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Form of workThe County of Riverside's Research Unit at Riverside University Health System (RUHS) - Behavioral Health Department seeks a Research Specialist II to join our team in Moreno Valley.
The incumbent will be responsible for performing statistical Analysis, consulting with potential researchers on study design developing research plans, developing and maintaining data capture tools, writing queries to extract data, evaluating datasets, running assumption testing, conducting univariate and multinomial logistic regression analysis, researching methods to improve statistical techniques, configuring charts and tablesm preparing manuscripts for presentation and publication, and presenting results to stakeholders and in professional conferences.
Desired Qualifications:
- Ph.D. with emphasis in research design and advanced statistics.
- History of publications in peer-reviewed scholarly journals.
- Subject area preference in psychology or closely related fields, such as public health, health, or interest and experience in inter-section between physical and behavioral health
- Expertise in survey development, validation, and psychometrics
- Proficiency with statistical analysis software (SPSS, SAS, and/or r)
Work Schedule:
9/80
Monday through Friday - Day Shift
Remote work once a week at the department's discretion and after the applicable training period.Meet the Team!
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- Consultation with potential researchers on study design (variables, data, and data sources)
- Designs, organizes, and develops research plans on behavioral health topics
- Development and maintenance of data capture tools including creating surveys, developing forms and procedures, and conducting interviews and focus groups
- Writing queries to extract data from local data sources including electronic health records
- Extracting data from national datasets
- Evaluating quality of datasets and manipulation into a usable form
- Running assumption tests in configuring and recoding the data to match the client's needs and address his/her hypothesis
- Conducting Univariate and Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis
- Research alternate statistical techniques to improve existing processes
- Configuring tables and charts
- Helping prepare manuscripts for presentation and publication including authoring and editing the "methods and results" sections of abstracts and manuscripts
- Presentation of results to stakeholders and in professional conferences
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in social science, statistics, mathematics, economics, business/public administration, public health, data processing, or any of the natural sciences, which included graduate level courses in research design, data collection methods, and advanced statistical analysis. (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for up to two years of the required education, on the basis of 10 semester or 15-quarter units of graduate level course work equaling 6 months.)
Experience: Two years of progressively responsible experience in administrative, professional, investigative, technical, or other responsible work, which included statistical analysis, research or program design and data collection, and electronic data storage and report generation or grant writing. Previous experience in industry-sponsored or federally-funded clinical trials (drugs and/or devices) in a hospital setting is highly desirable.
OPTION II
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in social science, statistics, mathematics, economics, business/public administration, public health, data processing, or any of the natural sciences, which included graduate level courses in research design, data collection methods, and advanced statistical analysis. (Additional qualifying experience may substitute for up to two years of the required education, on the basis of 10 semester or 15-quarter units of graduate level course work equaling six months.)
Experience: Two years as a Research Specialist I in Riverside County in a Department of Public Social Services, Public Health, Behavioral Health, Emergency Management, Probation, hospital, or clinical research center. Previous experience in industry-sponsored or federally-funded clinical trials (drugs and/or devices) in a hospital setting is highly desirable.
License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License.
Veterans Preference:
The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. Policy is available here: https://www.rivcocob.org/wpcontent/uploads/2018/07/C-3-Veterans-Preference-Program.pdf
What's Next?
This recruitment is open to all applicants. Candidates who are current employees of the Department will be given priority consideration. These applicants will be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received. Based on the number of applications received, this posting may close without notice. Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.
For questions regarding this recruitment please contact the recruiter, Jill Eastman atJEastman@rivco.org
Employment Type: Regular
