Research Assistant

Title: Research Assistant 

Location: Wellesley United States

time type

Part time

job requisition id

R0014865

Job Description:

THE OPPORTUNITY

Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator or designee, the Research Assistant is responsible for performing delegated tasks in support of research projects.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Work with a national professional healthcare organization and educational/consulting organization to examine technology affordance, i.e., the extent to which professionals are implementing and finding benefit from technologies.
• Explore the long-term cost-effectiveness, adoption, and scalability of models; investigate the integration of such technologies into broader healthcare systems and overcoming barriers to adoption.
• Assist PI in development of survey design and qualitative protocol-specific tools to aid in data collection and study documentation.
• Support completion of forms to obtain IRB approval.
• Perform literature searches to identify data standards and requirements.
• Conduct interviews and work with healthcare experts to obtain data.
• Preprocess and analyze data as well as build models according to the methods needed, i.e., regression and optimization techniques.
• Summarize research findings and prepare presentations.
• Comply with established policies and maintain study subject confidentiality.
• Assumes additional responsibilities as required.

WHAT EDUCATION AND SKILLS YOU WILL NEED

• Master's Degree related to operations management, health policy, or a related field.
• Requires a minimum of 3-5 years of related experience.
• Experience in developing statistical, simulation, and optimization models, preferably with at least one of the following modeling languages: Python, R, SAS, SPSS, Gurobi/AMPL or similar software.
• Must have excellent interpersonal, organizational, oral, and written communication skills.
• Must have strong technology skills.
• Envisions and proposes new methods to perform tasks that support ET&A; takes thoughtful risks; and accepts new and ongoing initiatives, objectives, and solutions to gain sought-after results.
• Anticipates and embraces change; demonstrates willingness to achieve, acquire, and utilize new skills and challenging tasks; and is flexible in changing conditions.

HOW AND WHERE YOU WILL WORK

• This is a part-time position working approximately 20 hours per week for 4 months.
• This position is eligible for remote work.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS YOU MAY HAVE

• Previous experience with healthcare a plus.

This is a temporary non-exempt position with an hourly rate of $28.91. This position includes paid sick leave where required by law. Eligibility, accrual, and usage will follow applicable state and local regulations.