Health Services Research Specialist

The Wisconsin Surgical Outcomes Research Program (WiSOR) is seeking a Health Services Research Specialist to join our rapidly growing program. WiSOR is an interdisciplinary, multi-investigator research program that supports a wide variety of outcomes-focused research, including health care disparities, comparative effectiveness research, patterns of care, and performance and safety in surgical care. The immediate program needs for this position involve project management and research support for NIH-funded studies led by Courtney Balentine, MD, MPH and Patrick Varley, MD, MS. Dr. Balentine's projects combine implementation science and clinical trials to enhance care for older adults having endocrine and general surgery operations. Dr. Varley's research focuses on patterns of care for older veterans with gastrointestinal cancers (colon, liver, pancreas), and includes both qualitative and quantitative studies. You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of tasks that span the full lifespan of a research study, including screening, consenting, and enrolling study participants and family members, interviewing research participants, developing study materials, communicating with study sites, data quality assurance, compliance, and general project management.

• 25% Conducts research experiments according to established research protocols with moderate impact to the project(s). Collects data and monitors test results
• 5% Operates, cleans, and maintains organization of research equipment and research area. Tracks inventory levels and places replenishment orders
• 25% Reviews, analyzes, and interprets data and/or documents results for presentations and/or reporting to internal and external audiences
• 15% Participates in the development, interpretation, and implementation of research methodology and materials
• 5% Provides operational guidance on day-to-day activities of unit or program staff and/or student workers
• 5% Performs literature reviews and writes reports
• 5% Assists wtih the development, implementation, and maintenance of study protocols and associated documents , including participant-facing materials; maintains knowledge of specific study and regulatory guidelines to help ensure compliance
• 5% Assists with the development and communication of study task lists and timelines, in consultation with PI and senior research staff
• 10% Provides administrative support to study team, including scheduling meetings, taking minutes, and organizing meeting materials.

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Preferred
Bachelor's Degree

Required:
-A minimum of 1 year of professional or mentored experience in research, administration/administrative assistance, communications, project management, community/nonprofit work, or related area

Preferred:
-Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
-Ability to follow research protocols or other detailed procedures consistently and accurately, with a
high level of attention to detail
-Experience submitting IRB applications and/or interacting with the IRB
-Interest or experience in working at the VA and/or with veterans
-Interest or experience in clinician communication with patients, older adults, surgery or decision making
-Ability to meet deadlines, manage tasks, and take initiative without close supervision
-Excellent organizational skills
-Superb written and oral communication skills
-Experience with research, writing, and editing
-Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact with study participants and external collaborators
-Evidence of being a quick learner, with motivation to develop new skills

Full or Part Time: 80% - 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $45,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The starting salary for the position is $45,000 but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/).

University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. This position is an ongoing position that will require continuous work eligibility. UW-Madison is not an E-Verify employer, and therefore, is not eligible to employ F1 STEM OPT Extension participants. If you are selected for this position you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.

The department will not be able to support a request for a J-1 waiver. If you choose to pursue a waiver and apply for our position, neither the UW nor UWMF will reimburse you for your legal or waiver fees.

This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and every four years.

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience.

Samantha Connell
slconnell2@wisc.edu
608-265-5311
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Research Specialist(RE047)

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/SURGERY/WISOR

Academic Staff-Renewable

308451-AS