Qualitative Research Manager (Remote)

The physical location for the candidate selected must be within the contiguous United States.

Susan G. Komen brings a 100% virtual working environment and you can work anywhere within the U.S. We are a force united by a promise to end breast cancer forever. For over 40 years, we've led the way funding groundbreaking research, community health initiatives and advocacy programs in local communities across the U.S. Susan G. Komen is the ONLY organization that addresses breast cancer on multiple fronts such as research, community health, outreach and public policy initiatives in order to make the biggest impact against this disease.

Komen strives to have a culture of passionate, growth-minded professionals who thrive in a team environment, and work collaboratively to inspire greatness in others! We take an ongoing approach to ensure open communication from all levels throughout the organization. It’s encouraged to give and receive feedback to ensure two way accountability with a focus on continual improvement both personally and professionally!

The Qualitative Research Manager is a member of the Health Information and Evaluation (HIE) team within Komen’s Mission division. The HIE team supports Komen’s role as an evidence-based organization by transforming data into meaningful intelligence that will guide program strategy, convey Komen’s impact, and contribute to the body of scientific evidence about breast cancer.

The Qualitative Research Manager will support Susan G. Komen in achieving its overall Vision and Mission by:

Managing and conducting patient insight research studies to guide Komen programming and contribute to breast cancer literature.

Developing and conducting mixed methods research studies to assess patient insights, including determining research methodology, sampling, instrument development, validation, data collection, analysis, benchmarking, and reporting.

Employing the tenets of community-based participatory research (CBPR) to coordinate the collection and analysis of qualitative data from breast cancer communities including patients, survivors, those living with metastatic breast cancer, researchers, co-survivors and others, and subsets of the community such as those in specific racial/ethnic groups, socio-economic statuses, etc.

Developing research protocols and manages submissions through the regulatory review process.

Conducting surveys, focus groups and in-depth interviews.

Managing recruitment process for studies based on an ongoing assessment of saturation, purposive sampling of key informants and close monitoring of data quality.

Performing in-depth qualitative data analysis from a grounded theoretical perspective, including data cleaning, coding, code book refinement, consolidation of themes and summary of analysis.

Serving as a subject matter expert in the areas of survey design and dissemination and development and facilitation of interview and focus group guides.

Communicating outcomes, insights, and impact of evaluation and patient insight studies for a multi-stakeholder audience.

Performing technical writing and reporting of data, including complex reports that provide statistics, demographics, ratings, averages, and other numerical and text-based data.

Coordinating with team members to prepare presentations, tables, charts, and figures for internal and external reports.

Contributing to the communication of study outcomes including the development and updating of talking points, website content, program summaries, abstracts for presentation at scientific conferences and scholarly manuscripts for high-impact academic medical and social scientific journals.

Presenting study results to donors and Mission leadership.

Working collaboratively across Komen departments to help secure mission program funding and ensure donor stewardship.

Representing Komen and the mission team in a professional manner internally and externally to prospective and current donors and other key stakeholders.

Serving as a Komen representative on internal committees and working groups.

Responding to data request inquiries for information on evaluation and patient insight studies.

Contributing to proposals, pitch documents, presentations, and other materials to assist in revenue-generating activities and support for mission programs.

Upholding Komen's principles of scientific excellence, fairness, and transparency.

Providing project management.

Maintaining proper research data maintenance and security protocols.

Managing documentation for qualitative research evaluation portfolio (e.g., IRB submission, consent documentation, participant communication, etc.).

Ensuring research and evaluation project timelines are properly prioritized and followed across the multiple projects.

Working effectively with cross-functional teams to accomplish goals and initiatives.

Developing and maintaining Community Health Evaluation process documentation (SOWs, SOPs, guidelines, etc.).

Performing all other duties as assigned.

Master’s degree in Public Health, Applied Research or Social Sciences required.

Bilingual (English / Spanish) highly preferred

Three years’ experience, post Master’s degree, in mixed methods evaluation, community-based participatory research, data collection techniques, and data analysis.

Demonstrated experience with community engagement and recruitment of diverse communities.

Substantive experience with in-depth interviewing and conducting of focus groups.

Understanding of best practices in the ethical conduct of mixed methods and human subject research.

Ability to see projects through from conception to completion; demonstrated ability to identify problems and follow through until resolution.

Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, and collaborate with team members.

Strong communication skills, written and oral.

Ability to work independently and autonomously but also function well in a collaborative team setting, working across functions and different types of people.

Demonstrated expertise in managing working relationships in a matrix structure.

Demonstrated experience in client and stakeholder communication including but not limited to written, oral and electronic reports.

Experience working with patients/survivors of disease.

Experience using qualitative data management/analysis software such as NVivo.

Experience using survey software such as Qualtrics.

Work Experience: 2 – 5 years

Master’s Degree: Public Health, Social Sciences or related field

Ph.D. in public health, social sciences, or related field.

Experience working in a non-profit setting.

Breast cancer knowledge and/or experience in breast cancer.

Experience performing quantitative analysis using statistical software packages, such as SPSS, Stata, or SAS.

Intermediate level of computer/technical skills. Programs utilized are Microsoft Office, databases (internal and external) and virtual networking programs (Teams, RingCentral). Must be able to assist others with basic computer/technical issues and/or understanding.

Advanced data visualization and communication/presentation skills. Programs utilized are Canva, InDesign, etc.

Travel requirements required outside of your home office will be less than 15% depending on our business needs and is subject to change.

Komen believes in the importance of taking care of our employees so that in turn they can be committed to supporting our critical mission to support those impacted by breast cancer and to help find cures. This is what Komen provides away from the computer:

Competitive salary 55K - 75K, exact compensation ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job level, internal equity and budget. Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate's skills, experience and geographic location.

Health, dental, vision and a retirement plan with a 6% employer match

Generous Paid Time Off Plan

Flexible work arrangement in a fully remote working environment

Bi-weekly work from home stipend

Parental leave

Tuition Reimbursement

A culture of learning and development

And so much more!

Komen provides a remote and/or home based working environment for all active employees. Komen defines remote as the ability to work from any physical location within the U.S. where an employee can perform specified work duties without disruption or distraction. Komen defines home-based roles as positions that are required to reside in a specific market. Work schedules for both remote and home based are determined by the organizational needs of each department.

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The physical location for the candidate selected must be within the contiguous United States. In the event a move is expected to occur by the candidate selected, it must be approved by Komen's HR team prior to the move.