Overview
**Description**
**Hybrid Research Associate for Providence Portland Office**
**Full-Time/day Shift**
This role is in the Center for Outcomes Research & Education (CORE) department. CORE is an independent health systems, population health, and health policy research and consulting group specializing in health care transformation and social determinants of health.
**About CORE: The Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CORE)** is an externally funded, independent team of scientists, researchers, and data experts with a vision for a healthier, more equitable future. Based in Portland, Oregon, we work with a wide variety of cross-sector partners to take on today’s biggest barriers to better health with an emphasis on social determinants. Through this work, we deliver insights that help shape and sustain healthier systems, policies, programs, and communities. Our unique approach combines rigorous scientific research and analytics with authentic community partnerships to drive meaningful change. We help gather, analyze, interpret, and use data and information for better decision-making and more effective programs and policies centered on local communities and beyond. We’ve also helped our partners access funding, expand pilot programs, gain new skills, advocate for policy change, and shape strategy. Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CORE) Providence
The Research Associate works with CORE project leads and project teams, as well as external partners and investigators, on the design, planning, fielding, analysis, and dissemination of CORE’s projects. The Research Associate develops and maintains knowledge of existing research, practice, and policy literature relevant to projects and assists in the preparation of manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals and other dissemination products (e.g., presentations, briefs, reports, white papers, etc.). The Research Associate supports project teams in client interactions, develops and drafts aspects of a project or project materials, and demonstrates understanding of the overall project scope and timeline. The Research Associate designs all study materials for qualitative projects under the direction of the project lead, including developing interview guides and surveys, scheduling and conducting interviews or other qualitative data collection, and completing qualitative analytic tasks. The Research Associate may also conduct background research, environmental scans, and/or literature reviews and prepare summaries, as well as draft and format project deliverables. Additional responsibilities include completing quantitative analysis tasks and managing efforts related to improving in-house processes or systems (e.g., survey development, tracking, and documentation). Job specific skills necessary for the Research Associate include excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication, strong writing (including the ability to interpret findings for various audiences), presentation skills, problem-solving, prioritizing and managing work assignments across multiple complex projects, thinking critically and strategically to propose ideas and revise them based on client and team input, flexibility, and attention to detail.
Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence Oregon Regional Shared Services and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.
**Required Qualifications:**
+ Master’s Degree – Social Science, Public Health, Public Policy, or related field; with experience working on projects related to research, evaluation, and/or analytics and strategic consulting or,
+ Bachelor’s Degree – Plus 3 years of experience working on projects related to research, evaluation, and/or analytics and strategic consulting. Work experience MAY NOT be concurrent with education or equivalent educ/experience.
+ Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well as Microsoft Access.
**Why Join Providence?**
Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.
Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.
**About Providence**
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.
**About the Team**
Providence has been serving the Pacific Northwest since 1856 when Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart and four other Sisters of Providence arrived in Vancouver, Washington Territory. As the largest healthcare system and largest private employer in Oregon, Providence is located in areas ranging from the Columbia Gorge to the wine country to sunny southern Oregon to charming coastal communities to the urban setting of Portland.
Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women’s services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network also provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care.
Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.
**Requsition ID:** 322155
**Company:** Providence Jobs
**Job Category:** Research
**Job Function:** Clinical Support
**Job Schedule:** Full time
**Job Shift:** Day
**Career Track:** Clinical Support
**Department:** 5016 RS ADMIN CORE
**Address:** OR Portland 4400 NE Halsey St
**Work Location:** Providence Office Park Portland Bldg 1-Portland
**Workplace Type:** Remote
**Pay Range:** $31.08 – $49.21
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
