Research Associate (EHE)

Heluna Health invites applicants to apply for the position of Research Associate supporting Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) project.

The EHE project seeks to reduce HIV transmission, increase linkages to care, increase pre-exposure prophylaxis program (PrEP) enrollment for high priority populations, and respond to HIV outbreaks as quickly and efficiently as possible.

This position will work in the Research and Evaluation group, which was established to help evaluate program impact and pursue scientific research projects in support of Heluna Health’s mission to enhance the health, wellness and resilience of every community we serve.

The Research Associate will lead a study of client recruitment challenges among underserved populations and develop potential solutions to support the implementation and scale up of the EHE Priority Populations initiative.

The Research Associate will work closely with the team implementing and evaluating an intervention program aimed to increase treatment adherence among high priority populations in Los Angeles County.

Responsibilities will include drafting qualitative data collection tools (interview guides), acting as a liaison with community-based organizations and/or patient advocacy groups, conducting in-depth interviews with key informants, coding and analyzing qualitative interview data, conducting a literature review, contributing to progress reports and data dissemination publications, and other administrative tasks as needed.

The Research Associate keeps records of study progress including participant enrollment in the study, interview completion statistics, and documentation of qualitative analysis progress.

The Research Associate works under general supervision of the Associate Research Scientist, works closely with the Public Health Evaluation Program Coordinator and other Research Assistants, and collaborates with other team members and groups.

This position requires experience with qualitative research analysis and software, Spanish language fluency, and knowledge of the principles of public health practice and research, including following data confidentiality requirements.

The position also requires humility, tact, and skill in working with marginalized communities and vulnerable populations.

The Research Associate is responsible for ensuring that work is completed in a timely manner, that documents are organized and detailed records are kept, works independently as well as collaboratively, meets reasonable deadlines, balances priorities adeptly, and applies judgement to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences.

This position is based in the Los Angeles, CA area, with the possibility of a hybrid work schedule.

Duties include meeting with the external collaborators to conduct training and troubleshooting as it relates to the program evaluation project. 

This is a part-time (20-24 hours/week), benefitted, grant-funded position with antic...