Community Outreach Assistant
The Bronx Prevention Center, part of ICAP at Columbia University, is a Clinical Research Site (CRS) within the NIH-funded AIDS Clinical Trials Unit at Columbia University. Located in a clinical office on East 158th Street in the Bronx, the site has over 18 years of experience conducting phase 1 and 2 and observational HIV prevention clinical trials.
The Community Outreach Assistant will assist with grant-funded COVID prevention clinical research studies other prevention studies for a three-month period.
Under the direct supervision of the Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Coordinator, the Community Outreach Assistant will assist with recruiting prospective participants for the study and assist with study participant follow and retention per study protocols and study-specific procedures.
EDUCATION
- High school graduate
- Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience and/or training
EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- At least 1 years of related experience
- Experience working in the Public Health field with a focus on recruitment for public health research protocols
- Familiarity with internet, social media and phone apps
- Experience with recruitment
- Experience working in an ethnically, culturally and racially diverse environment
- Demonstrated experience organizing and managing disparate work flows to meet schedules and requirements
- Excellent oral, written, organizational and interpersonal skills
EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of New York City communities
- Spanish language skills
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
- This position would require frequent travel to various locations in the Bronx and NYC and events for recruitment purposes. Candidates need to be flexible to frequent travel on weekdays, weekends, and nights.
- Occasional domestic travel to research training and meetings (1-2 times per year, approximately 3 days each)