Data Collector - Full Time

• Eligible for health benefits as well as access to employee discount plan
• Flexible work schedule
• Reimbursable travel time and mileage 

• Traveling frequently to selected locations to recruit study participants 
• Initiating in-person contact with potential respondents to discuss the study, answer questions, and obtain participation 
• Collecting confidential information and administering standardized questionnaires 
• Independently managing administrative duties, including participating in conference calls and completing online trainings 
• Transmitting data as scheduled 
• Assuming full and legal responsibility for use and care of project issued equipment 
• Safeguarding any participant incentives, issued equipment, or project materials against damage, loss, or theft 
• Assuming responsibility for and carefully tracking all participant incentives 
• Submitting timely and accurate Time and Expense reports 
• Attending in-person or virtually scheduled meetings with other members of the project team 
• Maintaining communications and tracking participants for follow-up visits
• Overseeing and guiding biological data collection by participants
• Assisting participants with dowlnoading study software on personal devices for interventions procedures

RTI International is seeking a full-time Data Collectors for Gathering Online for Dialogue and Discussion to Enhance Social Support (GODDESS) a study funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The purpose of the study is to test a mobile health (mHealth) intervention for young Black women in Durham and Wake counties in North Carolina. This study is recruiting up to 500 participants to take part in a trial with multiple follow-up appointments over the course of 6 months.  

GODDESS builds on decades of research of a best-evidence intervention that addresses intersecting health issues through education, skills-building, and empowerment. 

• Must possess High School Diploma or GED
• Possess effective communication skills through speech and listening with proactive communication around scheduling and engagement in outreach planning
• Fluency in English through reading, writing, and speaking
• Positive, self-motivated, curious, and enjoys interacting with people from a variety of backgrounds
• Available for entire training and data collection period
• Able to successfully complete training
• Must have a valid US driver's license and reliable personal automobile available for business use
• Comfortable using RTI issued tablet, laptop and other associated equipment
• Access to password-protected Wi-Fi connection for data transmissions and administrative responsibilities
• Able to keep project information confidential
• Willingness to work in various types of weather conditions and after dark
• Ability to work evenings or weekend day hours, if needed

• Effective time, schedule, and workload management skills to meet set deadlines
• Computer skills, namely email and internet proficiency
• Data entry skills and familiarity with online meeting platforms and social media for participant engagement
• Familiarity with the Raleigh-Durham area and connections to local community organizations

Training requirements include: 

• Attend four-day onsite training in Durham, NC to be held August 4-7, 2026
• Successfully pass Human Subjects Training certification 
• Successfully pass project required trainings 
• Must attend all trainings and successfully complete required courses 

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