Research Specialist

Job description

Position Definition: The incumbent will assist the Principal Investigator in ongoing quality improvement/quality assurance and research projects that evaluate and improve the adoption, reach, and delivery of guideline concordant cancer genetic testing for Veterans. The incumbent will join an interdisciplinary research team working in the area of health services and implementation research at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco. Essential Functions: - Under the direction of the principal investigator, participate in the design of mixed methods research plans for quality improvement/quality assurance and research projects, implement research procedures, and analyze both qualitative and quantitative results - Lead expert panel for consensus on evidence-based quality indicators, performance measures, and performance indicators for germline cancer genetic testing - Develop interview protocols in collaboration with research team - Conduct semi-structured participant interviews or focus groups - Conduct quality assurance on interview transcripts - Create tables and figures for scientific reports and publications using MS Word, Excel, PowerPo...