Project Specialist (VLSI), USC Schaeffer Center

In order for your application to be considered, you must attach a cover letter, resume and a writing sample to your employment application.

A collaboration of the Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Sol Price School of Public Policy, the USC Schaeffer Center’s mission is to measurably improve value in health through evidence-based policy solutions, research excellence, and private and public sector engagement.

The Schaeffer Center is seeking a Project Specialist to join the Value of Life Sciences Innovation (VLSI) program, who will provide research support to the Executive Director and researchers in the program.

Key duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Reviewing academic literature to identify and summarize important and relevant findings.

• Collecting data from a wide variety of sources, including data entry and basic data organization.

• Creating graphs, charts and tables from data to present research results.

• Taking notes and keeping records for in-person and virtual team meetings.

• Writing project status reports and helping to draft manuscripts, white papers, policy briefs, and other research reports.

• Managing the journal submission process, including formatting references and assembling author disclosures.

• Providing general administrative and operational assistance within the Value of Life Sciences Innovation program.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s Degree

Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education

Minimum Experience:

2 years

Minimum Fields of Expertise:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Strong organizational skills

• Detail-orientation

• Collaborative, team-player attitude

• Ability to prioritize across multiple tasks and deliver high-quality output in a timely manner

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Preferred Education:

Master’s Degree

Preferred Experience:

3 years

Compensation

The hourly rate range for this position is $29.40 - $34.13. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

Position is 100% FTE and a hybrid work arrangement.

Performs other related duties as assigned or requested. The university reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

Required Documents

1. Cover letter

2. Resume/CV

3. Writing sample (term paper, thesis, article, etc.) demonstrating the ability to communicate quantitative and analytic ideas

About the USC Schaeffer Center

Since its establishment in 2009, the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics has served as an intellectual hub for health policy and health economics research at USC. A collaboration of the USC Mann School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Sol Price School of Public Policy, the Schaeffer Center’s mission is to measurably improve value in health through evidence-based policy solutions, research excellence, and private and public sector engagement. As the home to about 150 faculty, staff, and fellows—including 3 Nobel Laureates—the Center produces some of the leading academic research in its field. As of June 2023, the Schaeffer Center was ranked #5 out of 2,711 institutions in health economics by IDEAS, the largest bibliographic database dedicated to economics. This places the Schaeffer Center in proximity to the economics departments of Harvard, MIT, Stanford, and University of Chicago. Schaeffer Center experts are also frequent advisors on national policy.

In 2023, Schaeffer-affiliated faculty testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee; the Senate Finance Committee; and the House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health. Center experts are regularly sought out by media outlet