Job Openings
Survey Researcher/Survey Specialist
JOB PURPOSE:
SciMetrika is seeking a Senior Survey Researcher/Specialist who will lead data collection for a national level government survey and will assist in coordinating and/or the Statistics and epidemiology Group. The successful candidate will be located in our Durham office in Research Triangle Park.
JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
- Developing, managing and implementing complex survey methodologies - Questionnaire development, Sampling designs, data collection and data analysis
- Strategic planning
- Business development
- Selecting approaches and methodologies for completing project tasks
- Program and Project Management - Management and developing work plans, timelines, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), summary reports and coordinating and facilitating conference calls with clients
- Overseeing a Diversity of Public Health Tasks such as systematic literature reviews, Technical Expert Panels, data collection activities and data analysis
- Staff management and development
- Developing and/or contributing to manuscripts and technical reports
- Managing and participating in the development of proposals
- Developing and applying Quality Assurance procedures
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Education Requirements: PhD + 3 years experience or Masters with 6 years experience
- Extensive experience and demonstrated leadership as a key contributor on survey research projects
- Experience in government contracting a plus
- Ability to contribute to issues related to survey design or data collection protocols
- Knowledgeable about statistical methods for analyzing complex survey data including the use of
SUDANN or SAS Survey procedures
- Experience with multimode survey is a plus
- Knowledge of and experience with public health methodologies
- Experience in managing projects or tasks within a project that involve a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience in government contracting
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Self-motivated with ability to work independently and as part of a larger team
- Attention to details and high level of accuracy
- Efficient, driven, willing to go the extra mile
- Customer-service oriented
- Knowledge of project management (experience with MS Project a plus)
To apply please submit your resume/CV to Barbara Porch, Corporate Recruiter at bporch@scimetrika.com. Please include the job title in the subject line of your e-mail.
SciMetrika is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.