Post Doctoral Scholar-Aortopathy
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Job Description
Department Overview
The Division of Vascular Surgery at OHSU provides excellent patient care while maintaining educational and researchrich programs that train surgeons and researchers and enhance their understanding of the vascular system. A special interest in quality outcomes and measurement drives much of the divisions research they offer a 2year vascular and endovascular surgery fellowship as well as an integrated residency program. OHSU vascular surgeons operate out of the Knight Cardiovascular Institute. This position is a one year post doc fellow opportunity.
This position will primarily work on vascular surgery projects with a special focus on peripheral artery disease graft infections vascular trauma and vascular lab topics and other projects as assigned. This will include screening consenting and collecting data and biospecimens; entering or uploading data into the REDCap database; managing the database and updating it as needed; organizing and analyzing data for abstracts presentations and manuscripts. This person will assist with other papers chapters and grants when assigned. They will present at local and national scientific meetings.
Successful candidates will have
- Prior clinical vascular or general surgery training in the US Canada or internationally.
- Experience in
- Data abstraction
- Statistical analysis
- Manuscript preparation
- Demonstrated track record of academic productivity in presentation and peerreviewed publications
Applicants must be medical graduates with vascular or general surgery clinical training completed or in progress. North American and foreign applicants are encouraged to apply. Visa sponsorship assistance may be provided to qualified applicants. Successful candidates would receive salary and benefits through OHSU.
Function/Duties of Position
Clinical Research Coordination: screen consent collect data and complete study visits as outlined in study protocols
Data analysis: be able to complete basic analysis of data; be able to convey statistical needs to team; work with department biostatistician on more complex analysis;
Database Management: build and maintain REDCap databases; abstract data from electronic medical record; upload data provided by system application analyst
Writing: write and submit abstracts to scientific meetings; present data at meetings; organize and write manuscripts and chapters
Grant applications: work with faculty to submit grants includes writing organizing and submitting to department GCA required forms and documents
Support OHSU Research Regulation & Policies Compliance
Other Research Related Tasks Assigned: assisting with other department and division research activities when needed
Required Qualifications
Doctorate Degree in relevant field;
Experience in data abstraction from electronic health records
Basic statistical analysis and use of software programs such as SPSS R SAS or STATA
Selfstarter with strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize work demands
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Meticulous detail to data and study procedures
Ability to prioritize work demands and trouble
Ability to work independently in a multitask collaborative environment
Proficient knowledge of MS Word MS PowerPoint and MS Excel
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with large databases such as SVS and VQI
IRB submissions
Epic
Database building and management in REDCap
All are welcome
Employment Type
Full-Time
