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Project Director - Center for the Assessment of the Public Health Impact of Tobacco Regulations

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Georgetown University
Location
Washington D.C.
Closing date
Apr 5, 2019

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Located in a historic neighborhood in the nation's capital, Georgetown offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, exciting ways to take advantage of Washington, D.C., and a commitment to social justice. Our community is a tight knit group of remarkable individuals interested in intellectual inquiry and making a difference in the world.

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Project Director - Center for the Assessment of the Public Health Impact of Tobacco Regulations

This position involves project direction of a new federally-funded center that began in September 2018, the Center for the Assessment of the Public Health Impact of Tobacco Regulations which is the one of the 10 FDA Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science (TCORS). This center involves three modeling projects, a career enhancement core and a data analysis core. This position requires a diverse set of skills in order to complete multiple management functions, including developing the agendas and leading regular study meetings, supervision of study staff, management of all regulatory requirements, financial oversight, regulatory oversight, manuscript preparation, liaison with U of M and course development. Overall, the new grant will involve a large number of international and national collaborations and large, complex, diverse data sets.

The project manager will assist with project coordination, obtain and manage data, conduct data analyses and model development in Excel, Visual Basic, and possibly SPSS, SAS or STATA, assist in the preparation of new grants, study reports and publications, and oversee tasks and enforce timelines and deliverables. The project manager will develop data inputs for state and national policy simulation models through literature reviews and data abstraction, analysis, and synthesis of results for publication. The results of this research may be used to conduct comparative effectiveness analysis, and support cost-effectiveness and regulatory research. The impact of this position on research is paramount to the projects' ability to complete the multi-investigator research as planned. Duties include but are not limited to:

Scientific Publications

  • Participate in writing manuscripts, presentations, progress and other reports, and documents as assigned;
  • Present research at conferences
  • Participate in new grant preparation.

Scientific Project Direction of Ongoing Studies

  • Management of all regulatory requirements for all ongoing projects,, preparation of progress reports for funding agencies
  • Development and maintenance of study-related materials such as models, surveys, and data bases

Day to Day Project Direction

  • Supervise staff in all modeling and coordination activities, including scheduling and coordinating all monthly conference calls, agendas and minutes
  • Maintain timelines for all projects tracking materials and documentation of sources, transmitting data to collaborators, uploading all documentation to secure project web site to store data.

Data Analysis and model development

  • Conduct data analysis (under the supervision of the PI) using SAS software for scientific publications
  • Model development using Excel and Visual Basic

Qualifications

  • M.A., M.S. MPH or MHS in psychology, public health, health service/policy research or epidemiology, but doctoral students are encouraged to apply. Backgrounds in biostatistics, epidemiology or decision analysis are highly desired
  • At least 2 years of prior research experience in a related field; At least 1 year of project coordination experience
  • Experience programming in Excel; Experience conducting primary data analysis
  • Career development interests or a background in epidemiology and biostatistics, health economics, health services research, health policy, or decision analysis
  • Experience with conducting data analysis in SPSS, SAS or STATA and working with health data and large national datasets is highly desirable
  • Ability to interact with large teams of collaborators
  • Computer literate in common applications as MSWord, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Experience performing literature reviews
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Detailed orientation and organization essential
  • Preferably scientific publication experience as evidenced by peer reviewed publications

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EEO Statement:

Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff.  All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation), disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Founded in 1789, the same year the U.S. Constitution took effect, Georgetown University is the nation's oldest Catholic and Jesuit university. Georgetown today is a major student-centered, international, research university offering respected undergraduate, graduate and professional programs on its three campuses in Washington, DC.

Georgetown University is a leading employer in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and offers prospective employees an opportunity to work with the best and the brightest in a caring, diverse and intellectually stimulating campus environment. The University is world renowned for its academic and research programs which provide our faculty and staff with unprecedented career challenges and growth opportunities. Enjoy working with our students and professional colleagues who are proud of their accomplishments and strive to be leaders in their respective fields.

Georgetown University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity in the workplace.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY OFFERS ATTRACTIVE BENEFITS, INCLUDING A TUITION ASSISTANCE PLAN.


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