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Research Assistant II

Employer
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Location
Houston, Texas
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Jan 22, 2022

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Discipline
Health Sciences
Organization Type
Healthcare/Hospital

Job Details

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Conducts research experiments and projects. Conducts research experiments and projects in scientific fields independently or with minimal oversight of faculty and/or research staff.

Coordinate with PIs between Thoracic Head & Neck Medical Oncology and collaborating departments to streamline data flow

Will collaborate with physicians and labs in THNMO and collaborating departments, to gather multifaceted patient data for molecular data curation for lung cancer screening and prevention projects.

Chart review. Records and reviews patient info to assist data curation and quality check. The Research Assistant II will review the multiple databases medical record to identify populations of interest; streamline data curation; chart review patient clinical data from EHR platform; retrieve patient molecular data from GEMINI database; and work with radiologists/research nurses and data team to calculate cancer risk score.

Other duties as assigned

Bachelor's degree with major course works in one of the basic sciences. Two years experience in scientific or experimental research work. No experience required with preferred degree. It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html

Company

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston is one of the world's most respected centers focused on cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. It was named the nation's No. 1 hospital for cancer care in U.S. News & World Report's 2023 rankings. It is one of the nation's original three comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute.

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