SW-Research Assistant/Analyst

Heluna Health and RTI International seek a Research Assistant/Analyst in support of the A Crecer Phase 2 Study.

The Research Assistant will conduct data collection with enrolled participants, as well as assist with outreach, recruitment, enrollment, and data collection activities with an additional set of participants who will be Latine sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents and young adults.

RTI International (0980)

The A Crecer Study Phase 2 is the extension of the A Crecer Study Phase 1 (the Salinas Teen Health Study), a prospective cohort study of approximately 600 Latine youth who enrolled in the study in 8th grade ~age 13.

Phase 1 was conducted in partnership with the Monterey County Health Department and Natividad Medical Center in Salinas with many community collaborators.

The study is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and led by researchers in the Women’s Global Health Imperative research program at RTI International (based in Berkeley) and the University of California – San Francisco.

This project will extend the work done in Phase 1 to examine structural and social factors that affect Latine youth’s sexual health outcomes and well-being.

Beginning in November 2024, Phase 2 is expanding and will be enrolling new study participants.

In this supplement of phase 2, the goal is to understand influences on sexual health outcomes among Latine sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents and young adults (AYA), such as those who identify as LGBTQI+.

With this information, the goal is to develop interventions that can help improve sexual health and well-being for Latine youth during the period of early adulthood. 

The Research Assistant/Analyst will join a local study team comprised of a Project Coordinator and a Research Assistant.

This position is part-time (approximately 20hrs/week), and benefits-eligible depending on % time, with opportunities for flexible scheduling in discussion with the Study Coordinator.  This role has a tentative end date of June 2025, with possible extension depending on funding.

The study office is regularly open between 9am and 5pm on weekdays, and occasional weekend hours.

Work will be conducted in Salinas, CA in an office setting.

The pay range for this position is $24.00 - $26.00 per hour.

Employment provided by Heluna Health.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Working both independently and as part of a study team under the supervision of the Project Coordinator, the Research Assistant/Analyst will work on the following tasks:


* Complete training on study procedures related to data collection, recruitment, informed consent, conducting interviews, and NIH human subjects protection. 


* Re-engage current study participants through a variety of communication channels.


* Assist with outreach, recruitment and enrollment of new study participants


* Obtain informed consent.


* Conduct follow-up with participants to bring them back for scheduled study visits.


* Condu...