Acog
Research Manager
Washington, DC · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$75k-$85kDetected 7 days ago
StatisticsPublic HealthResearchExperimental DesignLeadershipCommunicationMicrosoft OfficeEpidemiology
About the role
- Ensure that guideline development follows the evidence-based processes and that the available scientific evidence is included and accurately represented in clinical guidance text and recommendations.
- Duties/Responsibilities: - Serves as the expert staff on adhering to the multi-faceted evidence evaluation methodology and standards for clinical guidance development.
- ACOG is an EEO employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees.
Responsibilities
- Serves as the expert staff on adhering to the multi-faceted evidence evaluation methodology and standards for clinical guidance development. Maintain knowledge of current and developing guidelines.
- Develop structured clinical review topics/questions addressing identified management issues using the PICO format.
- Create evidence profiles to provide to author and committee members for development of manuscript and recommendation statements.
- Partner with staff and committee members to lead incorporation of new systematic review tools and techniques into the evidence analysis methodology, ensuring consistency of processes, templates and documentation across all documents.
- Interpret literature search results and respond to stakeholders' input and questions. Identify and refine evidence related to the topic to support effective participation in meeting discussions relating to clinical and methodologic issues.
- Provide expertise on guidelines to ACOG staff and support staff research projects through literature searches, focus groups and subject matter expert input.
- Partner with internal teams to ensure that training and support is in place for authors, committee, and staff, including areas of complex methodology.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- The Research Manager serves as the expert source for development, management and oversight of evidence review and analysis required for the development of ACOG's clinical guidance documents.
- Partner with leadership to contribute to the review and implementation of guidance development methodologies, recommending any necessary adjustments and alternatives as required.
- Required Skills/Abilities:
Skills
- In-depth knowledge of research methodology, tenets of evidence-based medicine, statistics, and medical terminology.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills and knowledgeable about current issues related to women's health.
- Ability to work independently, adhere to timetables and prioritize, organize, and coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to interact with a variety of levels of professional personnel.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or other related software.
Compensation
- $75,000 - $85,000 USD
Benefits
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree in epidemiology, public health or other health sciences preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in an evidence-based clinical guideline standards and methodologies, application of relevant software, and medical information retrieval, analysis, interpretation.
- Familiarity with medical databases, such as Medline, evaluation software such as Covidence, and reference organizing software such as RefWorks and EndNote.
- Strong understanding of the role of evidence analysis and application in medical guideline development.
- Education and Experience:
Equal opportunity
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