Patient Engagement Intern
Patient Engagement Intern—Part-time, paid position (Remote/USA)
The Go Beyond Celiac (GBC) patient registry collects important survey data from people with celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity to provide insight into patient experiences and to accelerate research. Beyond Celiac seeks an intern to help develop a plan for increased participant engagement and retention. This position would also assist the Senior Director of Coalition & Patient Engagement with ongoing clinical trial screening projects.
Responsibilities
- Optimize patient registry engagement, retention, and integration with clinical trial screening activities
- Summarize current priorities and gaps
- Review team goals and best practices from literature
- Collect feedback from Go Beyond Celiac participants
- Develop and outline strategy
- Create timeline with feasible action items
- Design and submit materials to IRB
- Clinical trial screening
- Identify candidates who meet specific criteria for trials
- Manage recruitment spreadsheets in Excel
- Contact participants about travel
- Track Go Beyond Celiac metrics, as needed
Minimum Qualifications
- Current undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in the social sciences or a related field (e.g., public health, psychology, sociology)
- Experience reviewing academic literature, working with patients and/or identifiable patient data, synthesizing findings to develop a strategy
- In your cover letter, please explain your experiences in these areas
- Understanding of IRB processes
- Basic knowledge of and comfort working with:
- Microsoft Office (specifically Excel)
- Google Workspace
- PubMed and Google Scholar
- Demonstrated ability to work remotely
- Eligible to work in the United States
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience developing strategies related to patient registry engagement/retention, patient engagement/retention in a research study, and/or user engagement/retention in an online platform
- Completion of one or more courses related to human research and/or research ethics
Logistics
- $15.00 per hour
- Part-time, 20 hours/week
- Fully remote
This internship offers the opportunity to work closely with the Beyond Celiac Science Team. The position will report directly to the Assistant Director of Research & Health Equity Programs, and it will provide additional assistance to the Senior Director of Coalition & Patient Engagement, as noted above.
Timeline
- Application deadline: May 10th
- Summer 2024 internship start date: June 17th
- Internship end date: August 9th
Apply
To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to [email protected] with the subject line “Patient Engagement Intern.”
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Due to the number of applications, not all applicants will be contacted.
