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Jefferson Health · 1 day ago

Sr. Academic Research Spclist

Abington, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Jefferson Health is a nationally ranked healthcare system dedicated to providing high-quality clinical care and education. The Senior Academic Research Specialist leads research projects for Residents, Fellows, and Faculty, ensuring quality and timely completion while mentoring trainees and supporting academic initiatives.

Hospital & Health Care

Responsibilities

Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson

Supervises and coordinates to completion, research projects for Residents, Fellows, and Faculty in the Departments of Medicine and Surgery by assisting in research design, proposal writing, and in creation of Institutional Review Board (IRB) documents

Supervises and coordinates to completion acquisition, analysis and submission of research data as it pertains to research projects for Residents, Fellows, and Faculty in Departments of Medicine and Surgery. Assists Residents, Fellows, and Faculty in the preparation of abstracts, manuscripts, posters and presentation materials to promote timely submission of completed research

Teaches research design and methods to Medicine and Surgery Residents at Jefferson Abington Hospital

Participates in semimonthly Resident Journal Club for the Department of Medicine and Department of Surgery as needed

Supervises Resident elective in Research and provides Resident evaluation and performance assessment to measure skill achievement for purposes of promotion and requirement completion

Possesses knowledge of research design, survey instruments and statistics. Develops survey instruments and data collection methods for entry into statistical program databases. Analyzes data with appropriate parametric and non-parametric statistics using available software such as SPSS. Teaches and supervises use of graphical displays of data in research presentations and publications to assist Residents, Fellows, and Faculty

Coordinates submission for and is administrative support for Internal Medicine Resident Research Symposium. Serves as key administrative support for external conferences and presentations involving Resident research

Assists in grant writing or other research funding activities to support Resident Research projects

Qualification

Research methodologyStatistical analysisGrant writingData managementTeaching experienceTeam buildingCITI trainingMedical research experienceInterpersonal skillsCommunication skills

Required

Master's degree in science or related field

10+ years' experience in academic research support and design activities

must have experience in medical-related or clinical research

Teaching experience required

Strong interpersonal and communication skills required

Facile with computerized statistical analysis software required

Demonstrated skills in team building

CITI training

Preferred

PhD degree preferred

Experience with grant writing and manuscript writing strongly preferred

licensed clinician preferred

Benefits

Medical (including prescription)

Supplemental insurance

Dental

Vision

Life and AD&D insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Voluntary benefits

Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service

Company

Jefferson Health

Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals are partners in providing excellent clinical and compassionate care for our patients in the Philadelphia region, educating the health professionals of tomorrow in a variety of disciplines and discovering new knowledge that will define the future of clinical care.

Founded in 1995

Philadelphia, PA, US

5001-10000 employees