Company Overview

We are the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), an innovative professional medical association located in Darien, IL, a southwest suburb of Chicago. Established in 1975, the AASM is a professional, forward-thinking membership organization dedicated to the advancement of sleep medicine and related research. Our mission is to assure quality care for patients with sleep disorders, promote the advancement of sleep research, and provide public and professional education. We represent a combined membership of 11,000 accredited member sleep centers and individual members, including physicians, scientists, and other health care professionals.

In pursuit of improving sleep health and promoting high-quality patient-centered care for all people, the AASM is dedicated to fostering a culture that is committed to excellence, inclusive, flexible, collaborative, appreciative, supportive, and innovative. We strive to live out these team values each day and are looking for others who want to do the same.

We value the benefits of work/life balance through a hybrid work environment. While regular office presence is not required for this hybrid position, we strongly encourage our employees to work in the office two days a week, with Wednesday as an anchor day to strengthen our collaborative and supportive culture. Managers (with direct reports) are required to work in the office on the anchor day. Generally, twice a year for two consecutive days, all employees report to the office for special staff meetings/functions. As a result, only local candidates will be considered for this position.

Salary Range: $82,000 - $85,000 commensurate with experience. 

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced scientific or health-related researcher who will partner with task forces to manage the development of new and updated systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines, position papers, and consensus documents. We’re looking for a methodical thinker who can provide our volunteer task force members with the information they need to write evidence-based guidelines on behalf of the AASM by conducting literature searches, evidence extraction, and meta-analysis. The ideal candidate will also have experience as either an author or a contributor to other guidelines or technical or scientific papers. As a staff liaison, this individual will keep the volunteers focused on their deliverables and provide pre/post conference call support.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Work with task forces to develop new or update existing systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines and submit to the Board of Directors for revision and approval. 
• Coordinate and assist in leading conference calls and face-to-face meetings; establish agendas and prepare materials, generate meeting minutes, and document progress according to specified timelines. 
• Collaborate with the task force to develop project charters that outline the scope of new projects, PICO questions, timelines, appropriate literature search strategies, and inclusion/exclusion criteria for the projects. 
• Serve as the methodologist for guideline development and educate the task force on the methodology used to develop systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines (literature evidence review, data extraction, meta-analysis, evidence synthesis), and how to use the GRADE system to assess the evidence and develop clinical practice recommendation statements. 
• Conduct statistical and meta-analyses to inform the systematic review and clinical practice guideline; create evidence tables and draft narrative summary of statistical analyses.  
• Assist in writing, editing, and reviewing systematic reviews, clinical practice guidelines, and clinical guidance statement manuscripts. 
• Assist the department manager with developing summary reports for the Board of Directors. 
• Assist the department manager with a review of clinical practice guidelines in need of updating to determine the strategy for revisions. 
• Some travel is required with this position, which may include weekends. 

Qualifications and Skills

• Master’s degree (MS, MA, MPH, etc.) or higher in science, engineering, biostatistics, epidemiology or other health-related field 
• 2+ years of scientific or health-related research, development, writing, or analytical experience (including graduate work) 
• Strong conceptual skills to interpret a variety of requests for information, provided in written, oral, or schedule form, into actionable projects and deliverables 
• Strong planning, multi-tasking and organizational skills, including project management; ability to coordinate multiple projects across multi-year timelines 
• Familiarity with statistical concepts and their application to medical literature 
• Ability to organize, analyze, interpret, and communicate complex information in a coherent and logical manner, both orally and in written format 
• Ability to search, read, analyze, and interpret scientific literature and reports and draw meaningful conclusions 
• Ability to work both independently and as a team member 
• Author or contributor to technical or scientific papers 
• Experience with reference software (e.g., EndNote)  
• Working knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office 

Bonus Skills

• Experience with GRADE Pro or any meta-analysis software (i.e. CMA, RevMan, and/or MIX software)
• Experience in performing literature searches with Medline, Embase, PubMed, or Google Scholar
• Experience coordinating and facilitating committee work

The AASM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Aside from the great job opportunity, we offer a collaborative and fun work culture with amazing benefits. Visit "Working at AASM" for a glimpse of AASM work life.

• Affordable medical & dental coverage for you and your family  
• Free life & disability insurance  
• 3 weeks of PTO (personal/vacation/sick time) plus paid company holidays  
• 8 weeks PAID parental leave  
• Flex-time hours  
• Business casual environment  
• Generous 401(k) plan  
• Flexible spending & dependent care accounts  
• Health savings account with generous employer contributions  
• Professional development assistance  
• Pet insurance  
• Theft ID coverage  
• Discounted fitness membership  
• Door Dash meal perks  
• Service recognition and peer-to-peer platform with reward points redeemable for gift cards or charitable donations  
• Weekly “Wellness Wednesdays” with walk, stretch, and healthy snack breaks  
• Twice daily “plank breaks”  
• Seasonal staff events 

About American Academy of Sleep Medicine

We are the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), an innovative professional medical association located in Darien, IL. In pursuit of improving sleep health and promoting high-quality patient-centered care for all people, the AASM is dedicated to fostering a culture that is committed to excellence, inclusive, flexible, collaborative, appreciative, supportive, and innovative. We strive to live out these team values each day and are looking for others who would like to do the same. Our mission is to advance sleep care and enhance sleep health to improve lives.

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