Staff Scientist - Program Evaluation Danville, PA

Staff Scientist - Geisinger Program Evaluation job ville, PA.

Geisinger seeks an outstanding researcher to serve as a Staff Scientist for the newly created Geisinger Program Evaluation (GPE) team, whose purpose is to conduct rigorous evaluations of potentially high impact programs intended to improve patient health or improve efficiency  GPE Staff Scientist will be responsible for helping lead rigorous, primarily non-randomized (or partially randomized) evaluations of existing or new programs  Staff Scientist will help lead or participate in study design, analysis (preferably using R), and reporting/dissemination of results to internal stakeholders (e.g., Geisinger leaders) as well as to academic audiences (e.g., at conferences and in academic publications).

Evaluations from GPE team members have been published or are forthcoming in high-impact journals, including PNAS, Nature Human Behaviour, JAMA Network Open, and The Journal of Pediatrics. Additionally, the Staff Scientist will coordinate with other team members (e.g., Staff Scientist, Statistician, Project Manager). Develops and leads research projects within the defined scope of the supervising faculty member’s research program. Responsible for gathering preliminary data for grant applications, completion of objectives of funded external grants, and preparation of completed work for publication.

Contributes to writing grant applications and manuscripts. May submit authored grants with permission of the supervisor. Performs literature searches to gather information pertaining to research projects or procedures in order to develop new protocols, projects or grants applications for assigned work group. Responsible for determining experimental design, collecting data, performing calculations, and analyzing results. Responsible for reviewing research or data controls and determining that the research results are valid.

Maintains and completes appropriate records of the purpose, methods, results, and conclusions from each research project. May oversee the work of support personnel in the work group at the discretion of the supervising faculty member. Participates in research meetings and formal seminars to present, explain, and discuss research conducted by the work group. May deliver presentations to extramural audiences at national meetings and academic institutions.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in field(s) related to health economics or health services research, and in non-randomized evaluation techniques (e.g., regression discontinuity, propensity scores) in a healthcare or other industry setting. A Ph.D. in economics, public health, biostatistics, epidemiology, marketing, management, psychology, or another relevant scholarly discipline is strongly preferred, with track records of publishing original empirical research, and collaborating with others.

The GPE Staff Scientist will be based in Danville, Pennsylvania at the main campus and headquarters of Geisinger. Remote work from another U.S. location (with occasional travel to Danville) may be possible for an exceptional candidate. Major duties and responsibilities include assisting the Associate Director in day-to-day operations and development of the GPE, liaising, initiating, and coordinating execution of projects with internal and external stakeholders including Geisinger groups such as clinical departments, the IRB, and the compliance, quality, and legal functions, conducting literature searches and reviewing the literature to inform the team’s projects, contributing to or leading manuscript drafting and submission for select evaluation studies (first author opportunities available), participating in the design of interventions for evaluation and implementation at Geisinger, participating in data management, analysis, visualization, and reporting to assess the effectiveness of Geisinger programs, including assessing their effects on patient and other outcomes and quantifying the associated costs and return on investment, engaging in open science best practices (e.g., preregistration, preparing and sharing de-identified data and code), and disseminating GPE findings at scientific conferences and to lay audiences (e.g., sharing findings with Geisinger leaders).

Required qualifications include experience using statistical software (preferably R), strong critical thinking skills, curiosity and problem-solving skills, ability to work independently, strong teamwork skills, exceptional organizational, planning, and analytical skills, and competence in written, oral, and electronic communication skills. Desired qualifications include experience implementing applied research in healthcare or relevant industry, experience with open science best practices, training in behavioral economics, experience with econometrics, epidemiology, implementation science, interdisciplinary research, healthcare industry experience, and programming and databases (e.g., Python, SQL).

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