Sponsor Funded Professional - Research Associate, Senior

Senior Research Associate

Center of Excellence for Children's Behavioral Health

Georgia Health Policy Center

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Georgia State University

At the Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC), we approach our work with a passion to be excellent, to positively impact people's lives, and to find creative and innovative ways to learn and fulfill our goals.

These are exciting times at GHPC. We are growing and we are thrilled that you are interested in being a part of our team. We are surrounded by individuals empowered to use their expertise and talents to achieve our mission to integrate research, policy, and programs to advance health and well-being.

Are you ready for us? Are you seeking an opportunity with purpose and direction? If you are, we have the perfect opportunity for you! We hire great people from a wide variety of educational, career, and personal backgrounds, not just because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a stronger team.

GHPC is seeking (2) senior research associate (SRA) to join the already awesome team taking the GHPC to the next level of excellence and global achievements!

WHAT MAKES GHPC A GREAT PLACE?

• Competitive base salary
• Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc.
• A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with diverse partners
• The position offers the opportunity to work remotely and in the office as needed
• Professional development opportunity and mentorship
• A rapidly growing center within an academic setting
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
  

The center's current scope of work includes behavioral health, child health & well-being, community health systems development, health & health care financing, health in all policies, health systems transformation, long-term services & support, population & global health, and rural health. The center conducts, analyzes, and disseminates qualitative and quantitative research to connect decision-makers with the objective research and guidance needed to make informed decisions about health policy and programs. The center is at work locally, nationally, and internationally with public and private partners to improve health and well-being.

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ABOUT THIS POSITION

The SRA is a member of multiple research, policy development, technical assistance, and programmatic teams within COE. The SRA will provide leadership across content areas, with a focus on children's behavioral health and will have a lead role in overseeing the daily operations and logistics of the team's work. The SRA will also manage the daily operations of grants and contracts within the organization's matrix structure, actively support the success of staff and the team, develop new business, and develop/maintain relationships across a spectrum of partners. In addition, one position primarily supports the COE as a senior advisor, working closely with the director of behavioral health and the COE Management Team in overseeing the portfolio of work for this team and developing the team's research portfolio.

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Manages projects and project teams by providing leadership and administration for existing contracts and grants.
• Leads the implementation of projects of varying size and complexity, including planning, organizing, and managing resources (staffing, budgets, project deliverables, relationships) to achieve specific project goals and objectives.
• Manages the development of products such as policy papers, literature reviews, research papers, posters, presentations, briefs, and client reports.
• Designs policy analysis and research/evaluation projects for clients.
• Participates in development of the research portfolio for the COE team.
• Guides program partners through all stages of evaluation planning and implementation.
• Collects, links, and analyzes data (quantitative and qualitative).
• Creates data visualizations.
• Leads the design and implementation of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research.
• Builds relationships with clients and external stakeholders, including state agencies, community groups, and academic partners.
• Provide technical assistance to partners to support data use, decision-making, and capacity-building.
• Translates data and findings for diverse stakeholder groups.
• Navigates complex relationships between key funding and policy stakeholders relevant to work.
• Facilitates group meetings to ensure that meeting goals and objectives are met.
• Leads the development of creative solutions to complex health policy issues.
• May supervise or mentor staff and student employees.
• Identifies funding opportunities and leads grant writing teams.
• Maintains existing relationships with external clients, stakeholders, and university-wide partners.
• Leads meetings and represents the GHPC and COE at national conferences and events.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO MAKE YOU SHINE

• Strong organizational and managerial skills, with ability to pay attention to detail while also addressing the big picture.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and adaptive leadership ability.
• Collaborative leadership style with ability to make important decisions when needed.
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and manage work in new research and policy areas.
• Quick analytical thinker, able to effectively monitor, synthesize, translate, and summarize complex research, policy, legislative, and regulatory topics for use by internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to multitask, pay attention to detail, and exhibit excellent customer service.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing priorities.
• Exceptional attention to detail and proven ability to self-direct work.
• Ability to support junior staff and student employees in their professional growth and development.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated participatory and team-oriented style of interaction.
• Qualitative and quantitative analytic skills.
• Networking and group facilitation skills, including in a virtual context (e.g., via Zoom).
• Data collection and database management skills.

The salary for this position will range from $71,400 to $89,250. The position is sponsor-funded and is contingent upon funding.

Minimum Hiring Qualifications

• Ph.D. with two years of experience; or a combination of education and related experience.

Preferred Hiring Qualifications

• Extensive experience in behavioral health, mixed methods research, working with stakeholder groups, strong writing and communication skills, and proficiency in the Microsoft suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) and virtual meeting platforms (Zoom). Knowledge of human subjects research guidelines. Proficiency with Qualtrics, NVIVO, Tableau (data visualization), and a minimum of one statistical package (SAS, SPSS, Stata, or R are preferred).

To be fully considered for this position all candidates at the time of submission must provide the following documents:

• A complete and accurate GSU application
• Resume
• Cover Letter

Final candidates must provide three professional references.

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