Description
Research Analyst II (Genetic Medicine)
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Your Role:
Under direct supervision, the Research Analyst II will assist the research team in conducting epidemiologically-based studies focused on inherited cancer predisposition. Duties include recruitment and enrollment of study participants, as well as gathering and maintaining study related data.
Job duties :
- Responsible for the recruitment and enrollment of patients to approved research protocols under direct supervision. This duty involves outreach to those interested in joining the research protocols via phone, email, or mail.
- Prepares data collected from participants for secure charting and computer database entry. This duty involves data management skills and the use of Excel spreadsheets and Access databases.
- Administers informed consents and questionnaires.
- Maintains records related to the conduct of the research projects. This duty requires photocopying forms, establishing a system for filing paper records, and maintaining HIPAA compliance with respect to identifiable information.
- May contribute to data analysis according to experience and in consultation with supervisor.
- Attends research meetings with the members of the research team to monitor and discuss ongoing research activities.
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Position Qualifications:
Required:
Bachelor's Degree and 2 years experience
Department/Unit Summary:
The overarching goal of the Department of Medicine is to improve human health through basic biomedical research and clinical investigation, exceptional patient care and personalized medicine, and the training of tomorrow's leaders in internal medicine. We believe that the strongest foundation for impacting human health is compassionate care coupled with cutting-edge scientific research. We accomplish this by fostering an environment of interdisciplinary collaboration and collegiality, personal and professional responsibility, social and intellectual diversity, and dedication to the wellbeing of the patients we serve and the community we call home.
Research in the Department encompasses a broad range of investigations from discovery science on the molecular basis of disease and organ/systems biology to the development of diagnostic tools and novel therapies to large clinical trials, customized patient care, community-based public health and population studies, and initiatives in global health.
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Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:
* US News & World Report: #1 Hospital in Tennessee, #1 Health Care Provider in Nashville, #1 Audiology ( Bill Wilkerson Center ), 9 adult and 9 pediatric clinical specialties ranked among the nation's best, #15 Education and Training
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* Becker's Hospital Review: one of the "100 Greatest Hospitals in America"
* The Leapfrog Group: grade "A" in Hospital Safety Score
* National Institutes of Health: among the top 10 grant awardees for medical research in the US
* American Association for the Advancement of Science: 12 faculty members elected fellows in 2014
* Magnet Recognition Program: Vanderbilt nurses are the only group honored in Middle Tennessee
* Nashville Business Journal: Middle Tennessee's healthiest employer
* American Hospital Association: among the 100 "Most Wired" medical systems in the US
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