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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><font face="Arial"><b>Health Policy Research Assistant, Summer Internship</b><o:p></o:p></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><font face="Arial">The Mongan Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) seeks a Research Assistant for health care policy research projects conducted by John Hsu, MD and Vicki Fung, PhD. This
position is an excellent opportunity for those interested in gaining experience in the conduct of clinical and health policy research.<o:p></o:p></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><font face="Arial">The responsibilities of the research assistant include but are not limited to the following activities:<o:p></o:p></font></div>
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<li><font face="Arial">Creating and maintaining research datasets</font></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><font face="Arial">Performing quality checks and analyses of existing datasets</font></span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><font face="Arial">Submitting applications to the Institutional Review Board under the supervision of the Principal Investigators</font></span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><font face="Arial">Organizing and participating in study-related meetings</font></span></li><li><span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt; text-indent: -0.25in; "><font face="Arial">Maintaining research-related files and regulatory materials</font></span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><font face="Arial">Assisting with the preparation of manuscripts, grant applications, and reports to funding agencies</font></span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><font face="Arial">Assisting with the preparation of scientific abstracts, posters, and PowerPoint presentations</font></span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><font face="Arial">Assisting with the preparation of grant applications</font></span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><font face="Arial">Conducting literature reviews and managing bibliographic libraries</font></span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><font face="Arial">Providing general administrative support for all research activities</font></span></li></ul>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><font face="Arial">The candidate must possess superior quantitative, organizational, administrative, time management, and communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with office staff. <o:p></o:p></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><font face="Arial">Additional skills and competencies include:<o:p></o:p></font></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><font face="Arial">Proficiency with standard office software (Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as well as internet applications) and the ability to learn new computer applications when needed<o:p></o:p></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><font face="Arial">Basic knowledge of STATA, SAS or other related programming experience<o:p></o:p></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><font face="Arial">Ability to work both independently and as part of a team<o:p></o:p></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><font face="Arial">Ability to keep multiple tasks and projects on track simultaneously<o:p></o:p></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><font face="Arial">Ability and willingness to learn new research and study-related skills<b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><font face="Arial">Capacity to manage various aspects of data collection, data entry, and data management<o:p></o:p></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><font face="Arial">Interest in health policy and medicine<o:p></o:p></font></li></ul>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><font face="Arial">Prior coursework in health-related topics, health policy, economics, and/or statistical methods is preferred but not required. <o:p></o:p></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><font face="Arial">Previous research experience is preferred but not required.</font></div>
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