Policy Analyst, Cardiology

School of Medicine Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe.

Composed of more than 2,600 faculty physicians and researchers, nearly 2,000 students, and more than 6,200 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, and Duke University Health System comprise Duke Health, a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Health Integrated Practice, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home Care and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.

At Duke, we celebrate individuality and the unique perspectives that each member of our community brings. As a Policy Analyst, you will contribute to meaningful policy-focused research and analysis that supports the work of the Office of the Chancellor Emeritus for Health Affairs. You will be part of a collaborative environment where intellectual curiosity, rigorous scholarship, and innovative thinking are valued and encouraged.

This position supports/performs projects with a variety of complex activities in research, writing, and analysis of quantitative and/or qualitative data within the scope of research and policy projects within the Office of the Chancellor Emeritus for Health Affairs. Primary responsibilities include conducting policy-focused background research, drafting summary documents, performing literature reviews, contributing/extensive writing to/for a range of written deliverable types (e.g., policy briefs, white papers, blog posts, peer-reviewed publications), and supporting events and convening.

This will include support for project activities through coordination/content development and projects/logistics management/coordination.

Help advance policy research initiatives through rigorous analysis, thoughtful writing, stakeholder engagement, and project coordination. Working alongside senior researchers and policy leaders, you will contribute to projects that explore complex policy issues and support evidence-based decision-making.

• Support/Coordinate and perform a variety of complex individual activities, with increasing independence, in research, writing, and analysis of quantitative and/or qualitative data within the scope of research projects at Duke University, focused on specializations in policy.
• Contribute to one large or multiple smaller projects under the oversight/guidance of the Special Assistant and Policy Advisor to the Chancellor Emeritus for Health Affairs.
• Collaborate with senior researchers to conduct research, perform literature reviews, draft summary documents, and perform extensive writing for a range of deliverable types (e.g., policy briefs, white papers, blog posts, public reports and recommendations, peer-reviewed journal articles) as assigned on a broad range of policy topics.
• Contribute to the identification of/Identify and evaluate potential sources of qualitative and quantitative data, evidence, and information as appropriate for addressing project questions and objectives.
• Produce high-quality written work products and deliverables.
• Support expert convenings (e.g., workshops, round tables, seminars, other varied stakeholder meetings) through topic-focused policy research, preparatory analysis and writing to…