Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support to senior leadership, researchers, and staff
• Support recruitment of providers in project activities, as appropriate
• Assist program awardees with understanding data requests and how to submit their data
• Field and meaningfully respond to questions from program awardees to support their program implementation and data submission process
• Monitor all submitted data for completeness and coordinate with program awardees to update data, as necessary
• Participate in qualitative interviews and focus groups with provider staff, residents, and leadership
• Draft comprehensive sections of program reports
• Conduct regular data analysis of quantitative data and create compelling data visualizations for the team, the provider team, and our clients
• Provide support to all aspects of the research process on multiple ongoing research studies, including assisting with study design, data collection, data analysis, and reporting
• Identify program improvement potential and provide project leadership with recommendations and action plan for the test of improvement
• Maintain knowledge of the long-term care system, including but not limited to nursing home financing, quality improvement efforts, and federal and state initiatives
• Balance the needs of multiple simultaneous projects with competing deadlines
• Self-manage time and resources effectively
• Follow all applicable privacy and confidentiality procedures in daily work
• As needed, assist with developing, preparing, and coordinating Requests for Proposals (RFP), grant applications, and grant-related activities to obtain funding for health education programs and related work

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 0-3 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with pivot charts and creating graphs in Excel
• Experience with qualitative data analysis
• Experience with quantitative data analyses
• Data analysis and or visualization experience a plus
• Ability to synthesize data and communicate analyses in clear language for clients and other audiences
• Strong communication skills, interpersonal skills and professionalism under pressure
• Ability to work well with others, frequently across multiple office locations (including virtual)
• Positive attitude—ability to collaborate with and promote a positive relationship between colleagues, partners, and clients
• Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team including researchers, research analysts, systems analysts, and programmers
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Good problem solving, decision making and critical thinking skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office Tools (i.e., Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access)

Logistical Requirements:

• At this time we will only accept candidates who are presently eligible to work in the United States and will not require sponsorship.
• Our organization requires that all work, for the duration of your employment, must be completed in the continental U.S. unless required by contract.
• If you are local to our offices in Arlington, Silver Spring, Ann Arbor, or Portland this role will be hybrid.
• Must be able to work during eastern time unless approved by your manager.