Job Summary

Position Description

• Oversee research project operations -- including managing grant requirements, developing timelines and ensuring that each project meets milestones, preparing and submitting human subjects research protocols and progress reports, drafting issue briefs, managing data use agreements, and preparing and delivering presentations for academic, clinical, and grantor audiences.
• Track progress of each project, including coordinating collaborative research and writing efforts with partners and co-workers.
• Develop mechanisms to support faculty and staff, including coordinating logistics, timetables for implementation of research and activities, and appropriate review and reporting.
• Compile and organize results for annual progress reports to funders and in the preparation of presentations and final publications.
• Work closely with the PI's as well as other project team members to ensure that research aims are fulfilled in a timely fashion and budget is managed appropriately.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration with affiliated research personnel at other locations and institutions.
• Participate and contribute to internal team meetings and facilitate new and existing partnerships with external partners.
• Lead a team of research assistants (including those that perform statistical analysis) and ensure they are performing high-quality work.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required
• 3+ years of related experience required

Additional Qualifications and Skills

• Master's Degree preferred, in a health or social science discipline is a plus
• Demonstrated knowledge of health services research
• Experience working with health care-related topics such as health policy or health services research or coursework
• Experience in quantitative research methods and analysis
• Strong background in writing for a wide-range of audiences
• Prior supervisory experience preferred
• Exposure to applicable computer technologies, including specific Microsoft software applications (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Experience with EndNote, Mendeley and/or other reference managers
• Strong Written and Verbal Communication Skills, Organized, Attention to Detail

• Awareness of and aptitude to appropriately and effectively understand, respect, and adapt to cultural and identity-based difference within group environments
• Knowledge of and commitment to concepts and issues tied to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Skills related to creating and supporting an environment that allows for inclusion, effective intercultural engagement, and personal humility and authenticity
• Experience fostering and reinforcing an environment that values unique experiences, cultures, backgrounds, and goals

Additional Information

• The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health does not provide visa sponsorship, now or in the future, for staff positions.
• Harvard University requires pre-employment reference checks and background screenings.
• This position has a 90 day orientation and review period. The O&R period will be waived for any internal Harvard employee transfers.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: 3-4 weeks of accrued vacation time per year (3 weeks for support staff and 4 weeks for administrative/professional staff), 12 accrued sick days per year, 12.5 holidays plus a Winter Recess in December/January, 3 personal days per year (prorated based on date of hire), and up to 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents who are primary care givers.
• Health and Welfare: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, disability and life insurance programs, along with voluntary benefits. Most coverage begins as of your start date.
• Work/Life and Wellness: Child and elder/adult care resources including on campus childcare centers, Employee Assistance Program, and wellness programs related to stress management, nutrition, meditation, and more.
• Retirement: University-funded retirement plan with contributions from 5% to 15% of eligible compensation, based on age and earnings with full vesting after 3 years of service.
• Tuition Assistance Program: Competitive program including $40 per class at the Harvard Extension School and reduced tuition through other participating Harvard graduate schools.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Program that provides 75% to 90% reimbursement up to $5,250 per calendar year for eligible courses taken at other accredited institutions.
• Professional Development: Programs and classes at little or no cost, including through the Harvard Center for Workplace Development and LinkedIn Learning.
• Commuting and Transportation: Various commuter options handled through the Parking Office, including discounted parking, half-priced public transportation passes and pre-tax transit passes, biking benefits, and more.
• Harvard Facilities Access, Discounts and Perks: Access to Harvard athletic and fitness facilities, libraries, campus events, credit union, and more, as well as discounts to various types of services (legal, financial, etc.) and cultural and leisure activities throughout metro-Boston.

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About Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world. The University has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a truly global education. Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.

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