Your Career at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
At Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), we help children grow and thrive — and we offer these same opportunities to the professionals who make up our team. CHOP is a unique work environment, with exceptional team members, supportive managers and state-of-the-art training. Our employees are all empowered to realize their well-defined goals, because we believe everyone makes a difference — it’s the very foundation on which our hospital is built.
Since 1855, CHOP has been the birthplace of many dramatic firsts in pediatric medicine. As the nation's first hospital devoted exclusively to caring for children, CHOP has fostered medical discoveries and innovations that have improved pediatric healthcare and saved the lives of countless children.
Today, that same spirit of care and innovation continues. The hospital now employs more than 10,000 people in more than 50 locations across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
A focus on growth
At CHOP, we provide an environment that's as nurturing as it is dynamic. Our team-oriented approach allows for ample learning and career growth opportunities, while our hospital offers the ideal atmosphere for using your skills and talents.
One of the ways we show our respect and appreciation for our people is by ensuring their voices are heard — we're eager for your input, ideas and inspiration, and we value your potential. We believe the process of learning is an invaluable tool, and encourage the members of our employee community to exercise their ambitions and take their skills to the next level at every opportunity.
CHOP's Career Management Center
Our Career Management Center is an online resource for career planning tools and community support. The site provides convenient access to professional and career development resources. It’s also where you’ll find information about in-person educational and networking events throughout the CHOP network.
Career management is a self-initiated, lifelong activity that can improve an individual’s job satisfaction, level of engagement and work productivity. The practice of career management is vital for staying current and confident in today’s rapidly changing environment. We encourage all staff to proactively manage their career by pursuing goals, getting involved, building relationships, and developing skills and abilities for current and future performance.
Professional enrichment programs
In order to further your career, and provide a more rewarding work experience while providing the best care available, we offer all of our employees an array of development and enrichment programs. These include clinical development opportunities and a rich reimbursement plan for education assistance.
Benefits at a glance
Just as we’re committed to the highest quality of healthcare for our patients, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive and competitive benefits program. Our total rewards package meets employees’ individual needs as well as those of their families.
To attract and retain the best people, we provide a benefits package and compensation package that are highly competitive. Our benefits are designed to support our diverse workforce, so our offerings are vast and varied and depend upon an employee’s scheduled hours worked. We've designed our benefits program based on the belief that you need flexibility, financial security, a meaningful work experience, and work-life balance. All of our benefits programs focus on achieving and maintaining our employees' well-being.
Wellness
It’s the responsibility of our employees to be healthy and well so they can provide the best possible care for our patients and their families. We are committed to supporting you in your efforts to lead an active, healthy lifestyle that improves your well-being — both at home and on the job.
For this reason, CHOP partners with RedBrick Health to offer expanded wellness and health management services to assist each employee in achieving optimal health. RedBrick Health provides a wide variety of programs and services, including:
Health Assessments and Health Screenings to help you identify opportunities for improvement
Health Advisor to help you learn about the steps you can take to reduce health risks before they become serious problems
Health Coaching (on-site and telephonic) to guide you in changing unhealthy behaviors or to help you manage chronic conditions
Journeys, a behavior change program
A robust wellness portal that includes health tools, resources, services and information
Work-life balance
At CHOP, our employees are our most valued asset. That’s why we’re committed to creating a healthy, flexible and productive work environment that allows for both a challenging career and the ability to meet your life responsibilities.
Our Work/Life Balance Initiative is designed to help provide our employees and their families with benefits and other assistance needed to improve their quality of life. From keeping your job skills current, to finding someone to paint your house, to figuring out your finances, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia will partner with you to find a program, resource or tool that can help you achieve your work-life balance goals — so you can focus on your job.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 19146
The successful candidate will join the research teams of Dr. Kathleen Chiotos and Dr. Jeffrey Gerber in the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship (IDEAS) Research Group at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Dr. Chiotos an attending physician in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at CHOP, and Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania with a secondary appointment in pediatric infectious diseases. Dr. Chiotos’s research interests are related to the epidemiology and treatment of multidrug resistant gram-negative infections as well as antimicrobial stewardship in the PICU setting.
Dr. Gerber is an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at CHOP. His research focuses on the epidemiology and outcomes of antimicrobial use in children with the goal of improving clinical outcomes while limiting the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. His approach benchmarks antimicrobial use across clinical settings to identify high-impact targets for improvement, followed by 1) comparative effectiveness studies for clinical scenarios where practice variability exists in the absence of evidence; 2) interventions to implement and disseminate evidence- based practice where prescribing guidelines do exist; and 3) qualitative assessments of the clinician, practice, or institution-level factors that might drive antimicrobial prescribing.
The ideal candidate will have a Master’s Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics or a related field. This role will have both project coordination and data management responsibilities. Prior research experience and proficiency with R, Stata, or SAS biostatistical software are required. Experience operating in a patient-oriented research environment cleaning and analyzing large clinical or administrative datasets is preferred.
The applicant is expected to work comfortably as part of a research team. The successful applicant should have strong writing, organizational, and analytical skills. Job responsibilities will include participation in grant writing, protocol development, study implementation, study management, data analysis, oral presentation and manuscript presentation. The analyst will be responsible for leading specific projects, and a collaborative working style is required.
The candidate will be a member of the Pediatric IDEAS Research Group, a collaborative group of investigators within the Clinical Futures, a center of emphasis in the CHOP Research Institute. The mission of the Pediatric IDEAS Research Group is to perform rigorous clinical and translational research that generates evidence on the prevention and treatment of infections to inform best practices and improve the health of children, families, and communities.
Job Responsibilities
Participate in research by analyzing, abstracting, entering, and presenting data using research databases.
Review patient charts and record and summarize data clearly and concisely with 100% accuracy.
Analyze and abstract data with 100% accuracy.
Enter abstracted data into database with 100% accuracy
Coordinate abstract writing and presentation as required.
Monitor and maintain research database.
Act as divisional resource for research database management.
Keep up-to-date with all possible database capabilities as well as related software and technology.
Participate in clinical research within area and in other activities to support the project.
Perform other related duties as a result of the research performed, such as literature searches, etc.
Required Education and Experience
Required Education: Bachelor’s degree
Required Experience: One (1) year of experience with clinical databases and clinical research.
Preferred Education, Experience & Cert/Lic
Preferred Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Information Technology
Preferred Experience: Three (3) years of experience with clinical databases and clinical research.
Additional Technical Requirements
Advanced proficiency with spreadsheet software (Microsoft Excel)
Oct 13, 2022
Full time
The successful candidate will join the research teams of Dr. Kathleen Chiotos and Dr. Jeffrey Gerber in the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship (IDEAS) Research Group at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Dr. Chiotos an attending physician in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at CHOP, and Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania with a secondary appointment in pediatric infectious diseases. Dr. Chiotos’s research interests are related to the epidemiology and treatment of multidrug resistant gram-negative infections as well as antimicrobial stewardship in the PICU setting.
Dr. Gerber is an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at CHOP. His research focuses on the epidemiology and outcomes of antimicrobial use in children with the goal of improving clinical outcomes while limiting the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. His approach benchmarks antimicrobial use across clinical settings to identify high-impact targets for improvement, followed by 1) comparative effectiveness studies for clinical scenarios where practice variability exists in the absence of evidence; 2) interventions to implement and disseminate evidence- based practice where prescribing guidelines do exist; and 3) qualitative assessments of the clinician, practice, or institution-level factors that might drive antimicrobial prescribing.
The ideal candidate will have a Master’s Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics or a related field. This role will have both project coordination and data management responsibilities. Prior research experience and proficiency with R, Stata, or SAS biostatistical software are required. Experience operating in a patient-oriented research environment cleaning and analyzing large clinical or administrative datasets is preferred.
The applicant is expected to work comfortably as part of a research team. The successful applicant should have strong writing, organizational, and analytical skills. Job responsibilities will include participation in grant writing, protocol development, study implementation, study management, data analysis, oral presentation and manuscript presentation. The analyst will be responsible for leading specific projects, and a collaborative working style is required.
The candidate will be a member of the Pediatric IDEAS Research Group, a collaborative group of investigators within the Clinical Futures, a center of emphasis in the CHOP Research Institute. The mission of the Pediatric IDEAS Research Group is to perform rigorous clinical and translational research that generates evidence on the prevention and treatment of infections to inform best practices and improve the health of children, families, and communities.
Job Responsibilities
Participate in research by analyzing, abstracting, entering, and presenting data using research databases.
Review patient charts and record and summarize data clearly and concisely with 100% accuracy.
Analyze and abstract data with 100% accuracy.
Enter abstracted data into database with 100% accuracy
Coordinate abstract writing and presentation as required.
Monitor and maintain research database.
Act as divisional resource for research database management.
Keep up-to-date with all possible database capabilities as well as related software and technology.
Participate in clinical research within area and in other activities to support the project.
Perform other related duties as a result of the research performed, such as literature searches, etc.
Required Education and Experience
Required Education: Bachelor’s degree
Required Experience: One (1) year of experience with clinical databases and clinical research.
Preferred Education, Experience & Cert/Lic
Preferred Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Information Technology
Preferred Experience: Three (3) years of experience with clinical databases and clinical research.
Additional Technical Requirements
Advanced proficiency with spreadsheet software (Microsoft Excel)
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 19146
The successful candidate will join the research team of Dr. Alexander Fiks, Dr. Brian Jenssen and Dr. Stephanie Mayne at The Clinical Futures and PolicyLab at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Dr. Fiks conducts research in primary care settings locally and nationally to improve pediatric decision making and child health outcomes. His research addresses diverse topics related to primary care including smoking prevention and cessation, immunization, obesity prevention, ADHD/mental health, and medication safety/effectiveness. Dr. Fiks implements and evaluates health information technology based-interventions (e.g., clinical decision support, mHealth, text messaging) through clinical trials, conducts secondary data analyses of large electronic health record and other datasets, conducts cohort studies in primary care practice, and often employs mixed methods.
Dr. Jenssen’s research involves the use of clinical decision support systems and population health management techniques to protect children from secondhand smoke exposure and tobacco use. Current efforts include helping parents quit smoking in clinical settings and clinical and policy research to protect adolescents and youth from e-cigarettes/vaping. More broadly, he focuses on leveraging health information technology to engineer and implement novel approaches and products to improve care for children and their parents.
Dr. Mayne is an epidemiologist whose research focuses on obesity and cardiovascular disease prevention, and how individual, family, and neighborhood-level factors influence health behaviors and outcomes. Her work applies innovative technologies to address these questions.
The open position will involve work in these and related areas with a particular focus on innovation in primary care delivery. The candidate will also join the Possibilities Project, an initiative focused on transforming pediatric primary care to improve care delivery and child/family health and wellness.
Job Responsibilities
Providing technical and clinical support in the conduct of clinical studies: • Filing and office organization • Patient/research participant scheduling • Patient/research participant history • Data collection • Data entry • Data management • Laboratory procedures Research Study Compliance • Adhere to an IRB approved protocols • Comply with Institutional policies, SOPs and guidelines • Comply with federal, state, and sponsor policies May be called upon to: • Consent subjects, with appropriate authorization and training. • Document and Report adverse events • Maintain study source documents • Complete case report forms (paper and electronic data capture)
Required Education and Experience
Required Education: Associates Degree or active enrollment in a Bachelor’s Degree Program
Required Experience: One (1) year of relevant clinical research experience.
Preferred Education, Experience & Cert/Lic
Preferred Education: Bachelor’s Degree in related field
Additional Technical Requirements
Familiarity with IRB and human subject protection
Oct 13, 2022
Full time
The successful candidate will join the research team of Dr. Alexander Fiks, Dr. Brian Jenssen and Dr. Stephanie Mayne at The Clinical Futures and PolicyLab at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Dr. Fiks conducts research in primary care settings locally and nationally to improve pediatric decision making and child health outcomes. His research addresses diverse topics related to primary care including smoking prevention and cessation, immunization, obesity prevention, ADHD/mental health, and medication safety/effectiveness. Dr. Fiks implements and evaluates health information technology based-interventions (e.g., clinical decision support, mHealth, text messaging) through clinical trials, conducts secondary data analyses of large electronic health record and other datasets, conducts cohort studies in primary care practice, and often employs mixed methods.
Dr. Jenssen’s research involves the use of clinical decision support systems and population health management techniques to protect children from secondhand smoke exposure and tobacco use. Current efforts include helping parents quit smoking in clinical settings and clinical and policy research to protect adolescents and youth from e-cigarettes/vaping. More broadly, he focuses on leveraging health information technology to engineer and implement novel approaches and products to improve care for children and their parents.
Dr. Mayne is an epidemiologist whose research focuses on obesity and cardiovascular disease prevention, and how individual, family, and neighborhood-level factors influence health behaviors and outcomes. Her work applies innovative technologies to address these questions.
The open position will involve work in these and related areas with a particular focus on innovation in primary care delivery. The candidate will also join the Possibilities Project, an initiative focused on transforming pediatric primary care to improve care delivery and child/family health and wellness.
Job Responsibilities
Providing technical and clinical support in the conduct of clinical studies: • Filing and office organization • Patient/research participant scheduling • Patient/research participant history • Data collection • Data entry • Data management • Laboratory procedures Research Study Compliance • Adhere to an IRB approved protocols • Comply with Institutional policies, SOPs and guidelines • Comply with federal, state, and sponsor policies May be called upon to: • Consent subjects, with appropriate authorization and training. • Document and Report adverse events • Maintain study source documents • Complete case report forms (paper and electronic data capture)
Required Education and Experience
Required Education: Associates Degree or active enrollment in a Bachelor’s Degree Program
Required Experience: One (1) year of relevant clinical research experience.
Preferred Education, Experience & Cert/Lic
Preferred Education: Bachelor’s Degree in related field
Additional Technical Requirements
Familiarity with IRB and human subject protection
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Job Summary
Dr. Alexander Fiks at Clinical Futures and PolicyLab at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is seeking a clinical research coordinator to join his team. Dr. Fiks conducts research in primary care settings locally and nationally to improve pediatric decision-making and child health outcomes. His research addresses diverse topics related to primary care including smoking prevention and cessation, immunization, asthma, obesity prevention, ADHD/mental health, and medication safety/effectiveness. Dr. Fiks implements and evaluates health information technology based- interventions(e.g., clinical decision support, mHealth, social media) through clinical trials, conducts secondary data analyses of large electronic health record and other datasets, conducts cohort studies in primary care practice, and often employs mixed methods.
Clinical Futures is a Center of Emphasis within Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Research Institute, one of the largest pediatric research institutes in the country. The mission of Clinical Futures is to lead in the science of creating, translating, and broadly disseminating foundational evidence for methods and interventions that improve health and health care for children. Established in 2008, PolicyLab is a highly innovative, multidisciplinary center within the Research Institute at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) that works with practitioners, policymakers, and communities to make sure care provided for children is informed by the best research. Both centers are dedicated to fostering collaboration across disciplines and to the career development of team members.
The ideal candidate will have Master’s Degree in a health-related field, experience in using Stata or SAS biostatistical software and prior research experience. Experience in patient-oriented research and/or secondary data analysis are strongly preferred. Qualitative research and/or GIS skills are also highly valued in this position.
The applicant will work in a supportive and collegial research environment and is expected to work comfortably as part of a research team. The successful applicant should have strong writing, organizational, and analytical skills. Job responsibilities will include participation in grant writing, protocol development, study implementation, study management, research participant recruitment, data analysis, oral presentation and manuscript presentation. A collaborative working style is required. The successful applicant will be responsible for leading specific projects.
Job Responsibilities
Core responsibilities
Adhere to an IRB approved protocol
Participate in the informed consent process of study subjects
Support the safety of clinical research patients/research participants
Coordinate protocol related research procedures, study visits, and follow-up care
Screen, recruit and enroll patients/research participants
Maintain study source documents
Report adverse events
Understand good clinical practice (GCP) and regulatory compliance
Educate subjects and family on protocol, study intervention, etc.
Comply with Institutional policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines
Must comply with federal, state, and sponsor policies
Related responsibilities
Manage essential regulatory documents
Register study on ClinicalTrial.gov
Complete case report forms (paper & electronic data capture) and address queries
Submit documents to regulatory authorities (e.g. IRB, FDA, etc.) and/or review/monitoring boards (ie, DSMB, independent safety officer)
Facilitate pre-study, site qualification, study initiation, and monitoring visit
Facilitate study close out activities
Coordinate research/project team meetings
Collect, process and ship laboratory specimens
Schedule subject visits and procedures
Retain records/archive documents after study close out
Required Education and Experience
Required Education:
Associates Degree or active enrollment in a Bachelor’s Degree Program
Required Experience:
Three (3) years of coordination related, clinical related or research related experience.
Oct 13, 2022
Full time
Job Summary
Dr. Alexander Fiks at Clinical Futures and PolicyLab at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is seeking a clinical research coordinator to join his team. Dr. Fiks conducts research in primary care settings locally and nationally to improve pediatric decision-making and child health outcomes. His research addresses diverse topics related to primary care including smoking prevention and cessation, immunization, asthma, obesity prevention, ADHD/mental health, and medication safety/effectiveness. Dr. Fiks implements and evaluates health information technology based- interventions(e.g., clinical decision support, mHealth, social media) through clinical trials, conducts secondary data analyses of large electronic health record and other datasets, conducts cohort studies in primary care practice, and often employs mixed methods.
Clinical Futures is a Center of Emphasis within Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Research Institute, one of the largest pediatric research institutes in the country. The mission of Clinical Futures is to lead in the science of creating, translating, and broadly disseminating foundational evidence for methods and interventions that improve health and health care for children. Established in 2008, PolicyLab is a highly innovative, multidisciplinary center within the Research Institute at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) that works with practitioners, policymakers, and communities to make sure care provided for children is informed by the best research. Both centers are dedicated to fostering collaboration across disciplines and to the career development of team members.
The ideal candidate will have Master’s Degree in a health-related field, experience in using Stata or SAS biostatistical software and prior research experience. Experience in patient-oriented research and/or secondary data analysis are strongly preferred. Qualitative research and/or GIS skills are also highly valued in this position.
The applicant will work in a supportive and collegial research environment and is expected to work comfortably as part of a research team. The successful applicant should have strong writing, organizational, and analytical skills. Job responsibilities will include participation in grant writing, protocol development, study implementation, study management, research participant recruitment, data analysis, oral presentation and manuscript presentation. A collaborative working style is required. The successful applicant will be responsible for leading specific projects.
Job Responsibilities
Core responsibilities
Adhere to an IRB approved protocol
Participate in the informed consent process of study subjects
Support the safety of clinical research patients/research participants
Coordinate protocol related research procedures, study visits, and follow-up care
Screen, recruit and enroll patients/research participants
Maintain study source documents
Report adverse events
Understand good clinical practice (GCP) and regulatory compliance
Educate subjects and family on protocol, study intervention, etc.
Comply with Institutional policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines
Must comply with federal, state, and sponsor policies
Related responsibilities
Manage essential regulatory documents
Register study on ClinicalTrial.gov
Complete case report forms (paper & electronic data capture) and address queries
Submit documents to regulatory authorities (e.g. IRB, FDA, etc.) and/or review/monitoring boards (ie, DSMB, independent safety officer)
Facilitate pre-study, site qualification, study initiation, and monitoring visit
Facilitate study close out activities
Coordinate research/project team meetings
Collect, process and ship laboratory specimens
Schedule subject visits and procedures
Retain records/archive documents after study close out
Required Education and Experience
Required Education:
Associates Degree or active enrollment in a Bachelor’s Degree Program
Required Experience:
Three (3) years of coordination related, clinical related or research related experience.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
This position works to develop and implement strategic communication plans and messaging for the Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness (CPCE) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Under leadership supervision, and in collaboration with stakeholders and subject matter experts, this position independently deploys a variety of communication channels and stays abreast of new trends and advances in digital communications and CHOP’s communications capacities. This position will serve as a liaison between CPCE and CHOP and Research Institute public relations and marketing services.
CPCE is a research center within the CHOP Research Institute which is dedicated to discovering and sharing knowledge about best practices in pediatric care. Clinical effectiveness research seeks to answer the question “What works?” in healthcare. Learn more about CPCE at https://cpce.research.chop.edu/ .
In 2020, with the support of the CHOP Research Institute leadership, CPCE engaged external consultants to conduct a robust strategic plan to examine ways the Center can strengthen, connect, and increase its impact on pediatric clinical effectiveness, child health, and CHOP’s care delivery model. Enhanced communication and dissemination were identified as crucial for the translation of clinical research into practice, as well as achieving greater internal and external visibility of CPCE.
Job Responsibilities
Work closely with CPCE leadership to develop and implement an overall CPCE strategic communications agenda, including a comprehensive editorial calendar
Provide project leadership and writing/editing expertise for content-driven communications projects, including but not limited to branding and web development
Build relationships with CPCE faculty to proactively identify projects appropriate for dissemination
Adapt research results and technical documents for consumer, stakeholder and media dissemination, working with CHOP public relations team when appropriate
Manage all aspects of the CPCE website; develop and implement strategies to grow visitors and increase user engagement
Manage CPCE’s social media strategy in support of communication and dissemination goals; develop and implement strategies to increase followers and engagement
Manage external and internal email newsletters; develop and implement strategies to increase list size and optimize email performance
Manage web, social media, and e-mail analytics to track outreach and impact of communication tactics; report communications impact to CPCE leadership and other stakeholders on an annual basis and/or as requested
Match promotional needs with appropriate outreach strategies and tactics
Assemble and manage project teams, often from different departments at CHOP, through use of project management tools
Hire, supervise, train and mentor interns, freelance support, and/or full time staff as needed
Ensure appropriate and consistent branding
Prepare and manage communication and dissemination budgets with guidance from the Center’s Administrative Director and keep stakeholders apprised
Other duties as assigned
Required Education and Experience
Required education: Bachelor’s degree
Required experience: At least five (5) years of experience in public relations, digital communications and/or non-profit, public or consumer health, cause-related marketing.
Additional Technical Requirements
Facility with Microsoft Office software, CMS platforms and/or HTML, and Google web management products. Familiarity with desktop publishing such as Adobe Illustrator or Quark is a plus.
Strong organizational, multi-tasking and time management skills
Professional experience with social media, Search engine optimization, email database management
Interpersonal communications skills, including interaction with senior management
Excellent writing skills-- experience with news writing, copy-editing, fact-checking, AP and AMA styles will be valued
Adaptability to handle varied projects and topics as needed
Dec 17, 2020
Full time
This position works to develop and implement strategic communication plans and messaging for the Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness (CPCE) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Under leadership supervision, and in collaboration with stakeholders and subject matter experts, this position independently deploys a variety of communication channels and stays abreast of new trends and advances in digital communications and CHOP’s communications capacities. This position will serve as a liaison between CPCE and CHOP and Research Institute public relations and marketing services.
CPCE is a research center within the CHOP Research Institute which is dedicated to discovering and sharing knowledge about best practices in pediatric care. Clinical effectiveness research seeks to answer the question “What works?” in healthcare. Learn more about CPCE at https://cpce.research.chop.edu/ .
In 2020, with the support of the CHOP Research Institute leadership, CPCE engaged external consultants to conduct a robust strategic plan to examine ways the Center can strengthen, connect, and increase its impact on pediatric clinical effectiveness, child health, and CHOP’s care delivery model. Enhanced communication and dissemination were identified as crucial for the translation of clinical research into practice, as well as achieving greater internal and external visibility of CPCE.
Job Responsibilities
Work closely with CPCE leadership to develop and implement an overall CPCE strategic communications agenda, including a comprehensive editorial calendar
Provide project leadership and writing/editing expertise for content-driven communications projects, including but not limited to branding and web development
Build relationships with CPCE faculty to proactively identify projects appropriate for dissemination
Adapt research results and technical documents for consumer, stakeholder and media dissemination, working with CHOP public relations team when appropriate
Manage all aspects of the CPCE website; develop and implement strategies to grow visitors and increase user engagement
Manage CPCE’s social media strategy in support of communication and dissemination goals; develop and implement strategies to increase followers and engagement
Manage external and internal email newsletters; develop and implement strategies to increase list size and optimize email performance
Manage web, social media, and e-mail analytics to track outreach and impact of communication tactics; report communications impact to CPCE leadership and other stakeholders on an annual basis and/or as requested
Match promotional needs with appropriate outreach strategies and tactics
Assemble and manage project teams, often from different departments at CHOP, through use of project management tools
Hire, supervise, train and mentor interns, freelance support, and/or full time staff as needed
Ensure appropriate and consistent branding
Prepare and manage communication and dissemination budgets with guidance from the Center’s Administrative Director and keep stakeholders apprised
Other duties as assigned
Required Education and Experience
Required education: Bachelor’s degree
Required experience: At least five (5) years of experience in public relations, digital communications and/or non-profit, public or consumer health, cause-related marketing.
Additional Technical Requirements
Facility with Microsoft Office software, CMS platforms and/or HTML, and Google web management products. Familiarity with desktop publishing such as Adobe Illustrator or Quark is a plus.
Strong organizational, multi-tasking and time management skills
Professional experience with social media, Search engine optimization, email database management
Interpersonal communications skills, including interaction with senior management
Excellent writing skills-- experience with news writing, copy-editing, fact-checking, AP and AMA styles will be valued
Adaptability to handle varied projects and topics as needed