Research Coordinator II - School of Public Health (Bilingual)

We are hiring a Research Coordinator II (Full-time) to join the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Houston. In this role, you will oversee administrative, operational, and coordination activities essential to the successful execution of the project. May require travel to rural Texas two times per year. An ideal candidate should have prior experience with human subject research and experience with survey development software. Bilingual in Spanish, highly preferred.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary:

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Support the planning, development, and implementation of research and community-based projects, including coordinating day-to-day project operations and activities.
• Assist with project management and administration, including maintaining project records and compliance documentation, organizing central project files, tracking progress, and ensuring project milestones and deadlines are met.
• Coordinate daily project operations by organizing meetings, trainings, and site visits; facilitating communication among project team members, clinic partners, and community stakeholders; and providing project management support to project staff, including community health workers and graduate research assistants.
• Support the development of project materials, including protocols, training materials, recruitment plans, reports, and other project resources.
• Assist with human subjects and project compliance activities, including the development and maintenance of regulatory and compliance documents.
• Support data collection activities and the maintenance of project data files.
• Assist with the preparation of scientific, research, and project-related materials.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
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Certification/Skills:

• Experience working with human subjects research and IRB processes, preferred.
• Experience using software for survey development and data management, preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), preferred.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish), preferred.

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field required May substitute required education with equivalent years of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement.

Minimum Experience:

• 2 years of relevant experience required May substitute required experience with equivalent years of education beyond the minimum education requirement.

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.