Description
The Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC), established in 1995, integrates research, policy, and programs to advance health and well-being. The center conducts, analyzes and disseminates qualitative and quantitative findings to connect decision makers with the objective research and guidance needed to make informed decisions about health policy and programs. Today the center is at work in more than 220 communities in all 50 states, helping our nation to improve health status. In 2017, the GHPC added a global portfolio, including work in Nigeria, Sudan, and Ireland.
The Senior Research Associate (SRA) is a member of multiple research, technical assistance, policy development, and programmatic teams depending on scope of work. The center’s current scope of work includes health care access, health insurance, health policy, child health and child policy, school health, behavioral health, long-term care, cancer, community health system development, public health systems, social determinants of health equity and Medicaid. The SRA manages the daily operations of grants and contracts. The current position will conduct work mainly with the Center of Excellence for Children’s Behavioral Health, with a focus on research and evaluation activities.
This position reports directly to the Project Director or Associate Project Director. The position works closely with internal staff as well as external consultants and clients. This position may or may not supervise staff. Essential duties and responsibilities will include the following,
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Serves as project manager by providing administrative and management support to existing contracts and grants.
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Serves as a member of the team that designs and conducts quantitative and qualitative research to address health related problems and publish results in professional and peer-reviewed journals.
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Writes reports, abstracts, briefing papers, presentations, and other research-related communications.
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Facilitates group meetings through the use of meeting design strategies to ensure that meeting goals and objectives are met. Manages meeting goals and objectives, meeting announcements and materials, and reports meeting results.
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Leads the development of creative solutions to complex health policy issues.
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Manages research teams by coordinating administrative support, budget management, IRB approval, staffing and client support.
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May or may not supervise the work of and mentor staff.
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Serves as a member of the grant writing team responsible for literature reviews, background information, and conceptualization of ideas or other aspects of the grant application process as assigned.
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Maintains existing relationships with external clients, stakeholders and university-wide partners.
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Communicates learnings from GHPC projects, programs and research to various audiences though policy briefs, academic publications, project reports, presentations and facilitated meetings, etc.
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Leads meetings and represents the GHPC at national conferences and meetings.
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Perform other professional duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Ph.D. with one year of related experience; or a combination of education and related experience.
College/Business Unit
11/09/18, 11:59:00 PM
College/Business Unit: Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Location: Atlanta Campus
Job Posting: 10/30/18, 9:31:27 AM