Research Assistant (OIM)

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.

All questions or concerns about this posting should be directed to the Office of Human Resources at hr@babson.edu.