Ariadne Labs is a global leader in health systems innovation, fostering a new discipline of research and discovery for better patient care from birth to death. A joint center of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, we are a team of distinguished physicians, scientists, and public health researchers working to address failures in healthcare systems at critical moments in people’s lives. Over the next three to five years, the Childbirth Program will design, test, and spread a scalable health system intervention that can decrease the skyrocketing number of unnecessary cesarean deliveries (c-sections) that are being performed across the United States. Our ultimate aim is to significantly improve the safety, affordability, and experience of care for millions of mothers and babies, while establishing best practices for designing solutions that can scale across disparate and complex health systems. The childbirth innovation fellow will contribute to all aspects of project development, implementation, and evaluation, and will be expected to take the ownership of specific scientific research objectives. The fellow will work closely with other scientists and clinicians to design and test interventions, analyze data, and communicate findings that can improve childbirth in the US. The fellow will: Lead research projects under the mentorship of Dr. Neel Shah, including review and synthesis of extant literature, expert consultation, research protocol development, data analysis and communication of results Organize, prepare materials for and participate in large multi-disciplinary stakeholder meetings Contribute clinical expertise to support quality assurance of system interventions Draft manuscripts and other written work products Provide support for grant development Participate and present at scientific conferences Help supervise and mentor research assistants Please note: This is a grant funded position with a two-year term and a possibility for extension. Limited travel may be required. Basic Qualifications Advanced training in obstetrics/gynecology, midwifery, nursing or related experience is preferred, but other domain experts (e.g. surgery, family medicine) will also be considered. Post-doctoral clinicians preferred. Eligible candidates will have a strong interest in health systems innovation with focus on childbirth. Previous experience in public health, medical/clinical studies, health policy, healthcare management. Experience in scientific research and writing, including basic familiarity with statistical methods software. Deep methodological expertise is not required. Experience with SAS STATA , R preferred. Candidates should have strong written and verbal communication skills, demonstrated analytical skills, ability to work in a matrixed environment and be part of a cross-functional team. Fluency with clinical terminology and healthcare data a plus. Additional Qualifications Special Instructions
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Harvard School of Public Health traces its roots to public health activism at the beginning of the last century, a time of energetic social reform. HSPH began as the Harvard-MIT School of Health Officers, founded in 1913 as the first professional training program of public health in America. The partnership offered courses in preventive medicine at Harvard Medical School, sanitary engineering at Harvard University and allied subjects at MIT.
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