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Senior Research Fellow - Georgetown University Medical Center
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Position Number: 5651395
Location: Washington, DC
Position Type: Business - Human Resources

Senior Research Fellow - Georgetown University Medical Center

Located in a historic neighborhood in the nation's capital, Georgetown offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, exciting ways to take advantage of Washington, D.C., and a commitment to social justice. Our community is a tight knit group of remarkable individuals interested in intellectual inquiry and making a difference in the world.

Requirements

As a top academic health and science center in the United States, Georgetown University Medical Center seeks to provide, in a synergistic fashion, excellence in education - training physicians, nurses and other health care professionals, as well as biomedical scientists - and cutting-edge interdisciplinary research collaboration, enhancing our basic science and translational biomedical research capacity in order to improve human health. Emphasizing service, we are dedicated to the Catholic, Jesuit principle of cura personalis - "care of the whole person." Our partnerships with organizations in the region strengthen our work and expand its reach.

The Senior Research Fellow is a position with PharmedOut, a project that researches inappropriate pharmaceutical company marketing practices and educates healthcare providers on rational prescribing that will be based in the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology at Georgetown University Medical Center. The Senior Research Fellow will be in charge of publications for the PharmedOut project with tasks including but not limited to researching and drafting peer-reviewed journal articles, op-eds, and columns for the PharmedOut newsletter, and assisting the Project Manager with publication planning. They will also specifically focus on researching pharmaceutical marketing tactics associated with opioids, dementia drugs, and other therapies. The Senior Research Fellow assists the Director and the Project Manager with supervising graduate and undergraduate students on their research projects. Additional duties include, but are not limited to:

Identify and investigate new industry marketing tactics, monitoring disease mongering campaigns.
Research and write columns and op-eds on all PharmedOut research interests, assisting the director and the project manager with the overall direction of ongoing projects.
Oversee the opioids research portfolio of the project, including international opioids, supervising students working on any opioid-related projects.
Publish consumer-facing articles on opioids, representing PharmedOut at meetings and conferences and testifying at public meetings on behalf of PharmedOut when needed.
Assist with managing the project's extensive publication plan, which entails keeping track of all the publications in progress.
Handle all aspects of manuscript preparation and submission for publication, including responding to reviewers, editing manuscripts, managing references, and tracking manuscripts.
Research literature for the director's presentations and PharmedOut educational activities to be published on the website.
Update the archive all PharmedOut publications, serving as an expert on PharmedOut's publication history.
Aggregate project accomplishments and news for annual reports and donor reports, assisting with identifying grant and funding opportunities and drafting grant applications for the project when necessary.

Work Interactions

The Senior Research Fellow will interact with other staff, faculty, administrative staff, physicians and other healthcare providers, graduate and medical students, interns, contractors, volunteers, government offices, NGOs, and other entities.

Requirements and Qualifications

Master's Degree or any professional degree
5 years minimum experience with previous qualitative research experience
Must have published peer-reviewed articles with excellent organizational skills
Must have excellent editing, writing, and research skills
Great verbal and written communication and a skilled writer able to communicate to different audiences for varied purposes
Ability to manage time effectively, multi-task, and problem-solve on a number of distinct tasks
Must be flexible and interact positively with diverse personalities
Must have advanced knowledge of video and audio editing software, as well as knowledge of WordPress, HTML, and any reference manager

Work Mode Designation

This position has been designated as On-Campus. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position's mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University's mode of work designations for staff positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources website: https://hr.georgetown.edu/mode-of-work-designation.

Pay Range:

The projected salary or hourly pay range for this position which represents the full range of anticipated compensation is:
$22.88 - $42.10

Compensation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's individual qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, as well as the University's business needs and external factors.

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Need some assistance with the application process? Please call 202-687-2500. For more information about the suite of benefits, professional development and community involvement opportunities that make up Georgetown's commitment to its employees, please visit the Georgetown Works website.

EEO Statement:

Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation), disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits:

Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options. You can learn more about benefits and eligibility on the Department of Human Resources website.

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