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Managing Research Scientist, Future Health Scenarios

Future Health Scenarios

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The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is an independent research center at the University of Washington. Its mission is to deliver to the world timely, relevant, and scientifically valid evidence to improve health policy and practice. IHME carries out its mission through a range of projects within different research areas including the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors; Future Health Scenarios; Cost Effectiveness and Efficiency; Resource Tracking; and Impact Evaluations. Our vision is to provide policymakers, donors, and researchers with the highest-quality quantitative evidence base, so all people live long lives in full health.

IHME is committed to providing the evidence base necessary to help solve the world’s most important health problems. This requires creativity and innovation, which are cultivated by an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment that respects and appreciates differences, embraces collaboration, and invites the voices of all IHME team members.

The FHS team is growing and is eagerly seeking both academic and staff candidates for several positions. We warmly invite you to review this position as well as our other position for a Lead Research Scientist (req 238490). If you find roles that align with your qualifications and spark your interest, we strongly encourage you to apply. You can view more positions for the Future Health Scenarios team on our website found here:https://www.healthdata.org/about/careers. This is a wonderful opportunity to join our dynamic team and contribute to our growth. We look forward to reviewing your application(s).

IHME has an excellent opportunity for a Managing Research Scientist on the Future Health Scenarios (forecasting) team.

POSITION PURPOSE
The Future Health Scenarios (FHS) team at IHME produces forecasts and alternative health scenarios for more than 300 causes of disease and disability, over 70 risk factors contributing to health loss, and many other determinants of health, such as fertility, education, and vaccine coverage. The FHS platform produces probabilistic forecasts as well as alternative scenarios that quantify the lives saved resulting from effective policies that reduce risk exposure or scale up new or existing interventions. Results from the FHS team are used by stakeholders around the world to chart the course for improving health outcomes in their communities.

We are looking for someone ready to advance in their career in global health research. As a Managing Research Scientist, you will drive forward analytic innovation to improve upon existing methods or develop new methods, as well as supervise, train, and mentor junior staff. IHME researchers analyze and produce key estimates for their assigned research team, and on the future health scenarios team they also develop custom scenarios that mimic what the future may look like if different risk factors or interventions scale up or down over time. Managing Research Scientists play a critical role in supervising and managing research team staff, accelerating methodologic advancements, and presenting our work to internal and external audiences.

You will be integrally involved in producing, critiquing, improving, and disseminating results. You are someone who is capable of keeping your team on track to meet deadlines and research objectives. You thrive in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary work environment and can work on multiple projects concurrently while meeting deadlines. You have experience with the publication process, and at IHME, you will build out your portfolio with several peer-reviewed papers. You keep current of recent scientific, analytic, engineering, and technical advances and are able to translate these into your research. This position is contingent on project funding availability.

Application information

The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

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The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is an independent research center at the University of Washington (UW). Its mission is to deliver to the world timely, relevant, and scientifically valid evidence to improve health policy and practice. IHME carries out its mission through a range of projects within different research areas including the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD), Injuries, and Risk Factors; Future Health Scenarios; Cost Effectiveness and Efficiency; Resource Tracking; and Impact Evaluations. Our vision is to provide policymakers, donors, and researchers with the highest-quality quantitative evidence base so all people live long lives in full health.

IHME is committed to providing the evidence base necessary to help solve the world’s most important health problems. This requires creativity and innovation, which are cultivated by an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment that respects and appreciates differences, embraces collaboration, and invites the voices of all IHME team members.