Social Scientist Assistant 2 - Hybrid Remote

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Organization:

Emergency Medicine Research

Job Summary:

In your pivotal role as Social Scientist Assistant 2, you will develop and execute analysis using appropriate analytic techniques. You will conduct remote web-based interviews and moderate focus groups with a spectrum of healthcare stakeholders, including patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, academic experts, and policymakers. You also will synthesize, interpret, and communicate complex quantitative and qualitative results to internal and external audiences, as well as perform quality assurance and quality control procedures on your own work and the work of others. Additionally, you will support team members in ideation and dissemination of projects and proactively seek out opportunities to build scientific reputation. Additional duties will include preparing written technical reports, peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, and presentations and supporting project leads in identifying challenges and strategies to mitigate risk early on; you will then communicate any risks and mitigation strategies to senior leadership if necessary. This position supports qualitative research needs, which may include in-person patient facing interviews, observations, and potential study enrollment. This role is a hybrid remote position, though most of your time will be working in the office during your training period. Following training, you will work in the office 3-4 days a week and may work remotely from home 1-2 days a week.

REQUIREMENTS:
• Master’s Degree (or equivalent experience); PhD is a plus
• 5 years of relevant work experience
• Experience with mixed methods research, program management and/or a scientific background are preferences

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provides support for a broad portfolio of sophisticated health economic, and health policy research projects in a project team structure
• Focuses on overall project quality and client deliverables while completing job responsibilities with direction and instruction from others
• Prepares study protocols, statistical analysis or other project implementation plans in collaboration with a research team to address research questions and objectives
• Identifies and collects appropriate data, including from literature, databases, interviews and/or surveys using scientifically valid methods
• Develops and executes analysis using appropriate analytic techniques
• Conducts remote web-based interviews and moderates focus groups with a spectrum of healthcare stakeholders, including patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, academic experts, and policymakers
• Synthesizes, interprets, and communicates complex quantitative and qualitative results to internal and external audiences
• Performs quality assurance and quality control procedures on own and others' work
• Supports team members in ideation and dissemination of projects and proactively seeks out opportunities to build scientific reputation
• Prepares written technical reports, peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, and presentations
• Supports project leads in identifying challenges and strategies to mitigate risk early on; communicates any risks and mitigation strategies to senior leadership if necessary

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

Our Academic Enterprise is one of the nation’s longest serving and most prestigious academic medical centers. Through its historic bond with Vanderbilt University and integral role in the School of Medicine, Vanderbilt Health cultivates distinguished research and educational programs to advance a clinical enterprise that provides compassionate and personalized care and support for millions of patients and family members each year.

World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease.

Aligning with Vanderbilt Health’s Strategic Directions, the Office of Research provides shared research resources, administrative expertise and professional guidance to enable the trans-disciplinary environment and highly collaborative culture that advances discovery and training for all the research faculty, trainees, students and staff. 

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues:- Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications:

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Certifications :

Work Experience :

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level :

5 years

Education :

Master's

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