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Who We Are
Point32Health is a leading health and wellbeing organization delivering an everbetter personalized health care experience to everyone in our communities. At Point32Health we are building on the quality nonprofit heritage of our founding organizations Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care where we leverage our experience and expertise to help people find their version of healthier living through a broad range of health plans and tools that make navigating health and wellbeing easier.
We enjoy the important work we do every day in service to our members partners colleagues and communities.
Job Summary
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute is currently seeking a highly motivated individual to join the Division of Therapeutics Research and Infectious Disease Epidemiology (TIDE) within Harvard Medical Schools Department of Population Medicine () as a Research Fellow. TIDE is the home of several large complex multiinstitutional research initiatives that support major national public health activities. Our mission is to improve health care delivery and population health in partnership with health plans delivery systems and public health agencies.The Research Fellow will perform research in TIDEs Research in Informatics Data Integration and Emerging Technologies (RIDE) portfolio under the guidance of Anjum Khurshid MD PhD Associate Professor in the Department of Population Medicine. The RIDE Research Fellow will help promote population health research using proprietary Connxus data; they will lead and participate in various biomedical informatics research studies related to public health informatics data standards and interoperability communitydriven use cases for Health Information Exchange (HIE) data building reusable data Quality Assurance (QA) infrastructure and processes for HIEs and realworld applications of Connxus data in patientcentered care. The RIDE Research Fellow will play an important role in exploring innovative and creative research topics taking responsibility to conduct background research write and implement research strategies perform data harmonization and analysis tasks and composing and editing manuscripts and academic articles. Specific projects will be determined based on the Research Fellows background and interests. Additionally the RIDE Research Fellow will have opportunities to interact with leading biomedical informatics experts and get experience implementing innovative data science projects in realworld settings.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities/Duties
Leads or participates in pharmacoepidemiologic comparative effectiveness or patientcentered outcomes research projects using HIE/Health Data Utility (HDU) data.
Participates in the development of grant proposals research protocols surveillance plans and analysis plans.
Prepares manuscripts detailing research findings and submits to peerreviewed journals.
Participates in development of new analytic and datasharing methods.
Conduct preliminary data analysis on Connxus HIE/HDU data for use in future proposals and funded projects
Use expertise and knowledge of clinical workflows Electronic Health Record (EHR) data and clinical terminologies (e.g.: ICD CPT SNOMED LOINC) to conduct data science projects related to improving equitable patient health outcomes
Presents research findings within and outside of the department.
Works closely with DPM faculty mentor to monitor progress and resolve issues that arise during the course of the research.
Other duties and projects as assigned.
Qualifications
Doctoral degree such as an MD PhD or ScD or in final stage of doctoral program in epidemiology biostatistics bioinformatics health services research or related field.
Advanced knowledge of epidemiologic methods and biostatistics.
Familiar with statistical software such as SAS and R.
Ability to learn techniques for analyzing complex electronic healthcare data.
Strong written and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
Ability to meet deadlines and work within budgets.
Working Conditions and Additional Requirements:
Must be able to work under normal office conditions and work from home as required.
Work may require simultaneous use of a telephone/headset and PC/keyboard and sitting for extended durations.
May be required to work additional hours beyond standard work schedule.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.
Compensation & Total Rewards Overview
As part of our comprehensive total rewards program colleagues are also eligible for variable pay. Eligibility for any bonus commission benefits or any other form of compensation andbenefits remains in the Companys sole discretion and maybe modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.
Point32Health offers their Colleagues a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which currently includes:
Medical dental and vision coverage
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Employerpaid life and disability insurance with additional buyup coverage options
Tuition program
Wellbeing benefits
Full suite of benefits to support career development individual & family health and financial health
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Commitment to Diversity Equity Inclusion Accessibility (DEIA) and Health Equity
Point32Health is committed to making diversity equity inclusion accessibility and health equity part of everything we dofrom product design to the workforce driving that innovation. Our Diversity Equity Inclusion Accessibility (DEIA) and Health Equity teams strategy is deeply connected to our core values and will evolve as the changing nature of work shifts. Programming events and an inclusion infrastructure play a role in how we spread cultural awareness train people leaders on engaging with their teams and provide parameters on how to recruit and retain talented and dynamic talent. We welcome all applicants and qualified individuals who will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
