Research Program Specialist

In order for your application to be considered, please attached a cover letter and CV to your employment application.

The Schaeffer Institute is seeking a Research Program Specialist, who will work closely with Professor Genevieve Kanter to plan and manage research program goals. The Research Program Specialist will also assist in the program development and ensuring that deadlines/milestones are met.

Key duties include, but are not limited to:

* Expected to work onsite 3 days per week at University Park Campus in Los Angeles, CA

* Coordinating administrative functions for the research program, including acting as a point of contact, responding to requests and inquiries, and managing program content. Managing

* Assisting program leadership and key stakeholders with anaylsis, research, and presentations.

* Managing program deadlines; coordinating and tracking grants, projects, and timelines to ensure deliverables and milestones are met

* Supporting reporting and proposal development, including budget tracking, grant submissions, and compliance processes.

* Coordinating and contributing to research studies, proposals, and grant-related research activities

* Collaborating with internal and external partners while supporting dissemination of findings and program updates

* Contributing to written outputs such as reports, blogs, and publications

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's degree

Minimum Experience:

2 years of relevant experience

Work Arrangement:

3 days a week, onsite at University Park Campus

Compensation:

The hourly rate range for this position is $40.95 to $46.28 When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

Position is 100% FTE

Performs other related duties as assigned or requested. The university reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

About the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics

Since its establishment in 2009, the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics has served as an intellectual hub for health policy and health economics research  Schaeffer Center's mission is to measurably improve value in health through evidence-based policy solutions, research excellence, and private and public sector engagement. The Center ranks 4th in the world in health economics, and is a trusted resource for Congress, federal agencies (including CMS, FDA, CBO, and NIH), and organizations such as the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.

The Schaeffer Center is a collaboration between the USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the USC Price School of Public Policy, and it is a flagship program of the Leonard

D. Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service.

About the USC Schaeffer Institute

The USC Schaeffer Institute develops evidence-based solutions to address the nation's most pressing policy issues. It serves as a policy laboratory to develop and test ideas generated by the USC academic community, fosters civic engagement, and provides a forum to reach federal policymakers.

Established by an historic gift from Leonard

D. Schaeffer in 2024, it houses three flagship programs: the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, the Leonard

D. Schaeffer Fellows in Government Service, and the Center for Civic Society.

Schaeffer experts have testified before numerous Congressional committees and are regularly sought out by media outlets-including the New York Times, NPR, Stat, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post-to provide insight on policy issues.

The Schaeffer Institute is home to more than 150 scholars and staff, including three Nobel Laureates and seven members of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. It has offices at USC in Los Angeles and at the USC Capital Campus in Washington, DC.

About the Sol Price School of Public Policy

Ranked among the foremost schools of public policy in the nation, the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy generates uncommon knowledge for the common good. The school is composed of overlapping disciplines that generate innovative approaches to critical issues ranging from health-care policy to homelessness, and sustainability to congestion - to name a few. A wide-ranging curriculum, including extensive experiential learning, prepares our graduates to navigate problems that demand multi-layered solutions driven by critical, informed thinking.

The Price School, founded in 1929, is anchored by four departments:
Public Policy and Management, Health Policy and Management, Wilbur H. Smith III Department of Real Estate Development, and Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis. The School's rigorous academic programs provide students with the knowledge and distinctive…