Job Overview
The Senior Research Associate will work on projects within the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health (CEVR), performing functions both independently and as assigned by the CEVR director. The Senior Research Associate will also assist with the management of research projects, supervise research staff, and develop instructional material and deliver instruction to support CEVR educational initiatives, such as workshops.
Job Description
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Doctoral Degree OR Master’s Degree OR Bachelor’s Degree AND Two (2) years of related experience in health economics, Pharmacoeconomics, health services research, health policy, or a closely related field
2. Five (5) years of experience in a research environment.
Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
1. Serving as project leader on research projects in health economics and outcomes research, health services research, and health policy, including oversight of research staff, and both coordination and communication with project collaborators and research staff;
2. Participating in the design of studies, collection and analysis of data, and interpretation of health economics and outcomes research studies;
3. Participating in the authorship of scholarly manuscripts, including the drafting of text and supporting materials (e.g., tables, figures, supplemental information);
4. Developing instructional material and delivering instruction to support CEVR workshops;
5. Participating in the development of grant proposals by drafting text and developing supporting material (e.g., tables, figures, literature reviews); and
6. Performing other job-related duties as assigned.
Skills & Abilities:
1. Ability to work independently and collaboratively;
2. Ability to supervise team members;
3. Advanced knowledge in health economics and outcomes research, pharmacoeconomics, health services research, statistics, and study design;
4. Ability to use analytic tools, like SAS, R, and Microsoft Excel VBA, including the ability to write scripts or programs to automate analyses;
5. Ability to formulate analytic plans, write major sections of grants, research reports and scientific papers, and to verbally present research.
