Analyst, Applied Research & Evaluation (Remote)

The preferred physical location for this candidate selected is EST or CST time zones, and within the contiguous United States.  

WHO WE ARE!

Susan G. Komen brings a 100% virtual working environment and you can work anywhere within the U.S. We are a force united by a promise to end breast cancer forever. For over 40 years, we've led the way by funding groundbreaking research, community health initiatives and advocacy programs in local communities across the U.S.  Susan G. Komen is the ONLY organization that addresses breast cancer on multiple fronts such as research, community health, outreach and public policy initiatives in order to make the biggest impact against this disease.

Komen strives to have a culture of passionate, growth-minded professionals who thrive in a team environment, and work collaboratively to inspire greatness in others!  We take an ongoing approach to ensure open communication from all levels throughout the organization.  It’s encouraged to give and receive feedback to ensure two way accountability with a focus on continual improvement both personally and professionally!

What you will be doing in the role of an Analyst, Applied Research & Evaluation

The Analyst, Applied Research & Evaluation position is a member of the Applied Research & Evaluation team within Komen’s Mission division. The Applied Research & Evaluation team supports Komen’s role as an evidence-based organization by transforming data into meaningful intelligence that will guide program strategy, convey Komen’s impact, and contribute to the body of scientific evidence about breast cancer.

What you will bring to the table

Contributing to research studies to generate real-world evidence and patient insights to improve breast cancer care and outcomes. This position: 

• Provides support conducting mixed-methods research studies to assess patient insights, including methodology, sampling, instrument development, validation, data collection, analysis, benchmarking, and reporting.
• Assists with quantitative data cleaning and management, conducting descriptive and comparative analyses, and generating visualizations and reports.
• Assists with preparation and submission of regulatory materials including review of research protocols and consent forms.
• Employs the tenets of community-based participatory research (CBPR) to support the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data from the breast cancer community including patients, survivors, those living with metastatic breast cancer, researchers, co-survivors and others, and subsets of the community such as those in specific racial/ethnic groups, socio-economic statuses, etc.
• Supports study recruitment and coordination including dissemination of recruitment materials, managing participant inquiries, communication with research/evaluation activity participants, scheduling interviews and focus groups, etc.
• Supports outreach and community engagement efforts to foster meaningful partnerships and ensure diverse voices and perspectives are represented in research and evaluation activities. 

Assisting efforts to communicate outcomes, insights, and impact of evaluation and patient insight studies for a multi-stakeholder audience. This position:

• Performs technical writing and reporting of data, including complex reports that provide statistics, demographics, ratings, averages, and other numerical and text-based data.
• Coordinates with team members to prepare presentations, tables, charts, and figures for internal and external reports.
• Contributes to the communication of study outcomes including talking points, website content, program summaries, abstracts for presentation at scientific conferences, and scholarly manuscripts for high-impact academic medical and social scientific journals.
• Contributes to data inquiries, donor proposals, pitch documents, presentations, and other materials.
• Represents Komen and the mission team in a professional manner internally and externally to key stakeholders.

Supporting process/ project management. This position: 

• Maintains proper research data maintenance and security protocols.
• Tracks documentation for mixed-methods research evaluation portfolio (e.g., IRB submission, consent documentation, participant communication, etc.).
• Develops and maintains Center for Applied Research process documentation (SOWs, SOPs, guidelines, etc.).
• Works effectively with cross-functional teams to accomplish goals and initiatives.
• Serves as a Komen representative on internal committees and working groups. 
• Upholds Komen's principles of scientific excellence, fairness, and transparency.
• All other duties as assigned.