ICF Next · 2 days ago
Research Specialist, Health Communications and Social Marketing
Wonder how qualified you are to the job?
Marketing Services
Insider Connection @ICF Next
Responsibilities
Support the implementation of research projects from start to finish, including developing a plan, selecting methods, conducting research, and creating deliverable(s) requiring minimal supervision.
Develop recruitment and data collection materials (e.g., surveys or interview guides).
Conduct sampling (e.g., develop literature review search terms and interview/survey inclusion/exclusion criteria and draw samples).
Conduct data collection (e.g., extract information from the literature review sources, facilitate interviews, or coordinate survey data collection).
Conduct data analysis (e.g., code text using software such as MaxQDA or NVivo, or analyze quantitative data in SPSS, SAS, or similar program).
Create reports and presentations (e.g., draft white papers or develop data visuals using software such as Microsoft Excel or PowerPoint).
Present research plans, updates, or findings at client meetings.
Lead purchasing, subcontracting, and consulting requisitions by obtaining and comparing vendor and consultant quotes, establishing suitable justifications, developing or modifying forms, and processing payments.
Lead research review processes (e.g., IRB or OMB approval).
Contribute to project proposals and research plans that describe project purpose, methods, and staffing and provide an estimated timeline and budget.
Qualification
Find out how your skills align with this job's requirements. If anything seems off, you can easily click on the tags to select or unselect skills to reflect your actual expertise.
Required
Bachelor’s degree in public health, communications or social sciences and 8+ years of experience OR Master’s degree in public health, communications, or the social sciences and 4+ years of experience in social science research qualitative or mixed methods social science research.
Strong verbal and written communication, and organizational skills.
Proficiency in English.
Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and work under strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
High level of attention to detail.
High level of comfort with learning new skills and/or working with unfamiliar topic areas, including in fields outside of public health.
Strong self-starting and self-motivation skills.
Demonstrated experience in leading tasks as well as work independently on assigned tasks.
Preferred
Demonstrated experience (preferred) with: Statistical software (e.g., SAS, Stata, or SPSS) and Qualitative data analysis software (e.g., NVivo)
Minimal travel will be required for this position (up to 10%)
Company
ICF Next
Your global engagement and transformation partner. Accelerated change. Beautifully delivered.
H1B Sponsorship
ICF Next has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (3)
2022 (5)
2021 (9)
2020 (15)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase