Research Assistant III

Job Description

Position Title Research Assistant III Location of Position 1 Medical Center Drive Lebanon, NH 03756 Position Purpose To support The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice in the development of national, state and regional health policy, with a particular focus on one or more of the following: evaluating health care; initiatives to engage, enable and empower patients; and/or innovative models of intervention, improvement and implementation. Works under guidance of TDI faculty and senior staff to implement a range of project activities. Description Required Qualifications - Education and Yrs Exp Bachelors plus 3-5 years experience or equivalent combination of education and experience Required Qualifications - Skills, Knowledge and Abilities * Bachelor?s plus 3 ? 5 years experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience* Familiarity with basic research methods and data analysis (quantitative or qualitative)* Ability to work directly with TDI faculty and other executive-level national stakeholders* Proven ability to apply critical thinking and sound judgment to address open-ended problems* Superior verbal communication and writing skills, and comfort with public speaking* Commitment to diversity and serving the needs of a diverse population Preferred Qualifications * Public health or health policy background, and commitment to advancing health reform in the United States* Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities Description * Collaborates with the project leadership to support the design and implementation of research project(s) Description * Conducts and writes reviews of current literature to stay abreast of field and prepares summaries, drafts of reports, and manuscripts to communicate results and implications of the data analysis Description * Prepares presentations and other briefings on research findings and their significance for team and partners Description * Contributes to development of project materials, such as white papers, policy briefs, and academic manuscripts Description * Assists in writing grant proposals and associated funding reports and in development of research instruments, such as survey questionnaires and interview guides Description * Collects, analyzes, and interprets qualitative and/or quantitative data to present findings with tentative conclusions to the principal investigator Description * Provides data management support, such as cleaning and validation of primary data and collaborates with TDI analysts to facilitate data management and analysis Description * Designs data reports appropriately tailored for various audiences, such as research team, implementation partners, provider organizations, or policy organizations Description * Effectively communicates with project partners (e.g., provider organizations, payers, research institutions, etc.) in support of project work Description * Maintains and tracks project timelines to ensure timely completion of project deliverables Description * Facilitates team meetings and conference calls, including agenda setting and taking minutes -- Performs other duties as assigned. * Talent Acquisition Consultant * AbilityJOBS* American Library Association** Chronicle of Higher Education* Chronicle of Philanthropy* Dartmouth College Employment Website* Glassdoor* Internal Employee Referral * HERC* Higher Ed Jobs* Indeed* Inside Higher Ed Jobs** National Black MBA Association* Recruit Military* Prospanica * Valley News* Other (Please specify below)

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