Policy Analyst, Assistant, Margolis Institute for Health Policy, Hybrid (Washington, DC or Durham)

Duke Careers • Durham, NC

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Robert J. Margolis, MD, Institute for Health Policy at Duke University (Duke-Margolis) seeks to address critical health policy challenges and improve health, health equity, and the value of health care through practical, innovative, and evidence-based policy solutions. The interdisciplinary nature of Duke-Margolis brings together policy experts, researchers, health care professionals, and students from across Duke’s schools of medicine, nursing, law, public policy, business, and engineering, and fosters extensive relationships with stakeholders both internal and external. These relationships span foundations, private sector organizations, state and federal governments, and global entities. The Institute fosters excellence, leadership, and scholarship at every level. Duke-Margolis has an opening for a Policy Analyst, Assistant within the Institute’s Biomedical Innovation research portfolio. The successful candidate will support projects addressing the development, approval, and overall regulation of medical products, with anticipated areas of focus including real-world data and evidence and policies that impact the adoption and use of cell and gene therapies. Primary responsibilities include conducting health policy-focused background research, drafting summary documents, performing literature reviews, and contributing to a range of written deliverables (e.g., policy briefs, white papers, blog posts, peer-reviewed publications). The role will contribute to research, planning, and execution of varied meetings related to medical product development, regulation, and administration (e.g. conferences, workshops, and roundtables) and the synthesis of findings for dissemination to a range of audiences. Duke-Margolis has offices in both Washington, DC and on Duke's main campus in Durham, NC. Washington, DC is the preferred location for this position, though exceptional NC candidates may be considered. Employees are currently working in a hybrid capacity with a combination of teleworking locally to the base office area (DC/MD/VA or NC, respectively) and in-person team collaboration.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in a field related to the position (e.g., policy, public health, public administration, economics, science, engineering, law, or field directly related to the position).
• No experience required above education/training requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Strong research and writing experience.
• Policy research skills, including the ability to synthesize content from a broad range of sources.
• Strong written communication skills and the ability to transform complicated information into easy-to-understand materials.
• Ability to interact professionally with senior-level individuals (e.g., local, state, and national policymakers), stakeholders, and organizations.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with varied responsibilities and able to respond flexibly to changing needs.
• Proficient in use of standard computing software (including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint); capacity to learn additional job-specific programs as required.
• Training or experience in the fields of health policy, public policy, or public health.
• Administrative, project coordination, and/or project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Support and perform a variety of complex activities in research, writing, and analysis of quantitative and/or qualitative data within the scope of research projects at Duke University, focused on specializations in health policy. Contribute to one large or multiple smaller projects under the oversight of a principal investigator and/or senior researcher. While this position will have a primary focus in biomedical innovation, it may also span contribution to projects in other domains of interest to the Institute, including but not limited to public and population health.
• Collaborate with senior researchers to conduct research, perform literature reviews, draft summary documents, and perform extensive writing for a range of deliverable types (e.g., policy briefs, white papers, blog posts, public reports and recommendations, peer-reviewed journal articles) as assigned on a broad range of health policy topics.
• Contribute to the identification of potential sources of qualitative and quantitative data, evidence, and information as appropriate for addressing project questions and objectives. Evaluate and interpret data collected from diverse sources. Synthesize and translate complex information from a wide range of inputs into clear and accessible written material for a range of audiences. Prepare oral and/or written reports and analyses to present findings, establish progress, analyze trends.
• Produce high-quality written work products and deliverables. Implement and coordinate activities to execute assigned elements of plans and projects.
• Support the execution of Duke-Margolis public and expert convenings (e.g., workshops, roundtables, seminars, other varied stakeholder meetings) through topic-focused policy research, preparatory analysis and writing to craft clear and concise materials for stakeholder and expert review and response, coordination, and logistics management for events ranging in size from focused expert panels to large-scale public events.
• Support principal investigators and senior researchers in developing draft presentations and speaking points.
• Maintain liaison with project participants, project personnel, faculty members, and other relevant parties to support project deliverables and objectives. Coordinate project activities and logistics with stakeholders, industry representatives, and policy professionals as required to support project execution, data collection, and/or dissemination of findings.
• Support senior researchers in event planning and preparation. Coordinate with senior researchers and administrative staff to organize and plan convening activities and events relevant to targeted scientific and policy issues.
• Contribute to strong and supportive working relationships across the project team(s) and Institute.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees