Recruitment/Posting Title Research Teaching Specialist III Job Category Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory) Department CINJ-EPI & Hlth Outcome Overview RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE VISION, MISSION, AND CORE VALUES:
VISION:Through our science, our evidence-based actions, our openness, and our respect for those we serve, we will advance cancer-focused research worldwide and reduce the burden of cancer in our catchment area. By engaging with and empowering our exceptionally diverse populations, and addressing their questions and fears, we will engender hope for cancer patients and their families and play a critical role in strengthening the fabric of our communities by gaining and protecting their trust and providing access to the outstanding oncology care each person deserves.MISSION:Our mission is to accelerate scientific discovery focused on understanding cancer, innovating cancer treatment, and improving cancer prevention; to provide outstanding, novel, and compassionate patient care; to provide evidence-based and culturally informed education to physicians, nurses, researchers, staff, and the community; and to achieve cancer health equity in our state through outreach to and engagement of our extraordinarily diverse communities.CORE VALUES: Curiosity and Discovery: encouraging an environment of continuous inquiry, creativity, and innovation to generate new knowledge Integrity: earning the trust of those we serve and each other through honesty, transparency, accountability, and continuous reflection Collaboration: approaching all opportunities with an understanding that together we are better and can achieve more; promoting and maintaining an environment of teamwork and shared knowledge Cultivating Diversity: making conscientious efforts in all we do to ensure that our leadership, scientists, clinicians, supporting staff, and trainees reflect the rich diversity of the state of New Jersey and the patient populations and communities we serve Respect and Caring: consistently demonstrating caring, compassion, and respect through our words and actions
Perseverance: maintaining an unwavering commitment to our mission; embracing change, overcoming obstacles, and creating and recreating the path to achieve our goals Posting Summary Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Research Teaching Specialist III within the Cancer Epidemiology & Health Outcomes Division of the Rutgers Cancer Institute.

Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator (PI), the Research Teaching Specialist III (RTS III) will provide project management, data management, and quantitative analysis assistance for ongoing cancer and molecular epidemiologic research investigations using epidemiologic cohort studies and other population-based survey and electronic health records databases as applicable.

The Research Teaching Specialist III position involves database curation, developing standardized protocols for data cleaning, preparing data dictionaries, facilitating the transfer of research databases to collaborators, and conducting statistical analysis to support research dissemination and grant proposals.

Our cancer epidemiology and health outcomes section actively researches various areas, including cancer health disparities, nutrition and obesity, molecular biomarkers, social determinants of health, breast cancer survivorship, and cancer health disparities. In this role, there are opportunities to contribute to ongoing studies, such as investigating diet, lifestyle, microbiome, and metabolomics in the etiology and prognosis of benign breast disease and breast cancer in well-established cohort studies across racially/ethnically diverse population.

Among the key duties for this position are the following:

Assists the PI and study staff in generating quantitative analysis summaries for reporting to Institutional Review Boards, funders, and research dissemination materials (conference presentations, research articles), and grant applications through tables, graphs, and maps. Provides professional scientific and technical support in the planning and execution of projects related to research and process development in the field of diet, microbiome, metabolomics, and multi-omics integration in cancer epidemiological research. Assists in the creation of databases using Red CAP, Microsoft Access, Excel and similar software products to facilitate acquisition of research data. Prepares data dictionaries for research databases. Applies procedures to ensure participant confidentiality. Develops and implements standard protocols for data cleaning (e.g. outlier detection, flagging erroneous dates and age). Under direction of the PI, performs statistical analysis on epidemiological investigation and microbiome/omics research using SAS and/or R to summarize research data for dissemination to researchers, community members, and donors. Compiles and presents statistical data with appropriate conclusions and recommendations. As assigned, carries out technical and research operations relating to laboratory activities. Position Status Full Time Hours Per Week Daily Work Shift Work Arrangement This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement. FLSA Exempt Grade 22S Position Salary Annual Minimum Salary 60543.00 Annual Mid Range Salary 72444.00 Annual Maximum Salary 85865.00 Standard Hours 37.50 Union Description HPAE 5094 Payroll Designation PeopleSoft Benefits Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview. Seniority Unit Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month Position Pension Eligibility ABP