Research Associate II – Public Health & Health and Human Services
Vital Research · Los Angeles, CA · 1 mo ago
OTHRFull-time
We need to output only HTML fragment, no html/body tags, no markdown fences. Use for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where posting has real specific content. We must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate etc.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Company: Vital Research (but we don't repeat job title as heading; job title is Research Associate II, but we shouldn't repeat it as heading). We'll just output sections.
- Location: Los Angeles, California. Local candidates required, not fully remote. Full-time 40 hrs/week, may require additional hours occasional evenings/weekends.
- About the role: description.
- What You'll Do: list of duties.
- What You'll Bring: requirements (education, experience, skills).
- Preferred Experience: list.
- Why Join Vital?: benefits description.
- Pay: not mentioned explicitly. So we should NOT include Pay section.
- Schedule: mention full-time 40 hrs/week, may require additional hours occasional evenings/weekends. That's schedule info. So we can include a Schedule section with that detail.
- Benefits: described: comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible vacation and work hours, 401(k) after one year, EAP, annual professional development stipend. Also flexible hybrid work environment with up to 20% travel. So we can include Benefits section.
- About the role: we have a paragraph.
- Responsibilities: we have "What You'll Do" with bullet-like sentences. We'll turn into
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where posting has real specific content. We must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate etc.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Company: Vital Research (but we don't repeat job title as heading; job title is Research Associate II, but we shouldn't repeat it as heading). We'll just output sections.
- Location: Los Angeles, California. Local candidates required, not fully remote. Full-time 40 hrs/week, may require additional hours occasional evenings/weekends.
- About the role: description.
- What You'll Do: list of duties.
- What You'll Bring: requirements (education, experience, skills).
- Preferred Experience: list.
- Why Join Vital?: benefits description.
- Pay: not mentioned explicitly. So we should NOT include Pay section.
- Schedule: mention full-time 40 hrs/week, may require additional hours occasional evenings/weekends. That's schedule info. So we can include a Schedule section with that detail.
- Benefits: described: comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible vacation and work hours, 401(k) after one year, EAP, annual professional development stipend. Also flexible hybrid work environment with up to 20% travel. So we can include Benefits section.
- About the role: we have a paragraph.
- Responsibilities: we have "What You'll Do" with bullet-like sentences. We'll turn into - .
- Requirements/Qualifications: "What You'll Bring" includes education, experience, skills. Could split into Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction says use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide what to put where. Likely:
- About the role: paragraph describing role.
- Responsibilities: list of duties (What You'll Do).
- Requirements: mandatory requirements (education, experience, etc.) maybe from "What You'll Bring" mandatory part.
- Qualifications: maybe preferred experience? Or we could treat "What You'll Bring" as Requirements, and "Preferred Experience" as Qualifications. Skills could be separate list of skills (proficiency with statistical software, etc.) but we could also include under Requirements.
We need to avoid thin sections; prefer few substantive sections. Could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But headings are prescribed; we can omit sections if no real specific content. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. So we can include About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Schedule. We must not include Pay.
We must ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content.
Let's extract:
About the role paragraph: "The Research Associate II plays a key role in the management and execution of multi-sector research and evaluation projects. Operating with a degree of independence, this role applies qualitative and quantitative research methods to lead project activities, analyze data, develop reports, and present findings that inform programs, policy, and practice. This role requires demonstrated consulting experience and is designed for an experienced research consultant who can independently manage multiple concurrent client engagements. The ideal candidate is comfortable serving as a client-facing project lead, balancing competing priorities and deadlines, coordinating project teams, and driving projects from planning through final deliverables while maintaining strong client relationships and delivering high-quality work."
That's substantive.
Responsibilities (What You'll Do): list:
- Lead Research and Evaluation Projects
- Manage multiple research and evaluation projects from planning through final deliverables.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for clients and project partners.
- Coordinate project timelines, budgets, communications, and deliverables.
- Ensure research activities meet quality standards and project objectives.
- Support business development efforts, including proposal writing and client relationship management.
- Conduct Mixed-Methods Research
- Design and implement surveys, interviews, focus groups, and other data collection activities.
- Support participant recruitment and stakeholder engagement efforts, including outreach to diverse and hard-to-reach populations.
- Manage, clean, and organize quantitative and qualitative datasets.
- Maintain data integrity, confidentiality, and compliance with research protocols.
- Apply research and evaluation methods to public health and HHS programs and populations.
- Analyze Data and Communicate Findings
- Conduct rigorous qualitative and quantitative analyses using appropriate methodologies.
- Develop charts, dashboards, visualizations, and other tools to support data interpretations.
- Prepare reports, presentations, literature reviews, and client-facing deliverables.
- Translate complex findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Contribute to Team Success
- Mentor junior staff and support team development.
- Supervise field staff, consultants, and project team members as needed.
- Contribute to proposal development, business development initiatives, and client relationship management.
- Participate in professional development, conferences, publications, and knowledge-sharing activities.
We can flatten into a single list of duties, but better to keep as list items each bullet. We'll just make
- for each bullet.
Requirements (mandatory): from "What You'll Bring" mandatory part:
- Master’s degree in public health, social science, healthcare, human services, or a related field.
- 4+ years of post-master's experience in research and/or evaluation.
- Professional experience conducting research, evaluation, or analytics in public health, Health & Human Services, healthcare, Medicaid, or a closely related field.
- Demonstrated consulting experience independently managing multiple concurrent research, evaluation, or client engagements from planning through completion, including timelines, deliverables, client communication, and competing priorities.
- Strong client-facing experience, including facilitating meetings, managing expectations, and translating client needs into project deliverables.
- Experience working with government agencies, healthcare organizations, health and human service systems, nonprofits, or community-based organizations.
- Expertise in mixed-methods research, including survey design, qualitative research, and quantitative data analysis.
- Proficiency with statistical software such as SPSS, SAS, R, Stata, and/or survey platforms.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex findings to varied audiences.
- Ability to prioritize competing demands, work independently, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse communities, stakeholders, clients, and project teams.
- Must be based in or near Los Angeles, California, and able to work in a hybrid environment.
Qualifications (preferred): from "Preferred Experience":
- Experience evaluating Medicaid or other publicly funded health and human services programs.
- Experience working with state or local public health agencies or government partners.
- Experience conducting community-based research or engaging underserved or hard-to-reach populations.
- Bilingual English/Spanish proficiency.
- Experience contributing to proposal development, business development, or client relationship growth.
Skills: Could be separate list of skills like proficiency with statistical software etc. But we already have that in Requirements. Might be redundant. Perhaps we can put technical skills under Skills: proficiency with statistical software (SPSS, SAS, R, Stata, survey platforms), mixed-methods expertise, data analysis, visualization, etc. But we already have those in Requirements. To avoid duplication, maybe we omit Skills section, or we can create a Skills section that lists specific technical skills not covered elsewhere. However the instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But headings are prescribed; we can omit sections if no real specific content. We could decide to not include Qualifications if we treat preferred experience as part of Requirements? But they are distinct. However we could include both Requirements and Qualifications sections.
Skills: we could list "Proficiency with statistical software such as SPSS, SAS, R, Stata, and/or survey platforms; expertise in mixed-methods research; strong written/verbal/presentation skills; ability to prioritize, work independently, collaborate." But that overlaps.
Given the instruction to avoid thin sections, maybe we only include About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Schedule. And we can fold Qualifications and Skills into Requirements (or omit). But we need to preserve all substantive information; we cannot drop preferred experience. So we need to include that info somewhere. Could put under Requirements as "Preferred qualifications" but that's mixing. Or we could create a Qualifications section for preferred experience.
Skills: we could omit if we feel it's covered. But we need to preserve all substantive info; if we omit Skills section, we might lose the explicit mention of proficiency with statistical software etc. However those are already in Requirements (we included proficiency with statistical software). So we can keep them there. So Skills section may be redundant; we can omit it.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications (preferred), Benefits, Schedule.
Check each for real specific content:
- About the role: yes.
- Responsibilities: yes.
- Requirements: yes (mandatory).
- Qualifications: yes (preferred experience).
- Benefits: yes.
- Schedule: yes (full-time 40 hrs/week, may require additional hours occasional evenings/weekends).
We must not include Pay.
Now format:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- ...
...
Qualifications
- ...
...
Benefits
- ...
...
Schedule
Full-time position (40 hours per week). May require additional hours, including occasional evenings and weekends, based on project needs and deadlines.
We need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. Good.
We must not include any markdown fences.
Now craft the HTML.
Let's write the About the role paragraph exactly as given.
Responsibilities: we need to capture all bullet points. We'll create list items for each bullet.
Let's list them:
- Manage multiple research and evaluation projects from planning through final deliverables.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for clients and project partners.
- Coordinate project timelines, budgets, communications, and deliverables.
- Ensure research activities meet quality standards and project objectives.
- Support business development efforts, including proposal writing and client relationship management.
- Design and implement surveys, interviews, focus groups, and other data collection activities.
- Support participant recruitment and stakeholder engagement efforts, including outreach to diverse and hard-to-reach populations.
- Manage, clean, and organize quantitative and qualitative datasets.
- Maintain data integrity, confidentiality, and compliance with research protocols.
- Apply research and evaluation methods to public health and HHS programs and populations.
- Conduct rigorous qualitative and quantitative analyses using appropriate methodologies.
- Develop charts, dashboards, visualizations, and other tools to support data interpretations.
- Prepare reports, presentations, literature reviews, and client-facing deliverables.
- Translate complex findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Mentor junior staff and support team development.
- Supervise field staff, consultants, and project team members as needed.
- Contribute to proposal development, business development initiatives, and client relationship management.
- Participate in professional development, conferences, publications, and knowledge-sharing activities.
That's all.
Requirements list:
- Master’s degree in public health, social science, healthcare, human services, or a related field.
- 4+ years of post-master's experience in research and/or evaluation.
- Professional experience conducting research, evaluation, or analytics in public health, Health & Human Services, healthcare, Medicaid, or a closely related field.
- Demonstrated consulting experience independently managing multiple concurrent research, evaluation, or client engagements from planning through completion, including timelines, deliverables, client communication, and competing priorities.
- Strong client-facing experience, including facilitating meetings, managing expectations, and translating client needs into project deliverables.
- Experience working with government agencies, healthcare organizations, health and human service systems, nonprofits, or community-based organizations.
- Expertise in
- for each bullet.
Requirements (mandatory): from "What You'll Bring" mandatory part:
- Master’s degree in public health, social science, healthcare, human services, or a related field.
- 4+ years of post-master's experience in research and/or evaluation.
- Professional experience conducting research, evaluation, or analytics in public health, Health & Human Services, healthcare, Medicaid, or a closely related field.
- Demonstrated consulting experience independently managing multiple concurrent research, evaluation, or client engagements from planning through completion, including timelines, deliverables, client communication, and competing priorities.
- Strong client-facing experience, including facilitating meetings, managing expectations, and translating client needs into project deliverables.
- Experience working with government agencies, healthcare organizations, health and human service systems, nonprofits, or community-based organizations.
- Expertise in mixed-methods research, including survey design, qualitative research, and quantitative data analysis.
- Proficiency with statistical software such as SPSS, SAS, R, Stata, and/or survey platforms.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex findings to varied audiences.
- Ability to prioritize competing demands, work independently, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse communities, stakeholders, clients, and project teams.
- Must be based in or near Los Angeles, California, and able to work in a hybrid environment.
Qualifications (preferred): from "Preferred Experience":
- Experience evaluating Medicaid or other publicly funded health and human services programs.
- Experience working with state or local public health agencies or government partners.
- Experience conducting community-based research or engaging underserved or hard-to-reach populations.
- Bilingual English/Spanish proficiency.
- Experience contributing to proposal development, business development, or client relationship growth.
Skills: Could be separate list of skills like proficiency with statistical software etc. But we already have that in Requirements. Might be redundant. Perhaps we can put technical skills under Skills: proficiency with statistical software (SPSS, SAS, R, Stata, survey platforms), mixed-methods expertise, data analysis, visualization, etc. But we already have those in Requirements. To avoid duplication, maybe we omit Skills section, or we can create a Skills section that lists specific technical skills not covered elsewhere. However the instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But headings are prescribed; we can omit sections if no real specific content. We could decide to not include Qualifications if we treat preferred experience as part of Requirements? But they are distinct. However we could include both Requirements and Qualifications sections.
Skills: we could list "Proficiency with statistical software such as SPSS, SAS, R, Stata, and/or survey platforms; expertise in mixed-methods research; strong written/verbal/presentation skills; ability to prioritize, work independently, collaborate." But that overlaps.
Given the instruction to avoid thin sections, maybe we only include About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Schedule. And we can fold Qualifications and Skills into Requirements (or omit). But we need to preserve all substantive information; we cannot drop preferred experience. So we need to include that info somewhere. Could put under Requirements as "Preferred qualifications" but that's mixing. Or we could create a Qualifications section for preferred experience.
Skills: we could omit if we feel it's covered. But we need to preserve all substantive info; if we omit Skills section, we might lose the explicit mention of proficiency with statistical software etc. However those are already in Requirements (we included proficiency with statistical software). So we can keep them there. So Skills section may be redundant; we can omit it.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications (preferred), Benefits, Schedule.
Check each for real specific content:
- About the role: yes.
- Responsibilities: yes.
- Requirements: yes (mandatory).
- Qualifications: yes (preferred experience).
- Benefits: yes.
- Schedule: yes (full-time 40 hrs/week, may require additional hours occasional evenings/weekends).
We must not include Pay.
Now format:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Qualifications
- ... ...
Benefits
- ... ...
Schedule
Full-time position (40 hours per week). May require additional hours, including occasional evenings and weekends, based on project needs and deadlines.
We need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. Good. We must not include any markdown fences. Now craft the HTML. Let's write the About the role paragraph exactly as given. Responsibilities: we need to capture all bullet points. We'll create list items for each bullet. Let's list them: - Manage multiple research and evaluation projects from planning through final deliverables. - Serve as a primary point of contact for clients and project partners. - Coordinate project timelines, budgets, communications, and deliverables. - Ensure research activities meet quality standards and project objectives. - Support business development efforts, including proposal writing and client relationship management. - Design and implement surveys, interviews, focus groups, and other data collection activities. - Support participant recruitment and stakeholder engagement efforts, including outreach to diverse and hard-to-reach populations. - Manage, clean, and organize quantitative and qualitative datasets. - Maintain data integrity, confidentiality, and compliance with research protocols. - Apply research and evaluation methods to public health and HHS programs and populations. - Conduct rigorous qualitative and quantitative analyses using appropriate methodologies. - Develop charts, dashboards, visualizations, and other tools to support data interpretations. - Prepare reports, presentations, literature reviews, and client-facing deliverables. - Translate complex findings into clear, actionable recommendations. - Mentor junior staff and support team development. - Supervise field staff, consultants, and project team members as needed. - Contribute to proposal development, business development initiatives, and client relationship management. - Participate in professional development, conferences, publications, and knowledge-sharing activities. That's all. Requirements list: - Master’s degree in public health, social science, healthcare, human services, or a related field. - 4+ years of post-master's experience in research and/or evaluation. - Professional experience conducting research, evaluation, or analytics in public health, Health & Human Services, healthcare, Medicaid, or a closely related field. - Demonstrated consulting experience independently managing multiple concurrent research, evaluation, or client engagements from planning through completion, including timelines, deliverables, client communication, and competing priorities. - Strong client-facing experience, including facilitating meetings, managing expectations, and translating client needs into project deliverables. - Experience working with government agencies, healthcare organizations, health and human service systems, nonprofits, or community-based organizations. - Expertise in