Interviewer, Occupational Health Surveillance Program - Contractor

The Bureau of Community Health and Prevention requires an on-site part-time research assistant/interviewer for the Occupational Health Surveillance Program to work approximately 8-10 hours per week over multiple days per week in the late afternoon-early evenings (i.e. 3pm-7pm). The research assistant/interviewer will primarily be responsible for conducting structured telephone interviews with persons with probable work-related asthma and other respiratory diseases, persons with elevated lead blood levels, and teens and young adults who have been injured at work. The majority of interviews are completed in English with occasional interviews completed in other languages either conducted by the interviewer, as language skills permit, or through the use of a third-party interpretation service. The research assistant/interviewer will also help with related administrative duties, including project mailings, data entry and coding interview data to be used for analyses.

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Excellent oral communication skills. 
• Ability to keep detailed, accurate, and organized written records. 
• Excellent attention to detail with strong organizational skills. 
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbal and written. 
• Experience conducting interviews
• Fluency in Spanish
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Contract award will be based on the relevance and extent of the applicant’s work experience, and communication/writing skills. 

Interview(s) required.

Period of Service: September 2025 Through June 2026  

Additional Information:

• Benefits are unavailable with the exception of sick leave accruals.
• Merit and C.O.L.A. increases may be included.
• Contracts are renewable, subject to the Department approval, performance, and allocation of funds.
• All employees will be paid on a biweekly basis and must have direct deposit.

About the Department of Public Health:

The mission of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is to prevent illness, injury, and premature death, to assure access to high quality public health and health care services, and to promote wellness and health equity for all people in the Commonwealth.
 
We envision a Commonwealth in which all people enjoy optimal health. Massachusetts ranks among the healthiest of states according to comparative analyses, but we face numerous challenges, including chronic and infectious disease, substance abuse, violence, preventable hospitalizations, and health disparities.
 
DPH coordinates programs and policies to address specific diseases and conditions and offer services to address the needs of vulnerable populations. We also develop, implement, promote, and enforce regulations and policies to assure that the conditions under which people live are most conducive to health and enable people to make healthy choices for themselves and their families. We license health professionals, healthcare facilities and a variety of businesses that impact public health. We operate the state laboratory and four public health hospitals. We monitor health status and manage vital records including births, marriages and deaths. We educate people about public health issues and work closely with local boards of health and community partners to identify and solve public health problems.<