Research Specialist II - RUHS County of Riverside 324 reviews - Moreno Valley, CA $56,289 - $88,809 a year Riverside County offers diversity that few locations can match. To find out more, please visit http://www.countyofriverside.us. Riverside University Health System (RUHS) is an integrated health system delivering exceptional care to residents of Riverside County, through a network of skilled healthcare professionals. RUHS includes the 439-bed Medical Center in Moreno Valley accredited by the Joint Commission, 10 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), specialty clinics, and the departments of Behavioral and Public Health. RUHS is a teaching organization that provides training for doctors, nurses and allied health professionals, and is affiliated with Loma Linda University, University of California System and Western University of Health Sciences. RUHS employs about 6,000 team members. The RUHS-Medical Center is a Level II Trauma Center and provides high quality adult and pediatric acute care, emergency and trauma medical care, and specialized health services that include the Stroke Center and chronic disease management. The FQHCs, located throughout Riverside County, deliver comprehensive outpatient primary and preventive care. Community-based services for adults and children with mental health issues and substance abuse challenges are provided by the RUHS-Behavioral Health Department. The RUHS-Public Health Department offers a wide range of services and programs, such as disease control, children's medical services and nutrition services, to promote and protect the health of the residents of Riverside County. The RUHS is committed to the health and well-being of all communities in Riverside County. Riverside University Health System (RUHS) is seeking a qualified professional for a Research Specialist II position in the Research Projects and Administration Unit in Moreno Valley. The Research Specialist will participate in the planning, implementation, and overall direction of clinical research projects. The incumbent will work with study subjects, implement study protocol, perform study procedures, and liaise with sponsor personnel, maintaining a high level of professional expertise. Moreover, the incumbent will work alongside other program staff, and be responsible for assisting in ensuring clinical studies are conducted in compliance with applicable regulations and guidelines. The ideal candidate will possess two years of industry sponsored clinical trials experience. Additionally, proficiency with statistical software (SPSS, SAS), query tools (Access, Excel), and research experience, including designing, data collection, and report writing is highly desired. Initiates research and statistical investigations and plans, designs, and conducts the activities of such investigations; recognizes the need for research and statistical investigations in the delivery of services and program planning and evaluation. Coordinates with staff and outside agencies to obtain data; designs, organizes and develops research evaluation plans, develops regulatory waiver requests, prepares budgets, and submits grant proposals. Defines sample populations and selection criteria; designs, develops and maintains databases; writes queries to extract data for ongoing and unexpected management reports; creates, tests and administers surveys and questionnaires; conducts focus and personal interviews; develops forms, procedures, schedules and sampling criteria for field data collection; and, performs random assignments. Advises research specialists and administrators of research findings and/or procedures; prepares narrative reports of findings with valid conclusions and statistical significance, projects program impacts, and provides trend analysis. Identifies problems in inter-organizational operations and procedures with implications for plan development and implementation and recommends alternative solutions for use in management decision-making. Conducts research to identify community needs for new and changes to existing programs, identifying appropriate sources of funding to support new programs and preparing funding applications. Assists the supervisor in developing and coordinating planning activities and in directing assigned project staff; and preparing annual budgets for research projects. Education: Graduation from a recognized college with a Master's degree with a major 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. While a Master's degree is preferred, 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 in the areas previously cited equaling 6 months. Additional qualifying education may be substituted for up to two years of the required work experience such that a Ph.D. degree, with qualifying course work, meets the minimum education and experience requirement. 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. Required Skills: For specific questions regarding this position, contact the recruiter listed. Benefits and detailed job description information is available for all Riverside County classifications on the job descriptions page at http://rc-hr.com/Careers/JobDescriptions.aspx. Information regarding employment requirements, including pre-employment drug/alcohol test, background check, physical exam, initial probationary period is available at www.rc-hr.com. Procedures for reasonable accommodation, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), may be found at http://dao.rc-hr.com. "Applications must be submitted through the Riverside County Job Gateway System. "Current County Employees must use their Employee Self-Service Account to apply. "All other applicants must apply using https://jobs.co.riverside.ca.us The County of Riverside is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the County of Riverside to provide employment opportunity for all qualified persons. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, ancestry, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, or denial of medical and family care leave, or any other non job-related factor. The preliminary closing date for this posting is Monday, June 18, 2018, at 11:59 pm however postings may close at any time. Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. No late applications will be permitted. Applications must be submitted through Job Gateway at http://www.rc-hr.com/Careers/JobGateway.aspx Include relevant work experience details on resume and/or application. Applicants who fail to provide information demonstrating they possess the position requirements may not be considered further in the application process. A description of job duties directly copied from the job classification or job posting will not be considered. Upload a copy of any license(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your Job Gateway account. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE. 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