Health Outcomes Researcher

Description

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

Researcher is expected to provide insights and support on the design and execution of health outcomes research studies, including retrospective database analysis, meta-analysis and modeling

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in discussions with clinical faculty to discuss current issues in medical practice and develop research hypotheses (20%)
• Design and execute systematic literature review, identifications and data extraction of scientific literature, meta-analysis and/or mixed treatment comparisons (20%)
• Hands-on data extraction and database analysis using the electronic medical record and other relevant data sources (20%)
• Contribute to the write-up and review of studies and/or models, including relevant portions of manuscripts, abstracts, posters, slide presentations, as needed (10%)
• Contribute to development and review of study protocols, study analysis documents, and other documents related to the execution of clinical, health economics and outcomes research studies and models, as needed (20%)
• Author and present studies at scientific conferences and other appropriate venues on the behalf of the study team (10%)

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree
• Strong track-record and ability in health outcomes research
• 1-3 years prior work experience related to health outcomes studies and/or models
• 3-5 years excellent understanding of research methodology used in clinical research and health economics and outcomes research

Preferred

• 0-1 years direct experience with Epic
• Graduate degree (or equivalence) in Public Health, Statistics, Health Services Research, Economics, Epidemiology, Health Policy, or a related discipline
• Recent PhD graduates with motivations and hand-on experiences are welcome

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