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**Open Date** 05/13/2025

**Requisition Number** PRN41890B

**Job Title** Research Associate

**Working Title** Research Associate

**Job Grade** A00

**FLSA Code** Professional

**Patient Sensitive Job Code?** No

**Standard Hours per Week** 40

**Full Time or Part Time?** Full Time

**Shift** Day

Work Schedule Summary

**VP Area** U of U Health - Academics

**Department** 00952 - Division of Epidemiology

**Location** Campus

**City** Salt Lake City, UT

**Type of Recruitment** External Posting

**Pay Rate Range** 20000 to 500000

**Close Date** 08/13/2025

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

The Division of Epidemiology within the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah seeks a highly motivated Research Associate to join its staff. The Research Associate will be housed within the Program for Addiction Research, Clinical Care, Knowledge and Advocacy ( PARCKA )**https://medicine.utah.edu/internal-medicine/epidemiology/parcka**

This individual will work under the direction, guidance, and mentorship of the Director of PARCKA and PI of the Greater Intermountain Node. This individual will work to examine the outcomes of patients with addiction, their treatment, and courses of care, through pharmacoepidemiology methods. The individual will engage scholars and faculty across the University of Utah to grow this line of research. This position will work closely with the Informatics Decision Enhancement, and Analytic Sciences ( IDEAS ) Center of Innovation at the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System within the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Responsibilities

Qualifications

PhD in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Data Science, or Public Health or relevant education and/or equivalent training in health service research, epidemiology, informatics, biostatistics, data science, or a related field is highly preferred. Post-graduate or post-doctoral training or relevant real-world experience in conducting health service research with experience in pharmacoepidemiology, biostatistics, epidemiology, or data science is preferred.

This position has no responsibility for providing care to patients.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Disclaimer

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Key Responsibilities

Research and Analysis

+ Lead and co-lead research in health services research, epidemiology and data science

+ Performing data preparation and analysis as well as management of complex clinical data sources.

+ Current with external factors that might influence research including legal and regulatory issues, informatics standards, data science developments and peer review.

+ Interface with programmers, informaticians, epidemiologists and clinician investigators within the group and with collaborators to support research and operational projects.

+ Promote program to internal and external teams including dissemination of results through scholarly writing and conferences.

+ Performing data preparation and analysis as well as management of complex clinical data sources.

+ Use of data science to synthesize unstructured, disjointed information in to meaningful, compelling narratives that facilitate development and refinement of the health system strategy.

+ Utilize critical thinking to manage studies by planning, assisting with study design, developing statements of work and analysis plans, monitoring progress, evaluating data quality, analyzing data, and validating results.

+ Ability to work independently and as a team player, to work on multiple projects under pressure and with tight timelines and maintain the attention to detail quality.

+ Write research proposals, grants, manuscripts, abstracts, and analytic reports.

Communication

+ Promote program to internal and external teams including dissemination of results through scholarly writing and conferences.

+ Use of data science to synthesize unstructured, disjointed information into meaningful, compelling narratives that facilitate development and refinement of the health system strategy.

+ Write research proposals, grants, manuscripts, abstracts, and analytic reports.

+ Excellent oral and written communication skills to effectively present results at conferences and meetings, to stakeholders and peers

Collaboration

+ Interface with programmers, informaticians, epidemiologists and clinician investigators within the group and with collaborators to support research and operational projects.

+ Collaborate with study and analytics teams to test hypothesis, answer key questions, summarize data, and create reports.

+ Ability to work independently and as a team player, to work on multiple projects under pressure and with tight timelines, maintain the attention to detail quality and enjoys working in a continual learning and growing atmosphere

Comments

Work Environment and Level of Frequency that may be required:

+ Nearly Continuously: Office environment.

Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required

+ Nearly Continuously: Hearing, listening, talking.

+ Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking, standing, sitting. Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead.

• 2019 The University of Utah

* 250 East 200 South, Suite 125 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

* 801.581.2169

Minimum Qualifications

Preferences

**Type** Benefited Staff

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

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