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Health Services Research Analyst

Job Summary:

This position will be responsible for coordinating activities for: (1) the PCORnet Engagement Coordinating Center, providing management and navigator coordination of a stakeholder engagement coordinating center for a national clinical research network and (2) STAR CRN, providing management and coordination of a clinical research network and associated translational research projects.

Coordinate Activities to Support The Coordinating Center for PCORnet: Stakeholder Engagement Efforts

• Assist the Project Manager and PIs with implementation of an operational framework for the newly funded stakeholder engagement coordinating center.
• Maintain detailed documentation of the operational aspects of the stakeholder CC.
• Assist the Project Manger with coordination of information and preparation of regular progress reports
• Serve as a link between key members of STAR CRN and key members of the stakeholder CC by providing regular feedback to both via communication coordination and other needs as they arise.
• Provide support for investigators doing stakeholder engagement, including stakeholder meeting coordination, study implementation, and basic evaluation support
• Provides administrative support for a variety of coordinating center activities

Coordinate Activities to Support STAR CRN Associated Translational Research Efforts

• Foster collaboration between team members, both internal and external
• Use advanced research and data management and analytical skills to support research efforts on multiple STAR originated projects
• Maintain detailed documentation of research data
• Prepares materials or drafts technical documents for publication
• Assist with preparation of funding progress reports and metrics
• Connect investigators with resources related to translational research, including resources available through VICTR, STAR CRN, and the Vanderbilt Institute for Medicine and Public Health, as well as across the larger Vanderbilt community
• Provide support for investigators doing translational research, including support for study design (literature reviews), study implementation (IRB application support, design of data collection procedures, support for data use agreements and other regulatory issues), and basic evaluation support
• Provides administrative support for a variety of STAR originated projects

Department Summary :
The Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research is a critical component for the Institute for Medicine and Public Health (IMPH) and engages with more than 160 scientists and other professionals across VUMC to conduct research and discover, implement, and disseminate workable solutions for modern-day problems in health care delivery, health care quality, and patient-center outcomes. For additional information, please visit https://www.vumc.org/hsr/center-health-services-research.

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Additional Information:

This is a full-time position.

Salary is dependent upon education and experience.

Background screens will be performed, and education will be verified prior to employment. Please be prepared to provide required information and/or documentation.