As a Research Associate (Orthopedics), you will begin to develop orthopedics service line expertise, and collect, structure, and maintain product, group, and category level data from various sources in our solution. You will work closely with our internal solutions teams to conduct a comprehensive synthesis of device information and clinical evidence to generate the content used to support value-based medical device decisions that improve patient outcomes and reduce costs. The successful candidate will be a strong independent contributor with team player mentality. He/she will also share a passion for learning and understanding medical device technology as well as using evidence-based solutions to transform healthcare.Responsibilities include:

• Begin to develop expertise on orthopedic-specific medical conditions and their treatment options
• Apply critical thinking, creativity, and resourcefulness to make decisions pertaining to data discovery, acquisition, and analysis
• Collect, structure, and maintain product, group, and category specific data from various sources into the Lumere research solution such that our clients fully understand product functionality and potential safety issues
• Aggregate, evaluate, and synthesize device information, academic research, clinical trials and other resources to demonstrate clinical differentiation or equivalence between medical products
• Begin to assess rigor of clinical trials, including study design, statistical analysis, conclusions, bias, and applicability
• Provide project support to research managers and experts
• Provide ongoing mentorship to junior team of medical device research analysts
• Optional: Begin introduction into people management if interests and capabilities align

Qualifications:

• 3+ years experience in the healthcare or medical technology industry, with a focus on orthopedics
• MA, MS degree in biomedical engineering or natural science concentration preferred
• Experience obtaining, reviewing, and writing medical literature, specifically related to medical devices
• Distinctive problem solving and project management skills
• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills
• Ability work in a fast-paced environment
• Detail-oriented and thorough
• Proficiency in Excel and MySQL is desirable but not required

Estimated salary range: $65,000 - $85,000The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the GHX's salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and proficiency for the role. The base salary is one component of GHX's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards and benefits include: health, vision, and dental insurance, accident and life insurance, 401k matching, paid-time off, and education reimbursement, to name a few. To view more details of our benefits, visit us here: https://www.ghx.com/about/careers/GHX: It's the way you do business in healthcareGlobal Healthcare Exchange (GHX) enables better patient care and billions in savings for the healthcare community by maximizing automation, efficiency and accuracy of business processes.GHX is a healthcare business and data automation company, empowering healthcare organizations to enable better patient care and maximize industry savings using our world class cloud-based supply chain technology exchange platform, solutions, analytics and services. We bring together healthcare providers and manufacturers and distributors in North America and Europe - who rely on smart, secure healthcare-focused technology and comprehensive data to automate their business processes and make more informed decisions.It is our passion and vision for a more operationally efficient healthcare supply chain, helping organizations reduce - not shift - the cost of doing business, paving the way to delivering patient care more effectively. Together we take more than a billion dollars out of the cost of delivering healthcare every year. GHX is privately owned, operates in the United States, Canada and Europe, and employs more than 800 people worldwide. Our corporate headquarters is in Louisville, Colorado, just outside of Denver, with additional offices in Europe, Chicago, Illinois, and Omaha, Nebraska.Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC and its North American subsidiaries (collectively, "GHX") provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by applicable law. This EEO policy applies to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, including hiring, training and development, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, educational assistance, termination, layoffs, social and recreational programs, and retirement. GHX believes that employees should be provided with a working environment which enables each employee to be productive and to work to the best of his or her ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment based on race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. GHX expects and requires the cooperation of all employees in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free atmosphere. Improper interference with the ability of GHX's employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.