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Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève

Provides tertiary care, teaching, and research

Research Assistant - Recruitment & Communication, Population Epidemiology Unit

Medical ResearchPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeGeneva, SwitzerlandNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent training, in social sciences, health, public health, communication, or a related field.
  • A strong interest in human interaction and participant recruitment, with comfort contacting people by phone, email, and in person, presenting research studies, and professionally and respectfully engaging their interest.
  • Clear, audience-appropriate communication and strong interpersonal and listening skills.
  • Organization, rigor, and ability to follow several activities and contacts in parallel.
  • Strong written French and ability to write public-facing content about studies, projects, publications, and unit news.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the design, implementation, and monitoring of participant recruitment strategies, including direct contact with participants and the public by email, telephone, and field activities.
  • Present ongoing studies clearly and engagingly, answer questions, and guide interested people through the different stages of participation.
  • Help create a positive participant experience from first contact through follow-up during the study.
  • Identify effective ways to improve participant communication, recruitment, and retention, and propose adaptations when needed.
  • Help design, write, and distribute project communication materials, including information documents, participant-facing content, recruitment materials, news, and other communication tools.
  • Support the logistics of field activities with the scientific and operational team, including preparing recruitment sessions, managing and tracking contacts, coordinating with participants, and updating tracking tools.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of recruitment procedures and processes.
  • Draft and update research project documents, including information documents, procedures, recruitment materials, and activity reports.

Desired Qualifications

  • A first experience in research, health, communication, recruitment, project coordination, or another activity involving regular public contact.
  • Interest or experience in public health, epidemiology, clinical research, or population research.
  • Good command of English.
  • Autonomy, proactivity, dynamism, a solution-oriented approach, and enjoyment of teamwork and collaboration in a multidisciplinary environment.

About the Company

Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève

Provides tertiary care, teaching, and research

The Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (Geneva University Hospitals) provide medical treatment, teaching and research across a network of 10 hospitals and 30 care facilities in Geneva. It brings together 10 clinical, medical-technical and academic departments, 7 centers of excellence and 2 translational labs to deliver patient care, training and scientific investigations, serving about 2,100 beds, over a million outpatient visits annually and around 13,000 staff. It differentiates itself as an international reference for excellence in medicine by aligning care with teaching and research and upholding four values—quality, service, innovation and responsibility—across its large, integrated system. Its goal is to offer the best possible care for all patients while advancing medical knowledge through ongoing teaching and research.

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Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland
Founded
1995

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