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Community Outreach Assistant, Immigrant Health & Cancer Disparities Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Community Outreach Assistant, Immigrant Health & Cancer Disparities Service

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Posted:
April 9, 2021
Location:
New York, New York
Salary:
Open
Discipline:
Academic / Research

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences serves and supports the mission of Memorial Sloan Kettering, which is: To lead in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure of cancer through programs of excellence in research, education, outreach, and cost-effective patient care. The Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities (IHCD) Service within the department works to address disparities in access to cancer treatment and other healthcare services at the local, national, and global levels. We use a cross-disciplinary, community-engaged approach. We identify key areas of need and provide health education and other services to immigrants and medically underserved communities. We are seeking a Community Outreach Assistant (COA), to join our team.

The COA plays a vital role within the Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Department of Psychiatry, and Behavioral Sciences. The assistant executes outreach research programs and protocols. As an integral member of the research team and in compliance with all regulatory, institutional, and departmental requirements, performs data collection, data entry, and data analysis for research projects, databases, and research protocols for the IHCD Service. Maintains close relationships with agencies and institutional staff. Conducts research programs/protocols within appropriate guidelines and regulations. Ensure data quality and integrity during each phase of data collection and for each protocol assigned.

You Will:

  • Participate in outreach with Spanish or Bengali speaking immigrant-serving health care facilities, community-based organizations, advocacy groups, ethnic media, and local government leaders
  • Assist with the creation of monthly reports of outreach, research, and educational activities
  • Attend training programs, modules, workshops, seminars, disease-specific meetings, and meetings to keep up-to-date on project objectives and new policies/procedures for conducting Community Outreach / human subjects research, when directed by supervisor
  • Ensure that the consent/research authorization documents are signed and maintained as per protocol/department/service/MSK/agency policies.
  • Work with community organizations and their members to expand outreach
  • Maintain collaborative relationships with community groups and community leaders by supporting local initiatives and events
  • Participate in community events for Spanish-speaking communities and other immigrant communities
  • Work on special research initiatives including special requests for Research Council, IRB, Office of Clinical Research, or any regulatory compliance projects

You Are:

  • An effective communicator, capable of determining how best to reach different audiences and executing communications based on that understanding
  • Adept at creating partnerships and working collaboratively to meet shared objectives and goals
  • Capable of building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
  • A good decision-maker, with shown success at making timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
  • Willing to take action and eager to accept new opportunities and tough challenges with high energy, and passion

You Have:

  • Fluency in Spanish or Bengali
  • Minimum of a high school diploma plus 2 years of experience working in or with community-based outreach research with a focus on service and research health-related programs strongly preferred
  • Proven interest in health disparities; knowledge of Hispanic immigrant communities
  • Strong program management and organizational skills
  • Knowledge of SPSS a plus

Monday-Friday; 9:00am-5:00pm with flexibility

Internal Number: 2021-47610
About Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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. For the 28th year, MSK has been named a top hospital for cancer by U.S. News & World Report. We are proud to be on Becker’s Healthcare list as one of the 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare in 2018, as well as one of Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Best Place to Work for 2018. We’re treating cancer, one patient at a time. Join us and make a difference every day.
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