Clinical Research Associate, Cardiothoracic Surgery

The research associate will support the Division of Cardiac Surgery, providing analysis and interpretation of cardiac surgery metrics and outcomes related to research trials.

• Directly involved with sponsored and non-sponsored research trials related to various aspects of cardiac surgery
• Assists with SOP development, grant and protocol development, along with active participation in preparation of manuscripts, abstracts and presentations for scientific publications.
• Supports and collaborates with UH Cardiac Surgeons, cardiothoracic fellows, medical students and other UH scientists on research projects.
• Assists with research workshops, academic research collaborations with Universities and animal laboratory research.

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

• Master's Degree prepared (Preferred)
• Doctorate Degree in research in related field (Required) and
• Physician with post-doctoral research experience (Required)

• 1+ years fellowship or research experience in medical and/or clinical field. (Required) and
• Experience associated with Cardiothoracic surgery (Required) and
• Experience in publishing research desired and understanding of statistical analyses. (Required)

• Advanced knowledge Machine Learning/AI algorithms for data analysis including programming in R, Python and other frameworks. (Preferred proficiency)
• Strong background in R and one or more areas of machine learning (Bayesian networks, neural networks, Markov Models, convolutional networks etc.) (Preferred proficiency)
• Technical skills associated with interpreting invasiveimaging modalities. (Preferred proficiency)
• Understanding or experience with SAS/SPSS statistical software. (Preferred proficiency)
• PC (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), office equipment, clinical equipment. (Required proficiency)
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills. (Required proficiency)

• Research certification (i.e., SoCRA, ACRP) (Preferred)

• Standing Occasionally
• Walking Occasionally
• Sitting Constantly
• Lifting Rarely up to 20 lbs
• Carrying Rarely up to 20 lbs
• Pushing Rarely up to 20 lbs
• Pulling Rarely up to 20 lbs
• Climbing Rarely up to 20 lbs
• Balancing Rarely
• Stooping Rarely
• Kneeling Rarely
• Crouching Rarely
• Crawling Rarely
• Reaching Rarely
• Handling Occasionally
• Grasping Occasionally
• Feeling Rarely
• Talking Constantly
• Hearing Constantly
• Repetitive Motions Frequently
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Frequently

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