Research Professional
About The Position
The Research Professional will work with the Tolan Center for Healthcare and Professor Dan Adelman in the Healthcare Analytics Laboratory. The Lab brings together MBA and other graduate students with healthcare providers to analyze large, complex datasets and improve healthcare delivery. The Research Professional will collaborate with faculty, staff, students, and sponsors to manage the Lab’s IT environment and data resources, and turn analytical tools developed in the Lab into applications that can be piloted in healthcare organizations and the classroom. The role supports research and application-development projects through software and data work, IT infrastructure coordination, research assistance, and project administration. The position is currently expected to be in the office at least three days per week.
Requirements
- College or university degree in a related field.
- Knowledge and skills developed through less than two years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a field relevant to the research by the start date.
- Relevant research experience.
- Proficiency in standard software development architecture, user experience design, programming, database architecture and pipelines, web application design, and basic statistics tools.
- Proficiency in generative AI applications and infrastructure in a research setting.
- Background with optimization modeling.
- Outstanding verbal, written, presentation, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently with little supervision, demonstrate self-motivation, identify improvement opportunities, and recommend effective changes while achieving objectives.
- Strong strategic planning, critical thinking, analytical, and persuasion skills.
- Ability to handle multiple detailed tasks or projects simultaneously and meet strict deadlines amid frequent interruptions.
- Ability to work effectively and diplomatically with colleagues, students, faculty, and corporate contacts through in-person, email, and phone communication.
- Professional demeanor, tact, discretion, and a customer-service-oriented approach.
Responsibilities
- Develops and tests data-driven applications.
- Designs and manages databases and performs preliminary research.
- Liaises with technical teams to build and maintain IT infrastructure for Lab activities, including generative AI applications and optimization models.
- Obtains and organizes research information from other academic institutions and practitioners.
- Maintains effective communication with faculty and outside institutions.
- Collects data, conducts analysis, writes software programs, and organizes the presentation of results.
- Creates charts, tables, and descriptive text for presentations.
- Assists with preparing reports, manuscripts, and other documents.
- Provides technical, administrative, and project-management support for application development, deployment, and validation research projects.
- Provides technical and administrative support for a research project.
- Analyzes and maintains data and/or specimens.
- Conducts literature reviews.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Benefits
- The University offers benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
