Assistant Research Analyst

Under limited supervision, the Assistant Research Analyst is responsible for supporting administrative and research functions assisting higher level Research Analysts in the conduct of more complex studies or investigations within the Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program at the Center. The HEER Program examines the impacts of governmental and safety-net healthcare policies and programs. From local public health interventions, to statewide efforts to improve Medi-Cal, to national debates on health care financing, HEER staff provide analysis, conduct evaluations, and offer expertise to policymakers and others concerned with healthcare costs, quality, and utilization as well as changes to public systems of care.
The incumbent will assist with Project Management:

• Provide administrative support to the HEER Team, create timelines, documentation of activities, and participate in relevant meetings.
• Assist with establishing and maintaining contacts with officials in the University, government, and industry for the collection and exchange of information and providing consultative services to departments;

And the incumbent will assist with evaluation and analysis:

• Assist with the design of survey instruments/questionnaires, sampling/distribution, assist in the collection and preliminary interpretation of field data, and document data collection procedures;
• Determine and locate sources for the collection of information and data; analyze and interpret findings; prepare a variety of bibliographies related to research work; make preliminary analyses of policies, procedures, and other subjects;
• Writing analytical reports and descriptive summaries; outline, draft, and edit reports, policy briefs, and other dissemination products; summarize information and findings; prepare data for presentation in graphic, pictorial, tabular, printed or written form.

Percentage of Time:
100%
Shift Start:
8:00 am
Shift End:
5:00 pm
Qualifications for Position
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Qualifications
Required/Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Health Sciences or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Required
Excellent writing skills sufficient to draft correspondence, meeting and research summaries, presentations, as well as assist in preparing informational and technical materials.
Required
Excellent verbal skills sufficient to interact with Principal Investigators, research staff, administrative staff, survey respondents, and the external audiences of the Center. Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, tactfully, and effectively.
Required
Ability to assist with coordinating numerous activities with competing deadlines without compromising quality of work and while maintaining professional demeanor. Demonstrated organizational skills to set-up tracking systems, prioritize job duties, and track each assignment to a satisfactory completion. Ability to be proactive in tackling projects and completing tasks.
Required
Detail oriented with strong organizational, documentation, and analytical problem-solving skills sufficient to manage multiple projects and meet often-competing deadlines.
Required
Demonstrated skills needed for assisting in planning, coordinating and managing, meetings, reports, etc.
Required
Ability to evaluate procedures and where necessary develop new more effective procedures.
Required
Ability to triage requests and correspondence and make a determination as to response or redirection.
Required
Experience working in a PC environment/Windows-based computing systems in a network environment. Proficiency with Microsoft Office software including: Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, and database programs and the world-wide-web as an information resource.
Required
Capacity to understand and apply knowledge of data privacy, confidentiality, and data safety issues.
Required
Ability to research, analyze and summarize information in order to make a determination. Skill in analyzing information, problem solving, and procedures to define a problem or objective; identify concerns; formulate logical and objective conclusions and recommend solutions.
Required
Previous experience working with research or survey data and analysis in a school or professional setting.
Preferred
Some knowledge of SAS, Stata and/or SPSS.
Preferred
Additional Posting Information
Bargaining Unit:
99-Policy Covered
Application Deadline:
02-23-2024
External Posting Date: