Job title: Junior Research Assistant- NFS project
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Job description: SJRI is working on an innovative project around identifying the digital health needs of various healthcare stakeholders in India. Findings from the project will be used to inform digital health policy at a national level and will be presented to industry and government stakeholders in early 2024. This project, like others undertaken at the Division of Medical Informatics, makes use of innovative tools and techniques to drive health systems research and healthcare innovation for improving healthcare outcomes with meaningful use of data.Junior Research AssistantPosition Starting:01st November2024No. of Vacancy:oneSalary:As per the project budgetPreferred Qualifications :MBBS / BDS / AYUSH bachelor’s degree /MPHExperience:Minimum 1 year of experience working with private or government organization or similar experience. Experienced professionals who have skillsets outlined below can also apply. Freshers may be considered if candidate can demonstrate required aptitude and skill requirements are met.Required Skills
- Assisting/ Conducting focus group discussions, key informant interviews and data collection through other methods as per project requirements
- Interaction and liaising with stakeholders for fixing scheduling the interviews and other project related processes. • Assist in report writing and any other task assigned by the PI or as per requirement of other departmental tasks.
- Proficiency in conducting literature searches.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications – Excel, Word and Power Point.
- Ability to conduct qualitative interviews
- Ability to plan study activities based on different factors including study requirements
Desirable Knowledge:
- Familiarity with primary health care through state public health system or NGOs
- Experience in event management
- Experience with use or implementation of Digital Health Tools like EHRs, mHealth apps, Point-of-care devices.
- Candidate should be willing to travel to study sites across India and carry out study related activities
- Candidates with experience in interacting with patients, community health workers, hospital personnel and government officials will be preferred
Language: English KannadaHindi (Optional)Employment Status: Contract (Initially for 6 month, extendable based on performance)Location: BangaloreLast Day for Receiving Application:21st October2024Roles Responsibilities:
- The candidate should work in the domain of Health Informatics and Medical Research.
- Co-ordinate with project staff in data collection and data entry. Ensure adherence to protocol, quality control and project timelines. Ensure confidentiality of the proprietary information shared.
- Ensure documentation of project related work processes, training material, assigned activities and project completion status. • Maintain flexible work schedule (overtime) to complete project delivery.
- Resolve any work-related issues in coordination with the respective experts.
- Travel to the project site(s) across India to ensure smooth conduct of the project. The ideal candidate/s would use their skills to perform the following activities:
- To assist and conduct user interviews, observations, evaluations, user feedback.
- To complete the assigned data synthesis of the interviews and focus group discussion.
- To work collaboratively with various Government/Public Health officials and healthcare personnel to achieve the project goals.
- To maintain documentation related to day-to-day activities, assignments, and report daily.
- Coordination work for workshops and other dissemination events
- May be called upon to assume responsibilities and undertake specific activities not stated above, but within the mandate of this job, based on greater clarity of the requirement that emerges with time and associated with any revision of the Institute/Project’s procedures.
Expected salary:
Location: Bangalore, Karnataka
Job date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 02:42:48 GMT
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