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Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute has opportunities for talented epidemiologists looking to lead major public health research initiatives. You will join the Division of Therapeutics Research and Infectious Disease Epidemiology (TIDE) within Harvard Medical School’s Department of Population Medicine (www.populationmedicine.org) as a Research Scientist with an opportunity for a joint appointment as a Harvard Medical School Research Associate. TIDE is the home of several large, complex, multi-institutional research initiatives that support major national public health activities. Our mission is to improve health care delivery and population health through research and education, in partnership with health plans, delivery systems, and public health agencies. The Research Scientist plays a crucial role in leading and supporting key initiatives and projects in TIDE’s portfolio. The Research Scientist is responsible for participating in and leading studies using real-world data such as administrative claims data and electronic health records. The Research Scientist will also support the Sentinel System (https://www.sentinelinitiative.org/), a program sponsored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for monitoring the safety of regulated medical products as well as lead or participate in projects with academic or industry collaborators.

Key Responsibilities/Duties – what you will be doing
- Lead or participate in design and execution of studies of medical product safety and surveillance, working closely with internal and external PIs and co-investigators.
- Lead or participate in all aspects of epidemiological studies, including the development of protocols, surveillance plans, and analysis plans primarily using electronic health data. Write interim and final reports, including peer-reviewed publications.
- Lead or participate in development of new methods for analyzing data for multi-site studies.
- Work, on a day-to-day basis, with the project leads, other investigators, programmers and/or analysts to implement protocols or surveillance plans of retrospective and prospective surveillance studies. Coordinate and/or lead meetings of project teams including external collaborators.
- Supervises/manages research/project staff.
- Other duties and projects as assigned.


Full posting link: https://tuftshealthplan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/THP/job/Research-Scientist-II--TIDE-_R5579

EXPERIENCE:
• Three to nine years relevant research and/or professional experience in a health care research, industry, consulting, government, or academic environment.
• Prior experience working with and analyzing large databases (administrative claims healthcare data preferred).
• Experience leading studies using advanced pharmacoepidemiologic methods, such as propensity score-based approaches, or complex multi-site studies is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated excellence in his/her area of focus and responsibility. Record of scholarship, including participation in professional and academic meetings. Evidence of independence in the scientific and/or administrative leadership of projects and excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of study design, research methodology and statistical analysis.
• Experience managing staff is also preferred.

About Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute

The Department of Population Medicine (DPM) in the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute is a research and teaching partnership between Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Harvard Medical School. The Department was created in 1992 to focus on research and education as they relate to the care of large defined populations, including individuals who do not seek out care. As the nation's first medical school appointing department based in a health plan, we are strategically positioned to improve population health and health care delivery locally, nationally, and internationally. We’re distinctive for our scope, expertise, and collaborations. Our mission and activities are highly consonant with the National Academy of Medicine’s advocacy for a national Learning Health System – one that incorporates evidence-based practices into routine care, captures new knowledge as part of the ongoing delivery of care, and then applies new knowledge in a timely manner.

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