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Engagement Manager, Panalgo

Category : Alumni

Panalgo’s mission is to improve healthcare and access to therapies through innovative analytics. Our team has built a next-generation analytics platform, Instant Health Data (IHD), to bring researchers together to generate insights into market access, improving population health, quality of care, and managing costs. You’ll work with an interdisciplinary staff from outcomes research, informatics, epidemiology, medicine, and software development backgrounds to further the company’s mission of improving healthcare through innovative data analytics.

The Data Integration Team are the subject matter experts on health care data sources and understanding how they can be leveraged for analysis and research. They are looking for a smart, innovative individual who will lead the mapping of new data sources in the Healthcare Data Integration Analyst role. In this position, you will work with a variety of healthcare data sources and standardize incoming data for use in our IHD platform. The role works collaboratively with the data engineering team. Our team works in a fast-paced, rapid-learning environment with leaders in healthcare and software, working with massive data sets and healthcare data analytics. This position reports to the Director of Data Integration at Panalgo.

Responsibilities

  • Map healthcare-related data elements to a standard terminology.
  • Verify the extraction and normalization specifications applied to client data.
  • Review client data and dictionary updates and implement appropriate revisions to mapping tables.
  • Create and maintain data mapping documentation.
  • Work closely with others to resolve data anomalies.
  • Review, understand, and analyze a variety of large, real-world data assets.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g. health sciences, health informatics systems, computer science, mathematics).
  • Minimum 2+ years experience analyzing, aggregating, and understanding clinical or medical data.
  • Proficiency in SQL.
  • Strong understanding of clinical process vocabulary.
  • Strong knowledge of health information systems, including EMR and claims processing.
  • Strong knowledge of relational database systems.
  • Comfort in an agile, high-growth environment.
  • Experience working in healthcare space: life science, payer, provider, or regulatory companies.

Why Be a Part of Panalgo

  • Leading healthcare data analytics/ big data company.
  • Work on a team of talented engineers and analysts.
  • Work to smooth patient access to critical therapies.
  • Strong corporate culture.
  • Great mentorship and professional growth opportunities.
  • Remote / Hybrid work opportunities.

Benefits

The expected base salary for this position ranges from $71,250 to $143,750. It is not typical for offers to be made at or near the top of the range. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, licensure or certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered.

What we offer you:

  • Medical and prescription drug benefits
  • Health savings accounts or flexible spending accounts
  • Dental plans and vision benefits
  • Basic life and AD&D Benefits
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Short and Long Term Disability
  • Education benefits
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid time off

For more information and to apply, please click here.

Panalgo’s mission is to improve healthcare and access to therapies through innovative analytics. Our team has built a next-generation analytics platform, Instant Health Data (IHD), to bring researchers together to generate insights into market access, improving population health, quality of care, and managing costs. You’ll work with an interdisciplinary staff from outcomes research, informatics, epidemiology, medicine, and software development backgrounds to further the company’s mission of improving healthcare through innovative data analytics.

The Client Engagement Team is at the forefront of engaging IHD’s customers, advising on implementation considerations, and collaborating on product development to ensure our customers are successful in using IHD to address their analytic needs. This team is looking for a talented and highly organized Engagement Manager. In this role, you will be the knowledgeable party on your client’s needs, and advise leadership to identify how Panalgo’s solutions will support each client with achieving their business priorities. You will be the knowledgeable party when it comes to your clients and their business needs. This role reports to the Director of Client Engagement.

Responsibilities:

  • Co-develop and implement strategies for the long-term adoption and growth of IHD and related services.
  • Support clients in realizing the value of IHD and identifying upsell opportunities.
  • Manage client relationships to understand their healthcare analytic needs, including but not limited to, needs for software tools, healthcare databases, internal and external study collaboration, and advanced analytics.
  • Advise clients on features, benefits, and best practices of the Instant Health Data platform.
  • Collaborate with internal teams on new development, user support, and training materials.
  • Provide on-going support to IHD clients through providing proactive insights, training, and addressing business needs through ad hoc requests.
  • Create reports and monitor progress on contracts; work with legal, finance, sales, and operations teams to ensure contracts are executed correctly.
  • Act as a mentor to junior staff.
  • And other duties as assigned.

Requirements

 

  • Masters’ or PhD degree in relevant area (e.g., economics, health economics, epidemiology, biostatistics, management), or in place of degree, additional 2+ years of relevant experience
  • Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in outcomes research, health economics, epidemiology, or consulting for life sciences companies
  • Minimum 3+ years of client engagement or customer service experience
  • Minimum 2+ years of experience working as a project manager or equivalent
  • Demonstrated organizational, creative problem solving, and effective communication skills. Situational awareness a must.
  • Ability to acquire understanding of and proficiency in features, benefits, and applications of IHD.
  • Intermediate knowledge of study design and scientific methods.
  • General understanding of healthcare databases (e.g., claims, EHR, hospital, registry) and the pros/cons of various sources.
  • Attention to detail and positive upbeat attitude.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit, drive, and work ethic.

Benefits

The expected base salary for this position ranges from $71,250 to $132,250. It is not typical for offers to be made at or near the top of the range. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, licensure or certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered.

What we offer you:

  • Medical and prescription drug benefits
  • Health savings accounts or flexible spending accounts
  • Dental plans and vision benefits
  • Basic life and AD&D Benefits
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Short and Long Term Disability
  • Education benefits
  • Paid parental leave
  • Unlimited paid time off

Panalgo provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

For more information and to apply, click here.


How to Reach out to Faculty for Potential Career Opportunities

Category : PROspective

It’s that time of the year again when everyone is thinking about their summer plans and goals for next semester. You hear your classmates telling you about their fantastic summer research plans and the work they are doing that makes it seem like they are miles ahead of you, and you may be thinking that everyone has their lives together except for you. Sometimes you just don’t know where to start, and that first step toward action is always the hardest. Here at Rollins, there are countless professors who want to help you, so here are a few quick tips on how to reach out to your professors for career advice, potential research opportunities, or more. 

Use your resources. If you don’t yet know what you might be interested in working on in the future, there are so many resources to help you. You can schedule a meeting with your faculty advisor or an ADAP to talk about your experience and career interests, and they will point you in the right direction. They are here to help you, so there is no need to be scared to reach out to them for help or advice. 

Ask around. If you have an idea of the field you might want to work in, but don’t know any faculty to reach out to, ask your friends and classmates if they have any helpful information! Our student body here has such a diverse range of interests that you may be able to use your connections with your peers to find interesting projects to work on. They may have taken a class with a professor in that field or have worked on a similar research project in the past. They can connect you with other people with similar interests.

Do your research. There are so many research centers here at Rollins or otherwise connected to Emory. Make a list of topics you are interested in, and thoroughly research all the related organizations or departments within Emory or closely connected to the University. You will find many faculty members to reach out to, and you can read about ongoing, past, or future research you might want to learn more about. 

Compose a thoughtful email. Finally, you can use all of this information to reach out to faculty you might be interested in working with. Not all professors will be actively doing research or looking for assistance, but you will always be better off reaching out to them if you are interested in their work or career. You could make an important connection or be referred to another professor doing similar work. You may be surprised with the opportunities you come across this way. Read this article for tips on how to compose your initial email!




Noon Time Seminar Series, Humphrey Fellows

Category : News/Events

The following seminar series will take place on Thursdays at noon in CNR 3001, as well as on Zoom

3/23: Heba Metwally, MD (Egypt): Universal Health Coverage Implementation in Egypt

Tatiana Estrela, SW, MA (Brazil): Tuberculosis in Brazil – The National TB Pan

4/06: Richard Kambarangwe, MPH (Tanzania): Traumatic Stores of a Deadly Disease, Tanzania’s Programmatic Trajectories in Ending HIV Epidemic

Sambo Guemgo, MD, MSC (Chad): Community Health Program in Chad: Challenges and Perspectives

4/13: Kezang Dorji, MBBS, MPH (Bhutan): Building Professionalism and Mindset of One Health

EMan M N Salih, MSC PTH (Sudan): Health Education in Sudan Rural Areas

 

 


Graduate Assistant, Region IV Public Health Training Center

Description

The Region IV Public Health Training Center (R-IV PHTC), funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has an opening for a graduate assistant.  The mission of the R-IV PHTC is to build the capacity of the current and future public health workforce to protect and promote the health of communities in the Southeastern United States. The Center provides professional development for the current workforce, experiential learning (field placements*) for the future workforce, and consulting and technical assistance for health departments.  While the R-IV PHTC offers student field placements with other agencies, *this position would be working as a graduate assistant with the R-IV PHTC team at the Emory RSPH.

The selected graduate assistant will assist the R-IV PHTC team (including staff working on training, needs assessments, field placements, communications, evaluation, and reports) with the management of the R-IV PHTC’s programs.  Specific tasks may include, but are not limited to, assisting with: 

  • Data collection and management
  • Environmental scans of trainings and other resources
  • Preparation and implementation of trainings 
  • Summary reports of training and field placement evaluations
  • Communications efforts such as newsletter, social media, or e-blasts 
  • Cataloging and quality assurance of trainings on website and learning management system

Interested students should apply as soon as possible, as applications are reviewed and considered as they are received.  Please apply by sending your cover letter, resume, and writing sample directly to Laura Lloyd at lmlloyd [at] emory [dot] edu.   

Salary Level: $15.00 per hour 

Approximate Hours per Week: 15-20 

Note: The R-IV Public Health Training Center is a federally-funded program which has a citizenship requirement.  To be eligible to apply for this position, you must be either a U.S. citizen, a non-citizen U.S. national, or a foreign national having in your possession a visa permitting permanent residence in the U.S.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be a 1st year MPH student with a REAL Award willing to start the position in spring 2023 and continue through the 2023-2024 academic year.  Candidates should have excellent organizational and communication skills, including both oral and written skills. Candidates must also have excellent computer skills, specifically in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Google Apps. Experience with Survey Monkey, WordPress, Mail Chimp, Canva and Learning Management Systems would also be helpful.

Location  

Grace Crum Rollins Bldg., RSPH, Atlanta, Georgia

Contact Information

Laura M. Lloyd, MPH, MCHES®

lmlloyd [at] emory [dot] edu  

Region IV Public Health Training Center

Emory University – Rollins School of Public Health 

https://www.r4phtc.org/ 


Influenza Sentinel Surveillance Epidemiologist, Georgia Department of Health

Category : Alumni

Job Responsibilities

Under supervision of the Acting Influenza Surveillance Coordinator, the Influenza Sentinel Surveillance Epidemiologist 1 will be responsible for providing epidemiologic support to respiratory disease surveillance activities including the recruitment of sentinel and enhanced influenza surveillance providers in Georgia and assisting on cross-cutting projects with internal teams at GDPH including the National Wastewater Surveillance System, COVID-19, and other respiratory disease teams.

The Influenza Sentinel Surveillance Epidemiologist 1 will be responsible for:

  • Participating in the recruitment of sentinel and enhanced influenza providers for specimen testing.
  • Coordinating the transportation of respiratory specimens to the GA Public Health Lab.
  • Assisting with the review of medical charts for suspect influenza-associated deaths.
  • Compiling data from CDC and electronic surveillance systems for the Georgia weekly influenza report.
  • Communicate with external partners such as CDC, large hospital systems, and small healthcare clinics on projects contributing to influenza surveillance.
  • Collaborate with internal and external partners including federal, state, and local entities on cross-cutting projects pertaining to respiratory disease surveillance.
  • Providing epidemiologic support to respiratory disease outbreak investigations.

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in Public Health or closely related field from an accredited college or university
OR 
Bachelor’s degree in any field from an accredited college or university AND Two years of experience performing epidemiologic work or work in a closely related field.

 

For more information and to apply, please click here


Applied Public Health Statistics (APHA) Conference 2023

The Applied Public Health Statistics (APHS) Section invites abstract submissions for student research poster and oral presentation sessions for the APHA 2023 Conference, Atlanta, GA, Nov 12-15. Students wishing to be considered for these sessions should submit an abstract (by March 31, 2023) and a 2-page summary of their paper (also by May 31, 2023). 

In order to be eligible for the student competition you must be a student at the time of the conference in November 2023 (those graduating in May/June 2023 are not eligible). When submitting your abstract at apha.confex.com/apha/2023/aphs.htm, please submit it under the session “Student oral presentations” or “Student poster presentations”, even if it may be thematically related to other topics on the topic list. Students interested in competing in the student oral paper competition and have questions should contact Dr. Wenjun Li (Wenjun_Li [at] uml [dot] edu) and copy Dr. Guang Xu (guangxu [at] marian [dot] edu). The two-page summary of the paper should be submitted online at tinyurl.com/5ejxhnwf or using the attached QR Code, with a letter from a faculty member attesting to the author’s student status.

If a student abstract was submitted for oral presentation but is not accepted for an oral presentation, it will automatically be considered as a poster submission. All accepted student abstracts will be considered for the Student Research Competition. Three finalists will receive awards and travel support to present their paper during APHA 2023 conference. An award will be given for the Best Student Oral Presentation. Attached, please find more details about this opportunity. 

Please feel free to let us know if you have any questions.

Wenjun Li, PhD, Chair of Student Research Competition, APHS

Guang Xu, PhD, Chair-elect and Program Chair, APHS

Niloofar Ramezani, PhD, Section Chair, APHS


Healthcare Relevancy Teach-In, Woman Life Freedom for Iran

Category : News/Events

What: WLF Teach-In: We will be hosting a teach-in (an informal discussion and learning space) regarding relevant aspects of the Women Life Freedom Movement, especially relevant for those who are interested in healthcare, public health, community health, women’s rights initiatives, and reproductive health.

When: Thursday, March 23rd, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
 
Where: The Hatchery (1578 Avenue Pl #200, Atlanta, GA 30329)
 

Who: Hosted by the School of Medicine and the Rollins School of Public Health, for all Emory students, faculty, and affiliates.


Graduate Research Assistant Positions, Emory Center for Health of Incarcerated Persons (CHIP)

The Emory Center for Health of Incarcerated Persons (CHIP) seeks one or two part-time Graduate Research Assistants (10-20 hours/week) to work immediately with continuation into the spring and summer.  

The CHIP team is an interdisciplinary team, under the direction of Dr. Anne Spaulding in our department, focused on implementing appropriate infectious disease interventions and data gathering in justice/legal health settings. 

The following role would allow participation in several CHIP projects including but not limited to Surveillance Using Wastewater and Nasal Self-Collected Specimens (SWANSS), Conducting Correctional COVID Research and Implementing Novel, Ethically Sound Surveillance Systems (CRAINES), and Maintaining All Leaving on Long-Acting Antiretrovirals and Other Drugs (MALLARDS). GRA tasks may include participation in specimen collection at Fulton County Jail, conducting literature reviews, assistance in grant development and writing IRB protocols, other scientific writing, qualitative assessments, development of presentations for infectious disease conferences and other speaking engagements, and other CHIP-related duties as appropriate. Students may additionally use the position as an opportunity to complete APE and/or thesis requirements.  

Minimum Qualifications: Interest in infectious disease and implementation science. Demonstrated cultural competencies relevant to incarcerated populations. Ability to work in teams.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience working with incarcerated, underserved, or stigmatized populations. Qualitative data experience. Experience in infectious disease management. Scientific writing.  

If interested, please send a cover letter and resume to shanika [dot] kennedy [at] emory [dot] edu with the subject line: CHIP: Confounder Job Posting – “Your Name”  by 3/3/23 at 11:59 PM. 


Summer Field Experience (APE Eligible), World Vision

Dr. Bethany Caruso (Department of Global Health) is seeking multiple students for summer positions to assist with research related to a program led by World Vision (WV) that aims to improve women’s economic empowerment and water access in four countries (Honduras, Guatemala, Zimbabwe, and Kenya). World Vision is implementing the program in each country, and Emory is engaging as a learning partner. Specifically, Emory will conduct formative research and process evaluations to inform and assess World Vision’s programming within and across these settings. The students will travel to one of the four countries (IRBs and other in-country conditions pending), depending on experience and interest, and assist with research these activities.

The ideal candidates are proactive, able to work independently, have strong writing skills, have international experience, are interested in gender and/or WASH issues, and have training (e.g. coursework) or experience in qualitative and quantitative methods and analysis. The ability to speak/read Spanish is needed for travel to Honduras or Guatemala. The positions are unpaid, but will qualify as APEs and the Emory team will support the student to apply for RSPH GFEFA and/or EGHI funding. Data could be used as a thesis, pending review with the Emory team. Students across Emory are eligible to apply.

Primary tasks may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Assisting in tool development (qualitative and quantitative) for formative research
  • Assisting in development of IRB/Ethics protocols
  • Assisting with data collection efforts across countries, including scheduling/managing data collection activities
  • Assisting with training of data collectors in country
  • Supporting Emory and World Vision staff while in-country, including attending and taking notes during partner meetings and debriefing teams on field activities
  • Qualitative and/or quantitative analysis of collected data
  • Writing reports and presenting preliminary findings in-country and upon return

If you are interested, please fill out this Google form. (Do not email!) We will review all applications and reach out to selected candidates for further questions and interviews.


Senior Evaluation Manager, Institute for Public Health Innovation

Category : Alumni

IPHI is currently recruiting for a Senior Evaluation Manager (SEM) to support information-based decision making, measure and improve organizational and program performance, and foster evaluation business opportunities. The ideal candidate will be experienced in non-profit program evaluation, entrepreneurial, and energized by the opportunity to build the evaluation systems and capacities of a growing regional non- profit public health organization.

The Senior Evaluation Manager (SEM) will coordinate and support public health program evaluation and monitoring activities, including evaluation planning and design, collaboration with key stakeholders, data collection and analysis, data synthesis, and report writing and presentation with a commitment to equity, utilization-focused and community participatory evaluation strategies. This requires collaborating with team members and external partners on a wide range of diverse public health projects, from direct services to broad community-level policy and systems change initiatives. The Senior Evaluation Manager (SEM) will also lead evaluation training and capacity- building efforts across the organization and with project partners. The Senior Evaluation Manager (SEM) will play a key role in supporting overall organizational performance, such as through monitoring performance associated with IPHI’s strategic plan and conducting staff and business client surveys. Finally, the Senior Evaluation Manager (SEM) will assist in cultivating business opportunities by identifying and securing evaluation service contracts and contributing to evaluation design elements of grant proposals.

In addition, the Senior Evaluation Manager (SEM) will carry out a broad spectrum of evaluation work designed to help build IPHI’s capacity to improve and communicate the effectiveness of public health programs.

Primary Responsibilities: – Coordinate or advise monitoring and evaluation activities associated with IPHI programs, in close collaboration with team members, contractors, and partners. Lead and support the design, planning, logistics, and implementation of evaluation activities, including support of strategic plan metrics and monitoring. – Lead a broad range of survey development and implementation to support organizational and program development. – Guide the development and implementation of organizational and program quality improvement processes. – Support and lead organizational and community capacity building efforts, including trainings and workshops on topics relevant to monitoring, evaluation and learning. – Support the development and implementation of a variety of monitoring, evaluation, and learning processes and outputs related to data infrastructure systems, survey-building, evaluation plans, data visualization and organizational learning. – Work with other team members to translate evaluation and monitoring findings into organizational and program improvement. – Analyze quantitative and qualitative data, interpret statistics and draft findings, including data visualization. – Clearly communicate the results of analytical work to non-technical audiences in both written and oral communication. – Write summaries, case studies, evaluation reports, literature reviews, abstracts, and other content. – Assume a lead role in writing evaluation sections of grant reports and proposals. Contribute to the development of research and evaluation business opportunities.

Applications should be submitted through IPHI’s on-line application system (Lever), accessible through IPHI’s website (https://www.institutephi.org) or various job advertisement boards. Please submit a resumé and cover letter to complete your application for consideration. Your cover letter can be submitted under “Additional Information” as text or uploaded as one file together with your resumé. Please note only one file can be uploaded to apply, so the cover letter and resumé must be combined into a single PDF unless the cover letter is included in the Additional Information section. Please apply by April 17, 2023. 

 


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  • GCDTR Seminar Series Presents: "Utilizing Genomics to Study the Role of Ancestry in Racial Disparities" May 6, 2024 at 12:00 am – 1:00 am Guest Lecture Event Type: Guest LectureSeries: HybridSpeaker: Melissa B. Davis, PhDContact Name: Wendy GillContact Email: wggill@emory.eduRoom Location: RRR_R809Link: https://tinyurl.com/Melissa-Davis"Utilizing Genomics to Study the Role of Ancestry in Racial Disparities"
  • 2024 Charles C. Shepard Award Symposium May 8, 2024 at 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm zoom.us… Online Location: https://zoom.us/j/96537866614The Charles C. Shepard Award is given to thegraduating masters student who is deemed bythe faculty to have prepared the most scholarlyresearch paper. Please join us to recognize andcelebrate this year’s finalists who will present aposter of their work.
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