Research Engineering Scientist Associate II (Houston based)

Job Posting Title:

Research Engineering Scientist Associate II (Houston based)

Hiring Department:

Dell Medical School

Position Open To:

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2025

Location:

HOUSTON, TX

Job Details:

General Notes

The Department of Health Ecosystem at the Dell Medical School is looking for an Research Associate II.

This position is a temporary position with an end date of 08/31/2025 renewable based upon availability of funding, work performance, and progress toward goals.

Purpose

Factor Health builds, tests and scales health programs delivered in the landscape of people’s lives. We are looking for a research staff person to assist with the planning support, direct research participant contact, and measurement collection for our Kidney Health: Eat Well, Live Well program in Houston, Texas. Data collection as part of a research trial that rigorously tests the efficacy of the health intervention will be a major component of overall responsibilities. The research staff will primarily be involved in the Kidney Health program, with a possibility of being involved in other programs as well.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the entire Factor Health research and implementation team and Harris Health partners on a range of activities during both program implementation and research activities.
• Assist research staff with ideas on how to improve research procedures to optimize program development, implementation, and recruitment.
• Build relationships with a participant-first mentality and treating all participants with respect, dignity and understanding.
• Outreach, screen, recruit, provide informed consent to study participants via telephone and/or in-person contact.
• Review electronic medical records for study inclusion and exclusion criteria in collaboration with Harris Health partners and clinical champions.
• Collect data from participants at clinic sites. This will include collection of biospecimens (finger-stick and urine samples for clinical tests), and the collection of measurements such as height and weight, blood pressure, and survey questions.
• Enter and quality check research data into central database for future analysis.
• Report enrollment progress in weekly reports and during team huddles.
• Manage and track outreach progress in close collaboration with research manager.
• Maintain and manage research supply inventory.
• Maintain privacy and confidentiality of participants’ health and other personal information.
• Other related duties as assigned.
  
  
  

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a health or research related field and two years of related experience. Basic engineering and/or scientific equipment ordinarily used in college laboratory work. Demonstrated ability to communicate (written and verbal) and interact skillfully with investigators, staff, and researchers; work both as a team member and independently without continuous supervision; work with sensitive and confidential information; adapt to a dynamic and deadline-driven, research participant-oriented environment. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with REDCap database or other research data collection software. Experience working in an electronic medical record (EMR) program such as Epic, and/or background in chart review/ ability to interpret data from medical records. Experience working in a public health or clinical setting. Fluency in Spanish preferred.

Salary Range

$45,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Travel using your own mode of transportation to pre-selected Harris Health System clinic sites within Houston.
• Interaction with study participants at external partner sites and some onsite office work at an administrative Harris Health site in Houston.
• May require working some evenings and on some weekends (depending on when research participants can schedule appointments).
• May work in clinical setting and around standard office conditions.
• This is not a laboratory position.
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
  
  
  

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest
  
  
  

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

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• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.