Research Assistant

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About the Organization

Sangath is a leading non-profit organization dedicated to transforming healthcare by focusing on mental health and public health initiatives. Our mission is to empower communities through world-class research, innovative healthcare solutions, and compassion-driven services. We are proud to have recently been recognized with the prestigious "Great Place to Work" award, a testament to our commitment to fostering an inclusive and supportive work culture.

Job Description

The goal of project is to see if we can enhance treatment outcomes for patients with moderate to severe depression by personalizing allocation to one of the two treatments; additionally, we aim to identify those patients who are unlikely to respond to either treatment and should be referred to specialist care. To achieve this, we will use machine learning to develop a precision treatment rule (PTR) based on a wide range of baseline moderators which is feasible to assess in routine care settings. Our primary hypothesis is that those patients randomized by chance to their optimal intervention as indicated by the PTR will be more likely to remit and recover than those who are not. Moreover, we hypothesize that using our PTR to select the optimal treatment for each individual patient will prove to be more cost-effective than leaving things to chance. We also plan to explore secondary questions, such as whether we can enhance our mediation tests by including the PTR in interactions with our purported mediators (moderated mediation). Further, we plan to explore whether we can enhance the prescriptive utility of our PTR via genotyping our sample and calculating polygenic risk scores based on very large sample Genome-Wide Association studies.

If you are passionate and looking for an opportunity to work with a dynamic team on research in mental health involving health systems, working with an international set of collaborators, delving into data science as well as machine learning, and using implementation research tools, send in your application.

This project is funded by the US National Institute of Mental Health, with collaborators from leading organizations including Harvard University, Vanderbilt University, the Broad Institute, AIIMS Bhopal.

Job Responsibilities

• Travel to the health facilities in Bhopal district for study participant recruitment and      research study data collection.
• Involvement in project activity planning, implementation, and coordination with the PHC      staff.
• Participate in regular project meetings and documentation activities as per the proposed project scope.
• Providing support to projects implementation, guaranteeing quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Assist and participate in other Sangath activities.
• Execute any other relevant duties assigned by the senior staff.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Public Health; Social Work; Psychology or related fields/discipline
• Fluency in Hindi and English
• Must possess a two-wheeler and a driving license
• Prior experience of working on a research project and similar role for a minimum of 1-2 years
• Good computing (MS Office), organizational and communication skills

Desirable:

• Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to work on tight deadlines.

To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter to  rahul.singh@sangath.in including "Application for Research Assistant” in the subject line. Applications are open until 20th February 2025, 5:00 pm IST. (Immediate hiring)

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