Program Officer , Evidence Synthesis

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

A cover letter is required to apply for this position.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is an independent nonprofit organization authorized by Congress in 2010. Its mission is to fund research that will provide patients, their caregivers and clinicians with the evidence-based information needed to make better-informed healthcare decisions. PCORI is committed to continually seeking input from a broad range of stakeholders to guide its work

The Program Officer is integral to the programmatic functions of PCORI’s Evidence Synthesis and Assessment (ESA) team, a growing program that supports systematic and transparent synthesis of health studies in order to increase access, rigor, and relevance of high quality and up-to-date research evidence to inform healthcare decision-making by patients, clinicians, researchers, payers, and others. The team strives to be innovative in approach to product development with the goal of producing work that is meaningful and timely for a wide range of stakeholders such as patients, caregivers, clinicians, researchers, payers, and policy makers.

Examples of recent work include PCORI’s evidence map of Social Needs Interventions to Improve Health Outcomes ( Social Needs Interventions to Improve Health Outcomes | PCORI) , efforts to promote interoperability of research data, and use of tools to improve the accuracy and efficiency of evidence reviews.

• Assist unit, division, and department leadership in identifying and implementing strategic objectives for the Program.
• Manage a portfolio of evidence synthesis products including systematic reviews, rapid reviews, rapid responses, and evidence maps and visualizations; and lead in an area of innovation in evidence synthesis.
• Work with stakeholders and PCORI staff to determine priority topics for which research or evaluation of the current literature could
  1) contribute to improved decision making and improved patient outcomes in health care or
  2) identify gaps in knowledge and inform PCORI’s future clinical research.
• Use systematic and transparent approaches to gather, synthesize, and analyze literature as well as other data sources to support topic selection for new evidence synthesis.
• Oversee contractors’ work in developing evidence synthesis products on health care interventions, which includes developing requests for proposals, reviewing contract applications, monitoring attainment of contract milestones and overall project progress, and oversight and review of the contractors’ work to ensure accuracy.
• Identify and manage program activities that advance ESA and PCORI’s National Priorities, including leadership roles in developing new products and promoting standardized and efficient procedures of the ESA team.
• Collaborate with staff within the ESA team and from across PCORI, including research funding, engagement, and procurement staff in implementing program activities.

• Represents PCORI publicly regarding program direction, program funding, and the proposal process and award results.
• Participates in conferences, seminars, and other professional development activities to maintain and enhance expertise and professional status.
• Leads, contributes to, and participates in internal groups and teams and cross-cutting initiatives. Carries out other responsibilities as assigned by PCORI management.
• Keeps Program Director and team appraised of developments and occurrences in the field that are likely to affect program decision-making, strategies, and/or award decision-making.

Incumbent(s) in this position may be required to perform other duties and special…