To use prior training in population health and basic clinical research methodology to assist in the design and execution of diverse clinical and/or research studies. The Research Assistant is expected to excel in area of population health and observational research and is expected to learn new approaches to accomplish the research projects.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Performs methodology review to establish best methods in population studies referable to medicinal cannabis programs.
Collects and assembles clinical and observational data for any type of oral or written project or presentation.
Independently develops survey instruments for longitudinal observational studies.
Independently carries out literature and patient chart reviews to support instrument development and study documentation.
interacts with IRB for IRB evaluation and approval of studies as developed.
Independently prepares oral and written reports for the P.I. and for the Lambert Center on research to include, but not limited to: coherently and effectively communicating research activities by writing or assisting in writing abstracts, manuscripts, grant proposals and data reports for publications, grants, and oral presentations with corresponding slide presentations as required for PI and the Lambert Center, as well as for local and national meetings.
MPH or equivalent degree required at minimum. Previous research experience required.
Jefferson Health delivers state-of-the-art healthcare services to patients throughout the Delaware Valley and southern New Jersey. Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) provides more than 7,800 students from nearly 40 states and 40 countries with 21 st century professional education. We have 30,000 employees.
Jefferson Health , with 14 hospitals (three are Magnet-designated by the ANCC for nursing excellence) and 50+ outpatient and urgent care locations, offers a broad range of primary and complex, highly specialized care that touches the lives of more than four million patients annually . This year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Thomas Jefferson University Hospital as the 16 th best hospital in the nation, and among the nation’s best in 11 specialties. Jefferson Health also includes the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center; it is one of only 69 such centers in the nation.
Thomas Jefferson University, nationally recognized for advancing groundbreaking developments in healthcare education and research, recently combined with Philadelphia University, internationally known for architecture, design, engineering, textiles and more. Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) has nine colleges and three schools dedicated to interprofessional and transdisciplinary approaches to learning that offer a vibrant and expandable platform for professional education. Through this unique model, we are preparing our students for current and yet-to-be-imagined careers.
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