Research Specialist II (Public Health)

Location: Dallas, Texas, United States; onsite at the hirify.global Center at Dallas

Company

hirify.global is an agriculture and life sciences organization conducting research, outreach, and education focused on healthy living, nutrition, agriculture, and natural resource management.

What you will do

• Support the design, implementation, operation, and reporting of community-engaged health research studies.
• Coordinate research project procedures, including human-subjects protocols and Institutional Review Board applications.
• Recruit participants, collect and manage data, conduct fieldwork, and coordinate study logistics with schools, clinics, and community partners.
• Develop and refine curricula, health-promotion materials, reports, manuscripts, grant proposals, presentations, and manuals.
• Conduct literature reviews and assist with qualitative and quantitative data cleaning, documentation, acquisition, merging, and analysis.
• Develop and manage online research tools such as Qualtrics and REDCap.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, nutrition, exercise science, health communication, health administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Six years of related experience.
• Ability to safeguard confidential information and handle sensitive data securely in compliance with privacy policies.
• Strong written and oral communication, planning, organization, prioritization, independent working, multitasking, and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of word-processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, and collaboration applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Fluent written and verbal Spanish and English.
• Experience with community-engaged research, evaluation, research management, data collection, or clinical research implementation.
• Experience with human-subjects research, IRB applications, scientific writing, grant proposals, and manuscript editing.
• Experience in maternal and childhood nutrition, underserved or urban populations, food systems, nutrition security, or community-based health interventions.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance, with employer contributions toward health and basic life premiums.
• 12–15 paid holidays annually.
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month.
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• Employee wellness initiative and work supporting statewide public health, agriculture, and life sciences programs.

Hiring process

• Applicants must complete the application data or attach a complete resume.
• Employment is contingent on credential verification and completion of a criminal history investigation.