Thomas Jefferson University · 1 month ago
Sr. Academic Research Spclist
Montgomery County, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expThomas Jefferson University is a prominent institution dedicated to health care and higher education. The Senior Academic Research Specialist leads research projects for Residents, Fellows, and Faculty, ensuring high-quality scholarly output and contributing to resident education while mentoring trainees and supporting grant activities.
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Responsibilities
Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson
Supervises and coordinates to completion, research projects for Residents, Fellows, and Faculty in the Departments of Medicine and Surgery by assisting in research design, proposal writing, and in creation of Institutional Review Board (IRB) documents
Supervises and coordinates to completion acquisition, analysis and submission of research data as it pertains to research projects for Residents, Fellows, and Faculty in Departments of Medicine and Surgery. Assists Residents, Fellows, and Faculty in the preparation of abstracts, manuscripts, posters and presentation materials to promote timely submission of completed research
Teaches research design and methods to Medicine and Surgery Residents at Jefferson Abington Hospital
Participates in semimonthly Resident Journal Club for the Department of Medicine and Department of Surgery as needed
Supervises Resident elective in Research and provides Resident evaluation and performance assessment to measure skill achievement for purposes of promotion and requirement completion
Possesses knowledge of research design, survey instruments and statistics. Develops survey instruments and data collection methods for entry into statistical program databases. Analyzes data with appropriate parametric and non-parametric statistics using available software such as SPSS. Teaches and supervises use of graphical displays of data in research presentations and publications to assist Residents, Fellows, and Faculty
Coordinates submission for and is administrative support for Internal Medicine Resident Research Symposium. Serves as key administrative support for external conferences and presentations involving Resident research
Assists in grant writing or other research funding activities to support Resident Research projects
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in science or related field
10+ years' experience in academic research support and design activities
must have experience in medical-related or clinical research
Teaching experience required
CITI training
Strong interpersonal and communication skills required
Facile with computerized statistical analysis software required
Demonstrated skills in team building
Preferred
PhD degree preferred
Experience with grant writing and manuscript writing strongly preferred
licensed clinician preferred
Benefits
Medical (including prescription)
Supplemental insurance
Dental
Vision
Life and AD&D insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Flexible spending accounts
Retirement plans
Tuition assistance
Voluntary benefits
Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service
Company
Thomas Jefferson University
Thomas Jefferson University is a university and healthcare system that offers academic programs in business, healthcare, and engineering.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.46MKey Investors
Foundation for Opioid Response EffortsAARPKnow Diabetes by Heart
2025-07-30Grant· $0.46M
2022-06-29Grant
2021-04-01Grant
Leadership Team
Bruce Meyer
Senior Executive VP, Thomas Jefferson University and Chief Physician Executive
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