Health Services Researcher
Health Services and Economics Branch
Applied Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
Bethesda, Maryland
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), a major research component of the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is
conducting a national search for two positions in Health Services Research in the Health
Services and Economics Branch (HSEB) within the Applied Research Program (ARP). The
mission of the HSEB is to support, conduct, and coordinate research on the dissemination
of effective cancer-related health services into community practice, including the
sponsorship, support and conduct of comparative effectiveness research. This is done
through the study of demographic, social, economic, and health system factors as they
relate to providing effective and efficient preventive, screening, diagnostic, and
treatment services for cancer. The ultimate purpose of this research is to improve cancer
outcomes, reduce cancer-related health disparities, and reduce the burden of cancer to
patients, their families, and society.
The Branch carries out its mission by monitoring cancer-related health services
utilization and outcomes among individuals in the general population and among selected
population subgroups; monitoring the dissemination and effective delivery of
cancer-related health services by community-based health care providers and health care
delivery organizations; assessing the role of economic factors related to the equitable,
efficient, and effective provision of cancer-related health services; developing and
disseminating data resources to support policy-relevant research on economic and health
services research questions across the cancer continuum and developing and improving the
methods and techniques of economics and health services research related to cancer. Read more information on the activities of
HSEB.
The incumbent provides support, direction and leadership in planning, guiding, and
encouraging a program of research in four major areas:
- Evaluating and understanding the diffusion of emerging technologies including
electronic medical records, genetic tests, biomarkers, advanced imaging, and targeted
drugs. Background and experience in technology assessment, including cost-effectiveness
analysis of interest.
- Conceptualizing, developing and managing national research initiatives to monitor and
evaluate the dissemination and use of cancer-related preventive, screening and treatment
interventions. Development of data systems, methods, study design and logistics for
comparative effectiveness research studies, and dissemination and implementation of
research results from such studies.
- Advanced epidemiological, statistical and econometric methods including adjusting for
cofounders and selection bias in observational data, biostatistical and econometric
methods for analyzing cost and quality of life data that have non-normal distribution
and/or censored data. This would include a focus on methods related to system level
analyses (such as multi-level analysis), and methods related to the validation of risk
models, biomarkers, and diagnostic tests in large populations.
- Leading and/or participating in small teams to conceptualize research topics, analyze
data and publish research reports in the peer reviewed literature and summarize research
findings in reports, web pages and fact sheets.
Specific projects will depend upon the background, experience, and research interests
of the incumbent. The duties of the incumbent include grants and contracts management,
the management of large collaborative research networks, the development of research
protocols, design and development of surveys and questionnaires, the development of
methods for data collection, building and managing analytical data bases, and descriptive
and multivariate statistical analysis of data.
This challenging and highly visible role requires broad scientific expertise, a passion
for public service, a commitment to collaboration, and an ability to develop effective
strategies for overcoming barriers to scientific progress and its application. The
successful applicant will be an experienced scientist (Ph.D. or equivalent-level training
required) with experience, excellent communication skills and a record of peer-reviewed
publications. The incumbent should have advanced training in health services and methods,
and experience in applying these research methods to the fields of surveillance,
comparative effectiveness, or health economics research.
This position is a career position with the US government and requires that the
applicant is a citizen of the US. The salary range for this position will be negotiable
but is anticipated to be at the level of GS 13/14. Letters of interest and vitae may be
submitted immediately to Martin Brown, PhD, Chief, HSEB, ARP, DCCPS, 6130 Executive Blvd,
Room 4005, Bethesda, MD 20892-7344, mbrown@mail.nih.gov,
or by fax (301) 435-3710.
Selection for this position will be based solely on merit, with no discrimination for
non-merit reasons such as race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, sexual
orientation, or physical or mental disability.
DHHS, NIH, and NCI are Equal Opportunity Employers
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