Data Collector, Biomedical Engineering

JOB SUMMARY

Under departmental direction, the data collector coordinates activities to support the Football COACH Study. Provides assistance to an established research team by collecting data, keeping records, analyzing data, and preparing reports. Develops and maintains recordkeeping systems and procedures to ensure compliance with study protocols and all appropriate regulations. Visit data collection sites as needed to perform activities including, but not limited to: assist the research team with recruitment activities (screen and consent), administer questionnaires, deploying study equipment to their respective assigned teams, collecting kinematic data, and answer any questions about the research study. Responsible for assisting with Neurocognitive data sessions, where study participants come in for a study visit and complete both computer and non-computer related tasks. Knowledge and training on testing battery will be required. Responsible for the compilation, registration and submission of data, as required by the Sponsor.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Social Science, Education, or Public Health; or, an equivalent combination of experience and education including training in research methodology, computerized data processing, and/or interviewing techniques.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION

1. Must complete the CITI certification for Human Subject Research if not already completed.

2. All additional required WakeOne training for research coordinators.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

1. Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills

2. Excellent reading comprehension

3. Strong organizational skills

4. Outgoing, professional, persistent, and familiar and open to working in the hospital environment and outside of the hospital environment with collaborators

5. Familiar with data collection tools (i.e., RedCap) and experienced with Microsoft Powerpoint, Excel, and Word

6. A background in nursing, engineering or other health-related field

7. Comfortable communicating with physicians, engineers, coaches, team owners, etc

8. A person that practices with a critical thinking approach and is not afraid to point out to a superior (senior engineer) that something doesn't look right

9. Willing to perform data entry tasks over long periods of time during the day

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Recruit Study Participants- Work with project manager to coordinate and assist with recruitment sessions to enroll study participants.

• Collect On-Field Data - Attend local and/or national sporting events to collect various forms of on-field data including wearable sensor, activity log, video, and survey data.

• Collect Qualitative Data - Take detailed notes and/or lead structured interviews with study participants.

• Manage collected data - Organize collected data, perform any required post-processing steps, and communicate data location to study staff. Communicate any adverse events to research team.

• Data Analysis - Visually verify and characterize collected data according to developed protocols.

• Collaboration - Work in partnership with the research team/teams.

• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Clean, comfortable, office environment, and travel is required.

Please note that for this data collection position, there will be outdoor data collection sessions, so instances of both inclement weather and the summer season should be noted.

About Us

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's two main components are an integrated clinical system - anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.

About the Team

Mission, Vision and Culture Commitments

Mission

To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing - for all.

Vision

To be the first and best choice for care.

Culture Commitments

We create a space where all Belong

We Work as One to make great things happen

We earn Trust in all we do

We Innovate to better the now and create the future

We drive for Excellence - always