Internal Job Title:
Research Associate
Tracking Code:
291410-561
Job Location:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Job Type:
Full-Time/Regular
Apply online: www.harvardpilgrim.org/careers
Are you looking for a place to work where the people genuinely care about shaping
the future of health care? Do you want to work with people who are committed to and
passionate about helping others live better, healthier lives - at a place where your
coworkers are dedicated to innovative research and teaching?
If so, the Department of Population Medicine at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Institute (HPHCI) is the place for you. HPHCI is a collaboration between Harvard
Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and is the only appointing medical
school department in the United States based in a health plan.
As part of our Department of Population Medicine team, you will have the opportunity
to be a part of this growing field, which includes many different areas of research,
such as Infectious Disease, Obesity, Aging, Cancer and Pediatrics.
Come join our team!
Position Overview:
The Research Associate will work with the Therapeutics Research and Infectious
Disease Epidemiology group (TIDE) within the Department of Population Medicine
(DPM). The TIDE group manages complex, national, multi-institutional research
initiatives that utilize claims data, electronic health data (EHR), and registries.
This position is responsible for performing a variety of activities related to data
management, analysis, and reporting of results for studies under the growing
Infectious Disease research portfolio, including large scale hospital-based cluster
randomized clinical trials. This position requires high-level communication and
technical skills for close collaboration with investigators, project managers and
other programmer/analysts, both within Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Institute (HPHCI)
and with external institutions.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Participate in all aspects of studies, including data management, technical
specification development, data analysis, data presentation, and reporting.
* Develop and maintain statistical programs to perform analyses and generate
both routine and ad hoc reports, in close consultation with investigators,
statisticians, senior programmers, and software developers.
* Work with large medical claims and electronic health record datasets in a in a
distributed data environment.
Minimum requirements:
* BA/BS in public health, quantitative social sciences, economics, statistics,
mathematics, bioinformatics or related field required; MA/MS preferred.
* Minimum of three years' experience with statistical programming in SAS
required, R or other statistical software is a plus.
* Prior relevant experience in a research environment.
* Exposure to varied data systems (e.g., claims data, electronic health records,
registries, clinical trials).
* Sound knowledge of research methods specific to epidemiology.
* Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, especially Word, PowerPoint,
and Excel.
* Ability to analyze data and report data findings.
* Strong written and oral communication skills.
* Ability to act independently and with good judgment.
* Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize multiple simultaneous research studies.
Organizational relationships:
* The Research Associate reports to a TIDE Project Manager. S/he will interact
with study investigators and staff within HPHCI and collaborating institutions,
but also functions with a high level of independence.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC) does not accept unsolicited Agency resumes. HPHC
will not pay fees to any third party agency or firm that does not have a signed
"Employment Agency Agreement" already on file with Human Resources - The Office of
Talent Acquisition.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. The EEO
is the Law poster is available
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Latania Lafontant
Human Resources Associate
HR Department
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