The Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer's Center is accepting applications for a Neuroscience Program Analyst (Health Policy/Services Analyst II). This position will assist with research activities, including grant and manuscript preparation, for a large NIH clinical research portfolio under the direct guidance of the Center Director.
The position emphasizes clinical (human subjects) research focused on investigating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk factors for abnormal cognitive aging, including mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Research outcomes are focused on neuroimaging, neuropsychological, and cardiovascular variables. Day to day activities include scientific/technical writing, supporting and preparing manuscript and grant submissions; preparing scientific presentations; biostatistics collaboration management; working closely with trainees to move projects forward; and serving as a resource to faculty, staff, and trainees, including training team members on research dissemination activities.
The position provides an excellent opportunity to refine one's scientific writing and clinical research leadership skills working with an interdisciplinary team of more than 30 faculty, staff, and trainees.
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Coordinates research projects
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Uses quantitative and qualitative research methods skills to participate in the design, coordination and conduct of research projects
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Fosters collaboration between team members, both internal and external to the department
Demonstrates expertise with key software programs essential to support research activities
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Data management and analysis
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Uses advanced programming and statistical expertise to manage and analyze data
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Responsible for managing large and/or complex datasets
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Coordinates development of datasets, data cleaning, data validation, and data reporting
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Summarizes and interprets complex analyses
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Maintains detailed documentation of data management and programming codes
Oversees analytical requests for faculty and trainee projects
Serves as key liaison for collaboration activities among biostatisticians, faculty, and trainees
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Prepares materials and drafts sections of presentations and written documents
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Demonstrates exceptional presentation skills
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Prepares materials for grant proposals and presentations
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Organizes and formats data for presentations, publications, and internal use
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Creates charts, graphs, and tables to summarize analysis results
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Drafts section of research proposals and grant progress reports
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Drafts technical report sections and protocols
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Contributes to peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts
Manages and tracks manuscript submissions
Manages NIH compliance activities related to published work
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Serve as a resource to staff and students
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Provides guidance to staff, students and fellows as required
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Train staff, students and fellows as needed
Manages didactics, journal clubs, and other educational opportunities
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is home to Vanderbilt University Hospital, The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, the Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and the Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital. These hospitals experienced more than 61,000 inpatient admissions during fiscal year 2015. Vanderbilt’s adult and pediatric clinics treated nearly 2 million patients during this same period.Vanderbilt University Hospital and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are recognized again this year by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals as among the nation’s best with 18 nationally ranked specialties. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is world renowned because of the innovation, work ethic and collegiality of its employees. From our health care advances to our compassionate care, Vanderbilt owes its accomplishments and reputation to staff and faculty who bring skill and drive and innovation to the medical center day after day. World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease.As th...e largest employer in middle Tennessee, we welcome those who are interested in ongoing development in a caring, culturally sensitive and professional atmosphere. Most of us spend so much of our lives at work, we want to be part of maintaining a workplace in which people support one another and encourage reaching for excellence. Many high-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt because of the professional growth they experience and because of their appreciation of Vanderbilt’s benefits, public events and discussions, athletic opportunities, beautiful setting and, above all, sense of community and purpose.Vanderbilt and its employees share a set of mutual expectations that have been created with productivity, legality, fairness and safety always in mind. We believe that our investment in training and compensating employees multiplies in value when we enable individuals to deliver their best performance for the benefit of us all.
