Job description

Research Assistant

At Transcendent Endeavors, we empower underserved populations through innovative solutions that transcend barriers, promote positive change, and improve lives. Operating as a venture studio, we follow a disciplined approach to turn ideas into products and a rigorous process to evaluate their impact. Our portfolio of products support healthcare professionals and educators to overcome communication barriers and equity challenges to better serve diverse communities.

Aqueduct disseminates behavior change techniques through personalized messages and leverages the power of patient rewards to reduce medical appointment no-shows.

Blossom supports language development, early literacy, and home-school connections through an online bilingual education platform where children and adults can read stories together in customized blends of two languages.

Canopy Innovations enables health systems to break through medical language barriers and provide the best care for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) through a suite of cutting-edge products to train, recognize, and support bilingual healthcare professionals.

The Research and Content team at Transcendent is seeking a full-time Research Assistant to support our growing portfolio of NIH-funded innovation projects. This position will execute research-related activities for Aqueduct, Blossom, and Canopy to evaluate product effectiveness and assist with translation of research findings into product design and marketing materials.

This position is remote within the United States.

Your Persona

This is an exceptional opportunity for a conscientious and ambitious individual with a passion for community-based research and an interest in applying research findings directly into product development. The ideal candidate will be excited to embrace the challenges and uncertainties of research at preK-12 schools and health systems and the high-risk, high-reward startup world. You should have a strong willingness to adapt to new contexts and be a skilled task manager who can balance a to-do list that spans multiple projects.

Your Qualifications

● Bachelor’s degree or higher in public health, applied linguistics, psychology, sociology, education, or related fields and 2+ years of research experience

● Experience carrying out data collection in complex education and/or healthcare settings; comfortable with both quantitative and qualitative data collection methodologies

● Skilled at data collection with diverse and sometimes vulnerable populations, including young children, pregnant women, and individuals who speak languages other than English

● Familiarity with grant compliance, research ethics, human subjects research considerations, and IRB applications

● Experience designing survey and interview instruments for research, coding and cleaning data, assisting with data analysis, and writing research reports

● Experience providing training and support for new users of digital products such as apps or websites

● Exceptional task management abilities and organizational skills, able to navigate multiple competing priorities, extremely strong oral and written communication, and meticulous attention to detail

Job Responsibilities

Specific activities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

● Prepare research and evaluation materials such as surveys, interview protocols, observational protocols, instructions to participants, and consent forms

● Execute research study protocols both remotely and onsite at schools or healthcare institutions including data collection through surveys, interviews, child assessments, and classroom observations
(including video recordings)

● Foster relationships with preK-12 educational institutions, community-based organizations, and healthcare facilities to pilot new products, train staff on early product adoption, provide user support, and implement evaluation protocols

● Conduct data coding, cleaning and analysis; assist with publishing research findings and presenting case studies at conferences

● Work closely with product managers and software engineers to translate stakeholder feedback and research findings into actionable product development requirements

● Write public-facing research reports and share insight into the evidence base behind our product offerings with our marketing and sales teams

Compensation & Benefits

● Competitive salary commensurate with experience and education, $50,000-75,000 annually

● Medical, dental, vision insurance

● 401K with employer contribution (even if employee does not contribute)

● Flexible working location, remote-friendly (in the U.S.)

● Paid time off and sick days

How to Apply

Email application to jobs@t19s.com and use "Transcendent Endeavors Research Assistant" as the subject. Please include your cover letter and resume. Both documents should be titled with your name and either “Cover Letter” or “Resume.”

Equal Employment Opportunity

Transcendent Endeavors is an equal employment/affirmative action employer and welcomes diverse applicants. Transcendent Endeavors does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital/or parental status, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veterans status, or any other classification protected by applicable Federal, State, or Municipal Law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance

Schedule:

• Choose your own hours
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Clinical trials (Preferred)
• Research (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote

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