Senior Research Associate, Evidence Synthesis

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🌲 Oregon, Washington – Remote

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💵 $90k - $105k / year

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🔬 Research Analyst

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American Cancer Society

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1913

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Healthcare • Consulting • Food & Beverage

American Cancer Society is a leading cancer-fighting organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support. Founded in 1913 by volunteers, it remains committed to its mission of ending cancer as we know it, for everyone. The organization impacts over 55 million lives annually by offering diverse career opportunities in various disciplines and maintaining a strong focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Through programs like Hope Lodge and a 24/7 cancer helpline, American Cancer Society provides crucial support and information to those affected by cancer. It is also known for its public policy advocacy through the Cancer Action Network, making significant strides in cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and survival.

📋 Description

• Lead and conduct all stages of systematic evidence reviews, including protocol development, study selection, critical appraisal, data abstraction, and quantitative and qualitative synthesis • Critically evaluate the quality and applicability of included research studies and assess the strength of the body of evidence for selected outcomes • Lead communication of findings and write presentations, reports, and manuscripts for journal publication • Review, edit, and combine sections written by project team members • Communicate and manage relationships with internal and external subject matter experts and interest holders • Delegate tasks, provide guidance, and monitor progress for review team members • Ensure adherence to project deadlines • Develop working knowledge of current cancer screening practices and guidelines for relevant ACS cancer screening guideline topics • Use software and tools such as DistillerSR, EndNote, and data visualization tools; train project team members to use relevant software and tools • Coordinate with CrEST leadership and the CECDS guideline development team to determine evidence needs for cancer screening topics • Communicate project updates and disseminate findings to the CECDS guideline development team and ACS Guideline Development Group • Provide subject matter expertise and peer review • Represent ACS at professional meetings • Perform ad-hoc evidence tasks for ACS CAN or ACS leadership • Participate in other research tasks as assigned • Participate in staff recruitment efforts, including screening and interviewing • Supervise, train, and mentor junior research staff • Provide formal and informal leadership, oversight, mentoring, training, and guidance to volunteers and research team members • Maintain and apply working knowledge of systematic review methods

🎯 Requirements

• Master's degree in public health, health policy/services, or related field • Minimum of 5 years of experience working with and leading teams conducting systematic evidence reviews, health technology assessments, or rapid reviews • Knowledge of research methods employed in epidemiology and/or clinical research, including study design and basic biostatistics • Current systematic evidence review methods knowledge • Ability to translate complex findings into digestible and actionable written research products • Ability to coordinate and complete multiple large projects simultaneously, on time, and with minimal supervision • Ability to communicate effectively to scientific/technical audiences and non-clinical policymakers • Excellent writing, grammatical, and proofreading skills, including the ability to follow a variety of style guides • Proficiency in evidence synthesis, including conducting systematic reviews or health technology assessments • Proficiency in conducting critical appraisal of scientific literature using established quality assessment tools • Proficiency in assessing strength of the body of evidence using established methods/criteria • Proficiency in MS Office applications (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel) • Proficiency in citation management software (e.g., EndNote) • Preferred: advanced or specialized knowledge in medicine or clinical practice, epidemiology, biostatistics, meta-analysis, genetics, biomarkers, data visualization, and/or artificial intelligence • Preferred: record of peer reviewed publication • Preferred: experience conducting systematic reviews to inform clinical practice guidelines • Preferred: experience working with systematic review software applications (e.g., DistillerSR, Covidence) • Preferred: skilled using analysis and data visualization techniques and software (e.g., R, Stata, Tableau) • Preferred: experience conducting meta-analyses • Preferred: use of project management tools or software (e.g., Monday)

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous paid time off policy • Medical benefits • Dental benefits • Retirement benefits • Wellness programs • Professional development programs to enhance staff skills