Research Assistant (HIV Surveillance and Epidemiology Program)

22nd Century Technologies, Inc.
Pay rate: $41/hr w2
United States, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg
Feb 27, 2026
Title: Research Assistant (HIV Surveillance and Epidemiology Program) Duration: 6+ months Contract Pay rate: $41/hr w2 Location: Harrisburg, PA 17120 Shift timings: Mon - Fri 7.5 hours per day Shift between 7:30am-5:00 pm (Full Time) -Mon - Fri 7:30am-5:00 pm and the resource is expected to work 25-30 hours per week (Part Time)BG/DT required: Yes JOB DESCRIPTION: This is a full-time Research Assistant who works on the MMP under the direct supervision of the Director of HIV Surveillance and Epidemiology Program. This contractor will also coordinate with staff to manage, review and summarize data. The resource communicates and collaborates on a regular basis with the supervisor and other HIV surveillance staff with related duties to assure consistent continuity of the project. The primary responsibilities of this position will be data collection, analysis and reporting for residents of Pennsylvania in order to meet federal, state, and local reporting requirements. This contract staff will assist in developing and implementing data quality assurance processes and monitoring and evaluating performance of surveillance reporters The responsibilities of this position are, but not limited to. contacting selected individuals living with HIV infection, scheduling extensive telephone or in-person interviews, and conducting the interviews to assess their experiences with HIV infection contacting medical providers to request medical charts of selected individuals living with HIV conducting detailed medical chart abstraction for services received performing community and field visits as necessary reviewing data for errors and initiating corrective actions assists with providing response to CDC's letters for missed benchmarks assists with grant applications using MS Office Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Excel to generate simple summary reports Performing other related duties as requested. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS : The Bureau of Epidemiology reserves the right to reject or remove any unqualified contract staff if they cannot perform their duties at an acceptable level in order to meet the Department of Health's standards. The supplier is expected to replace the contract staff ASAP depending on the needs of the Bureau of Epidemiology. The department will provide all contract staff with an Identification Badge. Contractor staff shall be required to take training in HIV Security and Confidentiality and sign an assurance statement regarding confidentiality of case information. DRESS CODE : ID must be worn at all times when on duty and must be clearly visible and readable to other staff and consumers. The resource staff shall dress in a responsible manner that demonstrates professionalism at all times. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE : Experience in Base SAS (Statistical Analysis Software (SAS) including analysis of medical and surveillance system data) Data formatting, capture, search, retrieval, extraction, classification and information filtering techniques. Experience with public/open data and social media platforms. Experience working in the public health and healthcare industry. Experience with disease surveillance systems and medical record reviews. Knowledge of HIV surveillance and prevention activities.