{"id":1925,"date":"2011-10-19T14:05:06","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T18:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/?p=1925"},"modified":"2011-10-19T14:09:53","modified_gmt":"2011-10-19T18:09:53","slug":"metrics-technical-advisor-at-psi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/2011\/10\/19\/metrics-technical-advisor-at-psi\/","title":{"rendered":"Metrics Technical Advisor position at PSI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PSI Research &amp; Metrics (R&amp;M) seeks a Technical Advisor for  its Metrics program. PSI measures a variety of health metrics but relies  on the disability adjusted life year (DALY) averted as its bottom-line  measure of health impact. The Technical Advisor will develop a strategy  for strengthening the metrics program and ensuring that the organization  is able to use DALYs, costing and other tools for decision making. The  Technical Advisor will work with modelers as well as internal and  external experts to develop and refine models, improve data integrity,  and supervise a limited number of staff. Successful candidates will be  skilled at explaining metrics to technical as well as non-technical  audiences and motivated by working in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary  setting. This position is based in Washington, D.C., will require some  international travel, and reports to the Director for Research &amp;  Metrics.<\/p>\n<p>PSI Research &amp; Metrics increases the ability of the organization to  generate and use research that is relevant for programs and strategic  for social marketing. For more information, please visit:  psi.org\/resources\/research.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop an organizational  metrics strategy that ensures the use of DALYs and other metrics tools for decision making<\/li>\n<li>Oversee the development of new metrics initiatives, including  integrating country- and intra-country variance into models, improving  measures of targeting and the contribution of communications and  behavior change interventions to health impact; integrating metrics with  routine data collection and behavioral surveys, and creating automated  systems for generating routine reports<\/li>\n<li>Improve PSI&#8217;s internal capacity to use and report DALYs. Capacity  building will likely include algorithms to answer the most commonly  asked questions, workshops, presentations, tool kits, and concept briefs  and concept papers<\/li>\n<li>Lead efforts to use the DALY for evidence-based decision making at the policy level<\/li>\n<li>Supervise a limited number of R&amp;M staff and consultants; manage  key partnerships; mentor colleagues within the organization in metrics<\/li>\n<li>Work with R&amp;M and other departments to create DALY models for  products and interventions in PSI&#8217;s main health areas; produce in-depth  analyses to inform decision making<\/li>\n<li>Integrate the current system for reporting DALYs with a new program  management system (Lawson)  and integrate cost effectiveness analyses  with Lawson and other accounting records from different sources<\/li>\n<li>Participate in interdisciplinary working groups to develop metrics tools that are responsive to stakeholder needs<\/li>\n<li>Develop partnerships with external institutions and programs working  in public health in developing countries to meet and share best  practices in modeling<\/li>\n<li>Contribute to the fields of public health, social marketing, and  metrics by authoring articles and publishing in peer-reviewed journals;  presenting at conferences and meetings; and documenting lessons learned  for internal and external stakeholders<\/li>\n<li>Provide other technical assistance as needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PhD in mathematical modeling, economics, statistics, population studies, or a related field<\/li>\n<li>At least 7 years professional experience in the design, analysis and management of complex data<\/li>\n<li>Experience in mathematical modeling; experience in tropical disease modeling a plus<\/li>\n<li>Background in health economics<\/li>\n<li>Experience with relational databases<\/li>\n<li>Coding experience for implementation of quantitative methods<\/li>\n<li>Extensive knowledge of quantitative analysis programs (e.g., SPSS, Stata)<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated ability to communicate with technicians and non-technicians along a variety of learning curves and needs<\/li>\n<li>Highly organized, comfortable working on multiple simultaneous projects; great at meeting deadlines<\/li>\n<li>An interest in managing other members of the R&amp;M team<\/li>\n<li>Ability to travel 15-20% of the time internationally<\/li>\n<li>Excellent written, verbal and inter-personal communication skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For complete job posting and to apply, please <a title=\"visit the PSI website\" href=\"http:\/\/sh.webhire.com\/servlet\/av\/jd?ai=624&amp;ji=2577000&amp;sn=I\">visit the PSI website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PSI Research &amp; Metrics (R&amp;M) seeks a Technical Advisor for its Metrics program. 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