The new University of Iowa Health Care North Liberty Campus will open in the Spring of 2025. This 469,000 square foot facility will be home to UI Health Care’s nationally recognized Orthopedics service line, offering comprehensive, coordinated, and accessible care across the outpatient, inpatient and surgical venues. These state-of-the-art clinical facilities will also include a full-service community imaging center, laboratory services, physical therapy, retail pharmacy, and emergency department as well as an array of support services. The facility has been designed to support a superior patient and staff experience; excellence across our patient care, teaching and research missions; convenient access to services; and engaging community partnerships. UI Health Care is seeking a welcoming, highly-skilled and collaborative workforce to be a part of the opening team for this superb new campus, and to help further our mission of: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.
The Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation is seeking a Research Engineer to contribute to the success of the department by helping conduct research centered on advancing the level of surgical skills training at Iowa to keep Iowa at the forefront of resident education.
Surgical Skills Research And Clinical Research Responsibilities
Serve as a conduit between the laboratory and clinical settings to advance efforts at evaluating surgical performance in the skills laboratory as well as in the operating room.
Ensure that operating room metrics are being properly documented in alignment with simulation-based trainings and research initiatives.
Coordinate simulation-based assessments for residents as they come off different services (trauma, sports medicine, peds, etc). Act as technical resource to ensure all simulation technology runs smoothly for any training or assessment activities.
Perform research activities based upon protocols developed by the principal investigator of the research project or other department research staff, working closely with orthopedic residents on their projects.
Record and consolidate data as directed by Principal Investigator (PI). Track progress/success of research project.
Collect, track, and perform data entry for reports. Prepare materials for reports. Write abstracts and manuscripts based on findings from surgical skills research. Help prepare presentations for national conferences
Assist in preparing materials for new research grant proposals.
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Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
This position is eligible for a combination of on-campus and remote work. Remote work must be performed within Iowa and will require a work arrangement form to be completed upon the start of your employment. Per policy, work arrangements will be reviewed annually, and must comply with the remote work program and related policies and employee travel policy when working at a remote location.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
For additional questions, please contact Mike Lucas, HR Coordinator, michael-lucas-1@uiowa.edu
Education Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience Requirements
Experience performing surgical skills training and performance evaluation research
Expertise in medical device design and development
Experience working in a team research environment
Additional Information
Classification Title: Research Assistant
Appointment Type: Professional and Scientific
Schedule: Full-time
Work Modality Options: Hybrid within Iowa
Compensation
Pay Level: 3A
Contact Information
Organization: Healthcare
Contact Name: Mike Lucas
Contact Email: michael-lucas-1@uiowa.edu
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
Industries
Higher Education
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