ASPIRE Internship: Digital Medicine Society Research Associate Intern, Fall 2023, remote
ASPIRE Internship Opportunity:
Digital Medicine Society (DiMe)
Research Associate Intern
(Remote)
August-October 2023
About us
Founded in 2019, the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) is a 501c3 non-profit, and the first professional organization for digital medicine. Our mission is to advance the safe, effective, equitable, and ethical use of digital medicine to optimize human health. We do this by convening multi-sector, multi-disciplinary collaborations with leading organizations. We offer a fast-paced, fully remote workplace, and the chance to lead high-impact projects with industry-renowned experts across the world.
About the Role
Digital medicine describes a field concerned with the use of technologies as tools for measurement, and intervention in the service of human health. Digital medicine products are driven by high-quality hardware and software that support the practice of medicine broadly, including treatment, recovery, disease prevention, and health promotion for individuals and across populations. Knowledge for the development and validation of these technologies are shared across engineering, technology, data science, regulatory, and clinical communities. Each of these entities have terminology, approaches, and evidentiary standards unique to their communities. In order to accelerate clinical utility and the advancement of digital medicine, harmonized approaches are needed to evaluate the quality of digital medical products and their applicability for advancing healthcare and health equity.
To drive the development of high-value digital measures in areas of high unmet need, DiMe is seeking a Research Intern to support collaborative research e orts to define measures currently used for digital health measurement products. As a Research Inter, you will support a multi-disciplinary team of experts to develop action-oriented, open-access deliverables and resources.
Responsibilities
The research interns will support a project team with research needs, collaborating closely with project leads and research associates. Such responsibilities include, but may not be limited to:
- Conducting a systematic review to identify analytic validation processes for current digital health measurement products.
- Scoping and refining search strategy.
- Supporting review protocol development and registration with a recognized body.
- Conducting searches and creating an abstract list.
- Screening titles and abstracts.
- Full review of articles, selection, and data extraction.
- Participating in meetings with the project lead and project team to update progress of systematic review and brainstorm any challenges encountered.
- Developing outputs that synthesize findings, such as slide decks, report summaries, and research publications.
In the Research Associate role, you will demonstrate:
- Subject matter expertise: Understanding of scientific material and methods for conducting systematic reviews.
- Project management skills: Organizational and time-management skills to deliver work according to the project timeline.
- Content creation: Independently working on research tasks and developing output to support knowledge translation of findings into actionable insights.
- Strategic planning: Giving input to strategic direction of research activities related to the physical activity project.
- Communication skills: Work collaboratively with the project lead and research associate, flagging any blockers or ways to improve methods.
- Leadership: Complete activities independently and take ownership of work.
The successful candidates for this role will be expected to work 10 hours per week, for a minimum of 3 months, with an opportunity to extend based on quality of work and availability.
About you
We think the ideal candidate profile looks something like this. However, if this doesn’t look like you, but you think you are perfect for this role, apply and tell us why.
- Passion for delivering high quality with a sense of urgency
- Experience conducting systematic reviews and synthesizing scientific publications
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, organizational skills, and are detail oriented
- Works best in a collaborative environment, are open to new perspectives and ideas, and are willing to learn
- Passion for digital medicine and demonstrated knowledge of the field.
- A PhD candidate or postdoctoral student in a health-related field
DiMe is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our team and community members.
INTERNSHIP DETAILS
- Internship start date appx August 1, 2023. Internship will run for 3 months, with the opportunity to extend pending review.
- Internship will be conducted remotely.
- Internship is paid, part-time (no more than 10 hours per week).
- Read more about Digital Medicine here: Nature_2016_Defining-Digital-Medicine
Applications due noon, Thursday, July 20, 2023
To apply:
- Fill out the following ASPIRE Internship Application found here: https://redcap.link/ASPIREInternship_Application
- Submit a resume and cover letter at the RedCap link above. Please submit documents as pdfs with your last name_DiME_Fa2023 in the file name.
- Set up a zoom meeting with Ashley Brady via https://calendly.com/ashley-brady prior to the application deadline.
Your information will then be passed along to the organization who will contact you directly to schedule an interview.
For further questions, please contact Ashley Brady (ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu).
——————-
Please review ASPIRE Internship FAQs: Found here
For further questions, please contact Ashley Brady (ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu).
Eligibility requirements
- Applicants must be a current Vanderbilt University PhD student or a current postdoctoral fellow.
- All PhD students must have completed all coursework for their degree prior to the start of the internship.
- Biomedical PhD students must also have passed their qualifying exams before the application deadline.
- Students and postdocs may not participate in more than one internship at a time. More than one application may be submitted at a single time, but only one position can be accepted.
- If you are not in a department supported by the BRET office, we will also require that you complete a form guaranteeing PI approval to participate in this program. Please contact Ashley Brady at ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu for more information.
- If you are an international student or postdoctoral fellow, your visa status may affect your work eligibility. Please contact Ashley Brady (ashley.brady@vanderbilt.edu) to discuss this further.
- Must be authorized to work in the US