Applied Public Policy Graduate Fellow

Under the direction of the assigned manager, the Applied Public Policy Graduate Fellow (APP Graduate Fellow) will provide currently enrolled graduate students and recent masters and doctoral graduates with an exceptional hands-on experience in managing health and health care policy, financing, research, and service delivery systems, working in the effective and efficient administration of Massachusetts state-level health and human services programs. These tasks may be administrative or research oriented, depending on the department. Assigned projects will require advanced analytical and communications skills. For research-based departments, the Graduate Fellow will be responsible for complex laboratory tasks. Primary communications will be in a team environment within assigned department and will be focused on collecting the appropriate input for the assigned projects. As part of the educational component, participants will meet to make basic presentations highlighting the policy choices, challenges, and decision options that they discover regarding the work in which they are engaged. Specific job responsibilities will vary by department but may include information gathering, analysis, writing, editing and/or laboratory work. This is a temporary, non-benefited role.

Administrative
• Perform complex and varied executive/administrative tasks which require a high degree of independent action and the setting of priorities and procedures.
• Conduct advanced research to assist other team members.
• Create reports and perform in-depth data analysis.
• Implement and manage tasks in accordance with departmental objectives.
• Create and deliver basic presentations highlighting policy choices, challenges, and decision options that they discover regarding the work in which they are engaged
• Perform assigned project tasks within specified timeframes.
• Perform other duties as required
• Meet and Report weekly to an assigned professional Mentor.

Research
• Perform complex experiments according to written protocols.
• Perform advanced statistical analysis of data, genetic analysis and/or clinical studies.
• Perform advanced library searches, reading and copying relevant materials.
• Perform complex laboratory maintenance tasks.
• Operate research equipment (i.e. scintillation counters, microscopes, centrifuges, balances) and record results.
• Prepare laboratory media and solutions.

REQUIRED EDUCATION
Master’s Degree (or Master’s Degree Candidate with 21+ Credits earned) Applicants must have completed their master’s degree, or may be a currently enrolled graduate student with at least 21 earned credits.
REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE
Advanced analytical and communication skills
Attention to detail with the ability to collect and record information from a wide variety of sources
Ability to use standard office tools and software (MS-Office)
Must be reliable and able to set consistent work hours
PREFERRED EDUCATION
Earned Doctorate, Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies Applicants may have completed their master’s degree, or doctoral coursework, Certificate of Advanced Graduates Studies (CAGS), or doctoral degree, or be in the final semester of their master’s or CAGS, or in the final year of their doctoral or other advanced degree coursework.

PREFERRED WORK EXPERIENCE
Related experience preferred

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