Research Analyst, Health Communication Research

$57,000 - $63,000/Yr

Fors Marsh Group - Arlington, VA

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - Arlington, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Research Analyst in Health Communication Research at Fors Marsh Group is an early career position focused on supporting formative, process, and summative evaluations of health communication and social marketing programs. The role involves working with underrepresented populations and requires a self-starter who is proficient in mixed methods research. The analyst will contribute to various projects that guide the planning and implementation of health communication initiatives primarily sponsored by federal government agencies.

Responsibilities

• Help draft recruitment and data collection materials (e.g., interview and focus group guides, survey instruments).
• Help create Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) packages.
• Support sampling (e.g., help develop Boolean search strategies and participant inclusion/exclusion criteria, assist with drawing samples).
• Assist with data collection (e.g., extract information from secondary sources, take notes during interviews and focus groups, coordinate survey fielding) and enter data.
• Help conduct data analysis (e.g., code text using software such as NVivo, generate descriptive statistics using SPSS or Stata).
• Help draft reports and presentations (e.g., help draft methods and results sections of technical reports, develop charts).
• Conduct literature reviews and environmental scans for proposals.
• Coordinate purchasing, subcontracting, and consulting requisitions by obtaining and comparing vendor and consultant quotes, establishing suitable justifications, developing or modifying forms, and processing payments.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree, ideally in health communication, public health, communication, social science, or related field.
• At least 2 years of experience in social science research.
• Proficiency in English; proficiency in Spanish is preferred but not required.
• Strong self-starting and self-motivation skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience with working as part of a team as well as independently on assigned tasks.
• High level of comfort with learning new skills and/or working with unfamiliar topic areas.
• High level of organization and attention to detail.
• Strong ability to prioritize, multi-task, and work under strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding of health behavior theory.
• Experience with plain language, culturally competent research.

Nice-to-haves

• Proficiency in Spanish.

Benefits

• Top-tier health, dental, vision, and long and short-term disability coverage all covered at 100% for employee coverage.
• Remote work.
• Company culture that values balance and allows employees to take leave as needed without depleting available leave hours.
• Floating holiday bank for personal celebrations.
• Generous matching retirement contributions with no vesting period starting the third month of employment.
• Dedicated training and development budgets.
• Paid time off for volunteering activities.
• Participation in staff-led affinity groups.
• Product and service discounts through the certified B Corp network.