DEI Policy and Research Analyst
Job Title:
DEI Policy and Research Analyst
Department:
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Reports to:
Manager, DEI Policy and Research Analyst
The following describes the various aspects of the designated job. Some or all of these aspects may be changed over time, with or without notice, at the sole discretion of the ACGME.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States (US) on a full-time basis. The ACGME will not provide employment sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B Visa or other US employment authorization).
JOB OVERVIEW
The DEI Policy and Research Analyst works closely with the Lead DEI Policy and Research Analyst in supporting scholarly literature reviews on the impact of racism and discrimination as they pertain to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in graduate medical education (GME). The DEI Policy and Research Analyst will examine data to provide interpretations of efforts on various areas of impact in DEI throughout the GME community and prepare and disseminate reports and presentations on the discoveries made through analysis on DEI progress to the GME community. The DEI Policy and Research Analyst will assist with efforts to apply workforce analysis tools on DEI issues within the ACGME and the field of GME and participate in various projects in the department. The DEI Policy and Research Analyst will use skills in survey and research design to develop instruments to collect additional data that will bring awareness to the opportunities for improvement in DEI areas within the GME community.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
* Reviews appropriate research and literature to cull and curate innovative publications to support DEI in GME into a usable resource.
* Establishes a model of equity analysis that can be enhanced and scaled up to support the various DEI initiatives and research.
* Supports extraction of data from ACGME or other instruments to collect practices of the GME community around improvement of DEI efforts at recruitment, retention, inclusion, etc.
* Builds statistical models, performs statistical testing, and develops protocols for all analysis and reporting programs related to reporting agendas.
* Supports interpretation of data and conceives of new instruments to collect hypothesis-driven data.
* Supports crafting external statements based on information regarding DEI data and ACGME policy.
* Facilitates and co-facilitates DEI discussions, events, trainings, and programs both internally and externally.
* Develops research studies and performs advanced statistical analyses to answer questions focused on hypothesis-driven questions that will inform DEI initiatives and policies for the GME community.
* Designs and produces exceptional written and impactful print- and presentation-ready research reports for a variety of internal and external audiences.
* Remains abreast of industry trends and best practices to ensure DEI initiatives are kept up to date to meet the demands of a changing environment.
* Serves as the departmental DEI liaison to the ACGME Department of Information Services to ensure regular communication and improvements to ACGME data collection.
* Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum
* Bachelor's degree in an appropriate field of study relevant to medical education, public health, public policy/administration, medical education, economics, geography, sociology, or computer sciences.
* Experience in both qualitative and quantitative research methodology and application.
* Experience in aligning research questions with appropriate statistical models, algorithms, and techniques to move beyond answering questions focused on what happened, to answering questions focused on the why, how, and what now.
* Excellent command of a statistical package (SAS, SPSS, STATA, or R) and ability to code.
* Experience with computer-assisted qualitative data analysis (Atlas.ti, Nvivo, or other packages).
* Excellent command of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Word, Excel, Power Point, and Access.
Preferred
* Master's degree in an appropriate field of study relevant to medical education, public health, public policy/administration, medical education, economics, geography, sociology, or computer science.
* Experience in public health, health consulting, or health affairs.
* Data analysis experience to support the research effort in DEI.
* Knowledge of text mining.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILL SETS, AND ABILITIES
* Strong organizational skills and the ability to leverage multiple tasks and project simultaneously.
* Highly motivated self-starter with the capability to work in teams that may involve internal and external collaborators and scholars.
* An engaging personable style of and strong consensus-building skills.
* Knowledge of the impacts on workplace and sociological conditions on people, especially members of under-represented groups.
WORK ENVIRONMENT/CONDITIONS
* This position is based in a typical office environment with no specific or unusual physical or environmental demands.
The ACGME is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Pro Disabled and Veteran Employer. The ACGME welcomes differences in the form of gender, race, ethnicity, disability, geography, socioeconomic status, age, politics, religion, philosophy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression status. All applicants who share this goal are encouraged to apply.