Research Assistant I

Position #: 260004CH

Shift: Days

Status: Full-time

Work Days of the Week: M-F

UH Facility: Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital

Location: Cleveland, OH

Remote Work: Hybrid

Salary: $19.40 – $30.34 /hour

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Job Description & Qualifications

About the Opportunity

As a Research Assistant I, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful research and community-based initiatives that support healthcare improvement and population health outcomes. In this collaborative role, you’ll work alongside researchers, clinicians, community partners, and healthcare leaders to help drive projects from concept through implementation.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about research, public health, healthcare policy, or community impact and is looking to grow professionally in a mission-driven environment.

What You’ll Do

  • Research & Project Support

  • Support a variety of research and community-based projects in partnership with multidisciplinary teams.

  • Assist with regulatory processes, including IRB submissions and continuing reviews for active projects.

  • Help manage and organize project data, including database creation, data cleaning, and generating descriptive reports.

  • Participate in data collection activities, chart reviews, subject data acquisition, and secondary dataset analysis when applicable.

  • Collaborate with analysts and biostatisticians to prepare data tables, reports, and visual summaries.

Writing & Analysis

  • Conduct literature reviews and policy research to support programming, research initiatives, and strategic planning.

  • Assist with developing research reports, policy briefs, presentations, and materials for funders and stakeholders.

  • Support grant development efforts by helping prepare applications and responding to funding opportunities.

  • Collaboration & Community Engagement

  • Build relationships with community organizations and external partners to support collaborative projects.

  • Work closely with physicians, nurses, hospital leadership, and stakeholders across local, state, and national organizations.

  • Contribute to a collaborative and team-oriented environment focused on achieving departmental and organizational goals.

 

Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred

  • Master’s Degree in Public Policy, Public Health, Health Administration, or a related field preferred

Experience

Preferred candidates may have experience in:

  • Healthcare, nonprofit, or community-based settings

  • Research coordination, program evaluation, or grants management

  • IRB processes and regulatory compliance

  • Grant writing and funding support

  • Event coordination or stakeholder engagement

Skills for Success

We’re looking for someone who is:

  • Collaborative and comfortable working both independently and as part of a team

  • Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities

  • A strong communicator with excellent writing and interpersonal skills

  • Skilled at problem-solving and critical thinking

  • Comfortable working with data, databases, and statistical software such as SPSS, STATA, or SAS

  • Able to build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels

Why Join Us

In this role, you’ll gain hands-on experience supporting impactful research and community initiatives while working with experienced professionals across healthcare and public health. You’ll be part of a collaborative environment that values learning, innovation, and meaningful contributions to patient and community outcomes.

Commitment to Privacy & Compliance

All team members are expected to protect and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) in accordance with organizational policies, annual training, and compliance standards.
 

Physical Demands 

  • 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

Travel Requirements

10%

Additional Salary Detail:

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of posting of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, union negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity). This figure does not include, unless otherwise stated incentive pay or shift differential pay or the value of University Hospitals’ comprehensive benefits package, which includes healthcare, dental, vision, retirement plan options, and additional offerings. Click here to view complete wellness and benefits details.

For over 150 years, University Hospitals has been dedicated to our mission To Heal. To Teach. To Discover. Starting as a small Cleveland hospital in 1866, UH has grown into 18 hospitals and 40 health centers, serving 1 million people annually.

UH delivers exceptional care, advances medical innovation, and trains future healthcare leaders. Now, you have the opportunity to add your talents to this legacy of care. At UH, you’ll join a collaborative team in an inspiring environment where your skills and ideas will be valued. Together, we can continue to shape the future of healthcare and deliver on the promise of our mission for generations to come.

Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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University Hospitals is a national leader in healthcare that takes pride in calling Northeast Ohio home. With more than 150 locations throughout Cleveland and the surrounding metropolitan areas, UH provides unique opportunities to deliver world-class care in the communities where our employees live, work, and play.

We want you to make a career with us and we are here to support you – both in and out of work. Our comprehensive benefits program offers choice and flexibility to meet you where you are in your life.

  • Medical Plans
  • Dental Plans
  • Vision Plan
  • Paid Short and Long Term Disability
  • Life and Account Insurance
  • Additional Voluntary Benefits
  • Wellness Programs and Plans
  • Financial Health Resources
  • Career Development Resources
  • And More!

*Benefits may vary based on FTE Status and Position Type.
View complete wellness and benefits details on our Why Choose Us page.

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We want you to make a career with us and we are here to support you – both in and out of work. Our comprehensive benefits program offers choice and flexibility to meet you where you are in your life.

  • Medical Plans
  • Dental Plans
  • Vision Plan
  • Paid Short and Long Term Disability
  • Life and Account Insurance
  • Additional Voluntary Benefits
  • Wellness Programs and Plans
  • Financial Health Resources
  • Career Development Resources
  • And More!

*Benefits may vary based on FTE Status and Position Type.

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