Assistant Research Scientist | Albany, NY

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  • Location: Albany, NY

  • Company: Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene

This position requires a highly organized individual with excellent administrative skills, writing skills, and attention to detail who relates well to a diverse group of the public, including but not limited to clinicians, administrators, consumers of mental health services, researchers, and senior executives.

Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and Power Point is also required for the position. The ideal candidate possesses strong communication and organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Duties and Responsibilities: Administrative and IRB Schedule meetings and conference calls; prepare materials for

meetings; keep minutes of meetings. Support development and submission of IRB packages, Analysis: Code qualitative data using Atlas. ti; Audit and analyze quantitative data such as application usage and survey scores With support copy data from output into data tables for presentations or reports With support, contribute to qualitative analysis by running queries, conducting content analysis, identifying emerging themes, and identifying exemplar quotes With support, conduct descriptive statistics Data Collection: Document the process of project milestones via meeting notes and impressions Participate in data collection activities including focus groups, key informant interviews, and perform data

entry With support from evaluation project directors, develop and implement surveys to users and stakeholders Track data collection activities to ensure data quality and IRB compliance Program surveys in Redcap and quality test Support the development of data collection training materials Writing and Information Dissemination Support maintenance of literature library in Mendeley; Conduct literature searches and develop annotated literature bibliographies Support grant and RFP submissions; Support development of written reports including white papers, literature reviews, project specific reports, IRB materials; and Develops data visualizations using MS Visio Support dissemination of evaluation findings in the forms of supporting presentations, information reports, and manuscripts for scientific journals Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in psychology, sociology, social work, public health, or a related social science field and 1 year of professional experience contributing to research or evaluation efforts in a mental health setting.

30 graduate hours leading to an advanced degree in an appropriate field may be substituted for the required experience. 1+ years of experience with quantitative and/or qualitative research methods.

Preferred Qualifications: Master's degree in psychology, sociology, social work, public health, or a related social science field 1+ years of experience with Microsoft Access 1+ years of customer service experience. Work Location: 44 Holland Ave Albany, NY 12229 To Apply: Submit an application through our website at rfmh. /jobs/. Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered. The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances.

Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency.

RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Employer/Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran Employer. VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant. Job Posted by Applicant Pro

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