Researcher - hourly

Jefferson Health; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Jefferson Health in Philadelphia, PA seeks a research support role to oversee day-to-day qualitative research activities, organize data collection, and assist with literature reviews and manuscript drafting. Master’s degree in Public Health is required, with experience in qualitative research.

The role involves coordination with faculty and adherence to research protocols. Responsibilities include scheduling, conducting interviews and focus groups, ensuring data integrity, and providing clerical

Qualifications

• Master Degree in Public Health required.
• Participation in qualitative research

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Performs a variety of research, datebase, and processing, as well as clerical duties in support of project to assist Faculty in organizing, gathering, and compiling research data.
• Oversees the day-to-day activities of scheduling, organizing, conducting, and analyzing qualitative research including interviews and focus groups.
• Informs Principal Investigator and/or designated individual on any issues concerning data collection, maintenance, and analysis.
• Provides clerical and technical support to ensure adherence to research protocols and quality of information received.

Education

Master Degree in Public Health

Job description

Job Details

Oversees the day-to-day activities of scheduling, organizing, conducting, and analyzing qualitative research including interviews and focus groups. Performs a variety of research activities including developing data collection tools, assisting with any necessary compliance issues (such as Institutional Review Board and Data Transfer User Agreements), and supports and participates in academic efforts derived from the project including literature reviews and manuscript drafting.

Number of Positions In Requisition

1

Job Description

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Performs a variety of research, datebase, and processing, as well as clerical duties in support of project to assist Faculty in organizing, gathering, and compiling research data.
• Oversees the day-to-day activities of scheduling, organizing, conducting, and analyzing qualitative research including interviews and focus groups.
• Informs Prinicipal Investigator and/or designated individual on any issues concerning data collection, maintenance, and analysis.
• Provides clerical and technical support to ensure adherence to research protocols and quality of information received.

Education

Master Degree in Public Health required

Experience

Participation in qualitative research

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

901 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

About Jefferson

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years. Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.