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The Maternal and Newborn Health team is currently seeking a Research Associate. The location of this assignment is Seattle.

PERCENTAGE TIME: 40-100%

PROGRAM/DIVISION: Maternal and Newborn Health

LOCATION: Seattle, WA

START DATE: ASAP

END DATE: February 28, 2020

PROJECT SCOPE:

PATH is working on a new project to develop a dynamic database to describe and track the global, national, and sub-national uptake of nine MNCHN “assets” (e.g. tools, diagnostics, devices, drugs, and interventions) and their population coverage across the  maternal newborn child health continuum. Using innovative implementation science approaches and existing data, the PATH team will identify common bottlenecks to the effective scale of these assets across various contexts and will develop theories of change, supported by in-depth country studies, to determine how to leapfrog or unblock these. Each of the nine  asset “technical resources teams” will be led by a content expert with support from a pool of research associates and interns who will work across assets and data sources to develop theories of change, collate existing data, and support the development of database and visualization tools.   

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support technical resource team lead in the identification and gathering of metadata and source data for a “gap map” repository (i.e., information about the available data, including indicator definitions, data sources, and data availability) related to the availability, access, uptake, scale, and effective coverage of key MNCH assets
• Support technical resource team in performing rapid literature reviews of existing evidence on barriers and facilitators to uptake to inform theories of change
• Support development of data collection tools (e.g. interview guides) for select in-country data collection
• Co-manage and coordinate research interns with technical resource team leads

Required Skills Required Experience

Qualifications Candidates must have 3-5 years of related experience, and a bachelors degree is required. In addition, strong analytical, communication and organizational skills are essential. Play a leading role in BUs $1.5 Billion campaign, and join us today, apply online. 

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