Senior Research Assistant

Who We Are

Point32Health is a leading not-for-profit health and well-being organization dedicated to delivering high-quality, affordable healthcare. Serving nearly 2 million members, Point32Health builds on the legacy of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan to provide access to care and empower healthier lives for everyone. Our culture revolves around being a community of care and having shared values that guide our behaviors and decisions. We’ve had a long-standing commitment to inclusion and equal healthcare access and outcomes, regardless of background; it’s at the core of who we are. We value the rich mix of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all of our colleagues, which helps us to provide service with empathy and better understand and meet the needs of the communities where we serve, live, and work. 

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Job Summary

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our organization in the Division of Chronic Disease Research Across the Lifecourse (CoRAL). In this position, the Senior Research Assistant will conduct data work for several research studies based at the Department of Population Medicine (DPM). This work includes tasks such as report generation, data validation, database updates, dataset creation for external partners, preparation of datasets, and additional technical work. They will also perform several administrative tasks as necessary such as contributing to the maintenance of software applications and relevant data and technical documentation.

Job Description

Job Description

• Supports data management, data project timelines, technical infrastructure and other data tasks for several research cohort studies.
• Assists in development and coordination of data collection tools, such as surveys and data collection forms, for research studies, including maintaining project databases (REDCap, Ripple, or similar)
• Develop and write software programs and code to support database creation, data problem identification and resolution, and results reporting.
• Participate in data review, cleaning, and organization including developing programs to support database creation, data problem identification and resolution, and results reporting.
• Perform data quality control activities. 
• Develop detailed knowledge of grant data and dataset structure to assist in identifying ways to streamline data management and increase usability of existing data. Build and maintain high-standard documentation of data work and tasks.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with internal staff and external study partners. Attend and actively participate in staff, data/operations, and co-investigator meetings for multiple projects. 
• Provides support to internal and external data and project collaborators
• Performs day-to-day general tasks in support of research studies
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent; 1 year with related experience.
  • Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
• Capable of completing very detail-oriented tasks
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills. Experience with Microsoft Office; Word and Excel required.
• Resilient, collaborative, flexible, innovative.

Who We Are

The Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute is a research and teaching collaboration between Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Harvard Medical School, and one of 15 Harvard Medical School affiliates. 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. 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. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute is part of Point32Health. Point32Health is a leading not-for-profit health and well-being organization dedicated to delivering high-quality, affordable healthcare. Serving nearly 2 million members, Point32Health builds on the legacy of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan to provide access to care and empower healthier lives for everyone.

Salary Range

$22.44 -$33.66

Compensation & Total Rewards Overview

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