Oversee and contribute to preparation of project presentations, media and other materials.
• Maintains technical and administrative support for a research project.
• Analyzes and maintains data and/or specimens. Conducts literature reviews. Assists with preparation of reports, manuscripts and other documents.
• Installs, sets up and performs experiments; interacting with students and other laboratory staff under the direction of the principal investigator.
• Maintains recruiting and scheduling research subjects; assisting with developing or amending study protocols; assisting with developing data collection tools; assisting with building databases; and providing general administrative support. Has general awareness in research techniques or methods, regulatory policies and procedures, and relevant scientific field.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field. Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through < 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Science or related field.

• Human/community level scientific work experience in medical, health and human or social services sector.
• Project coordination or management experience in a research setting.
• Experience in effective project management and training.
• Demonstrated success in development and writing of federal and other funding proposals and development, writing and publication of scientific manuscripts.
• Experience in community-engaged research strategies.
• Qualitative research experience.

• Organization skills.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Collaboration skills.
• Attention to detail skills.
• Ability to work autonomously skills.

• Office environment.

• Resume (required)
• Cover Letter (required)

Research
Individual Contributor
Exempt
Monthly
40
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