Health Scientific Policy Analyst

Deliverables:

• Work products and documents related to strategic planning, scientific reporting, and policy analyses. - Ad-Hoc
• Work products and documents related to performing analyses, evaluations, and data management. - Ad-Hoc
• Work products and documents related to documenting processes, procedures, and meeting summaries - Ad-Hoc

Work Details:

• Contribute to a wide range of functions involving planning, policy development, program evaluation and analysis necessary for key policy and program decisions by leadership.
• Analyze and evaluate issues associated with health-related research programs.
• Analyze health-related research-related science policies.
• Develop, implement, and report on strategic plans associated with health-related research.
• Develop and implement logic models, performance metrics, and data collection instruments and strategies to monitor progress towards meeting goals established in strategic plans.
• Analyzes complex scientific variables used to prepare various reports that impact the planning and outcome of the research program.
• Develop reports and other documents on the policies, programs, plans, research accomplishments, and other activities of an organization.
• Draft reports of program-related activities.
• Provide draft summary of the selected pertinent literature search results as Word abstracts and bibliography.
• Prepare background materials and provide context on a range of policy and program issues; prepare, write and edit technical proposals and papers, including topics related to international research policy and Client program evaluation.
• Work with staff to design and conduct program evaluation studies, the analysis of research activities, and the analysis of programmatic and portfolio data and analysis to support program assessments.
• Perform research and analyses in support of strategic planning, program planning and reporting activities.
• Collaborate with staff and participate in strategic plan development and scientific reporting, including conducting gap analyses, synthesizing recommendations from content matter experts, and writing summary documents.
• Prepare a broad range of recurring and special documents containing substantive scientific information and other program data, such as related fiscal data, and policy options.
• Assess the performance and progress of scientific programs using quantitative and/or qualitative data.
• Characterize and code scientific initiatives and advances generated by research programs, using key quantitative and qualitative metrics to facilitate reporting evaluations and reporting.
• Use computer databases and applications for data management, data queries, and data reporting, in support of strategic planning, evaluation, and scientific reporting.
• Collects, analyzes and assimilates data to provide a rational basis for research, health, and social policy and program decisions relating to ethical, legal and social implications.
• Work with staff on scientific data validation and feedback for automated project coding activities.
• Design, develop and conduct a literature overview on several topics; analyze the research results, validity of the study design, results presented and summarization of the overall search results.
• Identify pertinent literature, resources and other documents to support the review process.
• Participate in the development of Institute-supported programs and initiatives.
• Analyze research findings and preparing science advances in coordination with extramural research program directors.
• Compile information and data for reports and responding to data calls related to program research.
• Monitor, review, analyze, and evaluate the significance of social, legal, and ethical research, policies and issues related to NIMHD mission and programs, such as minority health and populations with health disparities.
• Coordinate and integrate input from multiple partners involved in strategic planning and/or reporting on research advances.
• Design processes and data collection methods to identify scientific research accomplishments and trends.
• Advises management about public policy issues and provides recommendations for appropriate action.
• Coordinate active collaborations towards consensus development and dissemination.
• Provide scientific, analytical and/or policy support, assistance and coordination to senior leadership and program staff related to a broad range of institute activities.
• Analyze input from stakeholders related to the research portfolio and synthesizing those responses for the Institute's senior leadership.
• Integrate and synthesize qualitative and/or quantitative data into products for multiple audiences, including reports and presentations, to highlight scientific initiatives or report on strategic plans.
• Attends various staff and scientific meetings providing reports as requested.
• Provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) on workgroups and committees and at conferences as needed.
• Provides expert guidance to management about public policy issues and provides recommendations for appropriate action.
• Provide scientific, analytical and/or policy support, assistance and coordination to senior leadership and program staff related to a broad range of institute activities.
• Provide staff support to expert committees and major meetings to address major program and science policy issues.
• Other activities related to strategic planning, scientific reporting, assessment and evaluation, and policy analysis as needed.
• Develop the agenda; identify potential participants; develop background materials; prepare talking points and slides; coordinate/facilitate all aspects of logistical arrangements; arrange for public testimony, if needed; prepare meeting summaries and/or coordinate/facilitate the meeting report preparation, editing, reviewing, printing and distribution process; and carries out follow-up actions.
• Coordinates the daily workload of junior staff.
• Coordinate the work to be carried out by junior staff, including clear and precise outline of goal/ objective and expectations.
• Plans and presents at meetings regarding current and new initiatives.
• Develop documents or presentations that include graphical, diagrammatic, or other scientific images, and text to communicate complex technical information.
• Develop technical/scientific material for non-expert (non-scientific) target audiences.
• Communicate new data science findings with the greater scientific community through publications in scientific and peer-reviewed journals as well as oral and poster presentations in conferences.
• Plan, organize and participate in technical meetings and consultations that convene diverse groups to discuss key issues, identify research gaps and priorities, and articulate research agendas around particular research topics.
• Assist in developing presentations to groups, including but not limited to, the preparation of speeches, slides and speaking notes.

Minimum Education

• Master's

• Ph.D. in Public Health, Population Health or a related discipline
• Ph.D. in Public Health, Population Health, or a related discipline: Three (3) years of specialized experience plus a Master's degree is equivalent to a Ph.D.
• Experience in basic or behavioral sciences population health, public health, or data management/sciences
• Knowledge of minority health and health disparities preferred (not required)

• Community and Public Health
• General Medical and Health Services
• Health and Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Assisting Services
• Miscellaneous Health Medical Professions
• Miscellaneous Social Sciences
• General Social Sciences
• Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

• Adobe Acrobat
• SharePoint
• Demonstrates expertise with Microsoft MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.)
• Excel
• Word
• PowerPoint

• Knowledge of minority health and health disparities.
• Strong communications skills, both oral and written
• Excellent analytical, organizational and time management skills
• Writing
• Knowledge of NIH grants and funding mechanisms
• Portfolio analysis
• Strategic planning
• Data analysis
• Public health
• Policy briefs