Hopelab · 21 hours ago
Research Assistant
United States
Full-time
Remote
New Grad, Entry Level
$35.65/hr - $44.56/hrHopelab envisions a future where young people have equitable opportunities to live joyful and purposeful lives. The Research Assistant role supports youth-centered research and translational science aimed at improving the well-being of Black, Brown, and Queer young people through various research activities and participant engagement.
Health CareImpact InvestingMental HealthNon ProfitSocial ImpactUX DesignVenture Capital
No H1B
Responsibilities
Create and maintain overall research and project tracking documents, including timelines, meeting notes, deliverables, databases of key relationships, and other project resources
Recruit, schedule, track, and engage research participants
Coordinate the development and implementation of research activities, including project kick-offs, focus groups, individual interviews, and surveys
Participate in data synthesis processes that distill insights that are relevant and useful to the project goals and objectives
Conduct, write up, and present landscape reviews, and academic literature reviews on key programs, technologies, organizations, individuals, and academic and popular literature relevant to Hopelab initiatives
Present findings and perspectives related to our research through written and verbal professional communication outlets
Coordinate and assist with the development and scheduling of regular communications and presentations on research activities and findings for both internal project teams and external collaborators
Organize the assembly and storage of Institutional Review Board (IRB) documents and communicate with IRB officers on protocol submission requirements and documentation
Support meetings, including set-up, note-taking, record-keeping, and follow-up items
Support event planning for partnership convenings
Manage internal evaluation activities related to our research and research partnerships
Qualification
Required
A combination of education, relevant work experience, and/or training resulting in demonstrated ability to successfully complete the job tasks
Typically, a Bachelor's degree with academic studies in a relevant field (psychology, education, anthropology, sociology, public health, or health services research) is a plus
Interest in learning about and applying health equity practices across research projects and protocols
Experience with academic literature searches in the social and behavioral sciences, and with reference management tools, is a plus
A confident user of common research project applications such as survey tools (e.g., Qualtrics), collaboration tools (e.g., Notion, Mural), and project management tools (e.g., Team Gantt)
Strong project administration skills, including creation and upkeep of study protocols and instruments, and detailed tracking of project tasks, deliverables, and goals
Strong research coordination skills, including coordinating planning processes and information sharing across multiple stakeholder teams
Experience and enthusiasm for working in an interdisciplinary environment and learning about approaches from other fields
Experience and comfort in communicating with diverse audiences, verbally and in writing
Experience building relationships and partnerships and communicating sensitively with a wide range of stakeholder groups, including young people
Experience coordinating essential communication with external collaborators
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Internet stipends
Wellness programs, including 8 therapy and 8 coaching sessions a year for you and dependents
Paid time off
401K contributions exceeding industry standards
Company
Hopelab
Hopelab is a social innovation lab and impact investor at the intersection of tech and youth mental health.
Founded in 2001
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$9M2006-02-20Angel· $9M
Leadership Team
Jaspal Sandhu
President & CEO
Erin Sietstra
Head of Investments
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