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Company Overview

At Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK), we're not only changing the way we treat cancer, but also the way the world thinks about it. By working together and pushing forward with innovation and discovery, we're driving excellence and improving outcomes. We're treating cancer, one patient at a time. Join us and make a difference every day.

In compliance with applicable New York and New Jersey State regulatory authorities, COVID-19 vaccination (2 doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine) is mandatory for all MSK employees, contingent workers, and volunteers. Exceptions are permitted for those employees who request and receive an approved medical or fully remote exemption.

*Staff working at a MSK New Jersey location must be up to date with COVID-19 vaccination, which includes having completed the primary COVID-19 vaccination series and booster once eligible as mandated by New Jersey State. All New Jersey staff not yet eligible for a booster must receive a booster within 3 weeks of becoming eligible as a condition of continued employment at MSK.

Note: Individuals are eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster five months after receiving the second dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or two months after the J&J vaccine.

Job Description

For more than 20 years, The Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities (IHCD) Center has worked to identify and eliminate disparities in health and cancer treatment among immigrants and minorities. Our community-based programs provide a gateway to health education and services for immigrants and other medically underserved minorities in New York City and beyond. We also conduct groundbreaking, community-engaged research to address cancer disparities and socioeconomic determinants of health outcomes among underserved populations.

Working closely with Dr. Francesca Gany, IHCD Service Chief, you will be responsible for the research and project management across Dr. Gany's investigator-initiated trials within our Taxi Network Initiative, to address varying health concerns faced by NYC taxi drivers. Across IHCD, you will identify key areas of need and provide health education and other services, including access to healthcare, cancer screening services, and lifestyle change resources, to immigrants and medically underserved communities.

You will:

• Manage new and ongoing departmental projects and create processes to ensure that goals are met.
• Be a liaison with community partners and stake holders, fostering new community relationships to enhance recruitment strategies and community health care referral linkages.
• Coordinate outreach activities and oversee the flow of community participants recruited in the field.
• Create and maintain databases for programs.
• Conduct fidelity/protocol compliance audits and QA of databases.
• Generate reports to all necessary parties on the progress of projects, databases, or protocols.

You have:

• Master's degree in Public Health, Psychology, Sociology or relevant field with two years of clinical research experience.
• Experience and/or demonstrated interest in working in community based participatory research, and/or demonstrated interest in health disparities.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the regulations pertaining to human subject protection (including 21 CFR and 45 CFR 46 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is critical.
• An ability and understanding on how to collect, analyze, interpret and prepare data for presentation (i.e., written, tabular and graphical formats).
• Bengali, French, or Spanish fluency (written and spoken) is required.

Initial hours: Monday through Friday, 9 AM - 5PM. This position allows for a rotation of a hybrid remote (50%) and community-based sites/in-office (50%) schedule.

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MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.

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