Research Publications Intern

Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) - United States • Washington, DC

2h • $18 • Hybrid

About The Position

As part of our humanitarian mission, MSF conducts hundreds of research studies every year to help us improve patient care and advocate in an evidence-based way for better global health programs and policies. The MSF Science Portal is an online repository where you can find the outcomes of this work—in peer-reviewed medical publications, MSF Scientific Days conference presentations, and other content.
The Research Publication Intern will work with the Project Manager on keeping the platform updated regularly and implement data quality improvements across the front end of the website within the content management system, and to the database directly. Primary, regular duties include data entry, data cleaning/manipulation, and descriptive analysis. The intern will also support other discrete, long-term projects that can range from website development support, dashboard development, research ethics support, and communications planning and support. A diverse student profile will be considered, with an emphasis on data visualization and management abilities, experience with relational databases, and knowledge of medical sciences and scholarly publications.
This internship will start at the soonest possible and last 3 months, with the possibility to extend the role for an additional 3 months. This role is part-time at 20 hours/week and is hybrid, with in-office attendance on either Tuesdays or Wednesdays in either of our following offices (NYC, or Washington, DC).

Requirements

• Ability to work independently with supportive supervision
• Initiative and confidence to ask questions
• Ability to seek out creative and alternative solutions to problems
• Manages Complexity
• Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Consistently looks at complex issues from many angles; obtains a rich and deep understanding; swiftly cuts to the core issue; skillfully separates root causes from symptoms.
• Global Perspective
• Takes a broad view when approaching issues, using a global lens. Shows global thinking at work; adjusts organizational practices to meet the unique needs of different regions or countries. Uses a broad perspective when addressing issues and challenges.
• Cultivates Innovation
• Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful. Approaches professional work in unique or innovative ways. Offers original ideas. Appreciates others' creative ideas and solutions and provides helpful input to enhance them.
• Strategic Mindset
• Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies.
• Drives Results
• Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances. Regularly pushes self to achieve outstanding outcomes; consistently establishes bold goals for own performance; is passionate about excellent results and significant contributions. Shows great tenacity to complete goals/initiatives in a timely way.
• Ensures Accountability
• Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Collaborates
• Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Readily involves others to accomplish goals; stays in touch and shares information; discourages "us versus them" thinking; shows appreciation for others' ideas and input.
• Communicates Effectively
• Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Listens attentively and takes an interest. Keeps others well informed; conveys information clearly, concisely, and professionally when speaking or writing.
• Values Differences
• Recognizes the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization. Confronts stereotyping and offensive comments promptly. Consistently behaves with great sensitivity toward differences in cultural norms, expectations, and ways of communicating.
• Manages Conflict
• Handles conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.
• Builds Networks
• Effectively builds formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
• Instills Trust
• Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity. Models honesty and authenticity and encourages others to be up front with one another. Demonstrates reliability and places a strong emphasis on the team meeting its commitments. Fairly represents others' positions.
• Manages Ambiguity
• Operates effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear. Responds effectively to unclear situations, seeks to resolve ambiguity and make progress. Seeks guidance on how to adapt to changes, responds with appropriate composure and effectiveness.
• Situational Adaptability
• Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations. Serves as an example of adaptability and provides guidance and support to help others adapt to new situations.
• Being Resilient
• Rebounds from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
• Plans and Aligns
• Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with MSF-USA goals.
• Tech Savvy
• Anticipates and adopts innovations in organizational digital and technology applications.
• Current or recent graduate of a Master’s level or higher program in public health
• A variety of backgrounds will be considered with data entry experience and familiarity with scholarly publications as the most important qualifications
• Ability to identify and use appropriate data management and analytic software and languages, e.g., R, SQL, etc
• Experience using SQL and querying relational databases
• Experience working with published medical literature and scientific journals
• Understanding of database organization and experience with database querying tools
• Experience with or keen interest in medical topics that MSF conducts research in
• Experience with scientific/medical publications

Responsibilities

• Create a weekly list of new MSF-authored publications based on reviewing PubMed, Google Scholar alerts, and other data sources, and add them to the Science Portal using its content management system
• Support the Portal team in improving data cleanliness, requiring direct queries to the database and updating data using code to conduct bulk updates or manual cleaning
• Support communications and raising awareness of the Science Portal via social media platforms and internal platforms
• The team has various needs across data analytics/visualization, data management, and communications projects that the intern can work on, depending on their strengths and interests

What This Job Offers

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