Project Management/Program Development, Research and Information
Preferred Education:
4 Year Degree
Who we are:
The Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), a professional membership association which represents a consortium of five academically focused specialty organizations within departments of internal medicine at medical schools and teaching hospitals, has an opening for a Research and Project Assistant in the Education and Research department. Located in the Old Town section of Alexandria, AAIM is convenient to the Blue and Yellow Metro lines. To learn more about our organization, please visit us at www.im.org
What this job is about:
The Research and Project Assistant is responsible for addressing issues related to undergraduate medical education (UME) and graduate medical education (GME). The team also oversees survey research on these topics.
Responsibilities:
Support a small team of managers in their facilitation of volunteer committees (e.g. draft agendas, compile background material, schedule conference calls and virtual meetings). These volunteer groups develop member resources (e.g., tools, position papers, summits, surveys, and manuscripts, etc.) and monitor/respond to stakeholder requests.
Assist the managers with ancillary technical functions including: monitoring survey response rates; quality control-checking data tables; basic data file cleaning; data retrieval/analysis; and literature searches.
Provide administrative support upon request.
What is required for this job:
Minimum two years of experience preferably in an association environment.
Will consider recent college graduate
High school diploma required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Effectively work with committee leaders, scheduling calls and meetings, and taking minutes.
Foster and build relationships within all levels of the organization.
Organized, self-directed, detail and deadline oriented.
Adapt quickly to new information, requirements, and priorities.
Exceptional written and oral communication skills
Ability to travel up to 10 days per year to staff meetings and conferences.
Intermediate proficiency using MS Office required. General association membership database experience a plus.
Basic familiarity with quantitative data analysis.
Proficiency of survey software a plus (e.g. Qualtrics, Survey Monkey, and other survey platforms).
What you will get out of it:
Develop your project management, communication, and budgeting skills
Insight into academic internal medicine
Work with committed and dedicated professionals in a collaborative and high performing environment
Professional development opportunities to grow your career
Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, EAP, 403(b) retirement plan with a 7% contribution after one year of service, generous leave policy, onsite discounted parking, and more!
How to apply: Send a resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to jobs@im.org.
NOTES:
Additional Salary Information: Eligible for bonus
About Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine
Headquartered in Alexandria, VA, the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) is a non-profit consortium of five academically focused organizations representing departments of internal medicine at medical schools and teaching hospitals in the United States and Canada. AAIM has more than 11,000 members across the United States and Canada.
AAIM has a 25-person staff that serves the needs of these organizations. The staff is organized around teams focused on education and research, conferences and meetings, membership, communications, governance, information technology, finance, and human resources. The staff works extensively with volunteer leaders to implement projects and programs aligned with the goals and objectives of the alliance and the associations.
