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Reporting to the Assistant Dean of Community Engaged Medical Education, the Assessment & Data Specialist serves as the lead data analyst for the Human Dimension (HD) program at HMSOM. This position collaborates with a wide range of stakeholders, including those outside the HD program, and is responsible for assessing and reporting on the achievement of program goals, as well as supporting research efforts. This is a grant-funded position with the potential for continued employment beyond the initial four-year period.

This position is based out of our campus in Nutley, NJ. This is a hybrid role, requiring 3 days on site per week.

A day in the life of an Assessment & Data Specialist at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Leads the design, development, and implementation of assessment and evaluation instruments to address program goals.
• Provides operational oversight of assessment systems related to the program.
• Gathers relevant data to inform program improvements and goal achievement.
• Develops regular data reports on key outcome measures identified for the program. Designs and administers surveys and other data collection tools to gather both quantitative and qualitative data.
• Provides consultative support to faculty, staff, students, and other researchers in their scholarly research endeavors, including initial study design, IRB submission, appropriate selection and development of instruments, and statistical analyses of data.
• Assists with Grant applications and maintenance, budget preparation and communication with sponsors.
• Develops reports for both internal and external program stakeholders.
• Assists in Development of conference abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts for publication.
• Serves on committees and subcommittees at the recommendation of the Assistant Dean of Community Engaged Medical Education.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Data science, statistics, information management and technology, educational psychology, public health, epidemiology or other related fields with 3 years of experience OR Master's degree in a related area with minimum 1 year of relevant experience.
• Initiative and motivation for public health research, systems evaluation and solution building.
• Knowledge of survey research principles and quantitative and qualitative research methods.
• Familiarity with statistical (e.g. Stata, SPSS, SAS, etc.) and qualitative (e.g. Dedoose, N-vivo) analysis software.
• Experience working with survey and data collection software (e.g., SurveyMonkey, Google Forms, Qualtrics, RedCap).
• Ability to work cohesively with multiple stakeholders (e.g., faculty, staff, students, community health partners, sponsors) in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment, as well as independently.
• Outstanding judgment, initiative, and attention to detail.
• Ability to successfully support multiple programs/projects simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Master's Degree in a related area with minimum 1 year of relevant experience
• Experience with evaluation of public health interventions and analysis of community engaged programming.
• Experience with health professions education, specifically medical education.
• Knowledge of organizing and implementing data dashboards and reports using a range of methods (e.g., Google Sheets, SQL, Tableau, and Power BI)
• Working knowledge and familiarity with HIPPA guidelines, and IRB guidelines
• CITI training
• Bilingual Spanish

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!