The Medical Practice Evaluation Center (MPEC) is seeking Research Assistants (Clinical Research Coordinators) to work with an internationally recognized multidisciplinary team from Massachusetts General Hospital dedicated to improving clinical outcomes, increasing value in health policy, and informing global public health through innovative research, collaboration, and education. MPEC is a dynamic, results-oriented, and diverse group that values the unique contribution of its Research Assistants.

Research Assistants will receive training on clinical and public health research topics, simulation model design and application, research software and tools, interdisciplinary collaboration, and best practices in academic research. MPEC highly values communication of its work to external audiences and is committed to cultivating the presentation skills of Research Assistants – skills that are essential in virtually every field. Research Assistants work within a larger research community at Mass General Brigham and Harvard Medical School that provides exposure to a breadth of interdisciplinary collaboration, access to lectures, and training on a wide array of topics, including programming languages, writing, presentation skills, phlebotomy, ethics, and clinical topics. MPEC values individual mentorship and career development for Research Assistants evident in opportunities for coauthorship on peer-reviewed manuscripts, clinical shadowing, presentations at conferences, and references for future jobs and schooling. Research Assistants in our group frequently go on to pursue careers in medicine, public health, epidemiology, global health, and health policy research, as well as careers in economics, public policy, biostatistics, and non-governmental organizations.

Research Assistants will work with investigators in the Epidemiology and Implementation pillar within MPEC.

The Epidemiology and Implementation pillar develops, implements, and evaluates interventions to improve engagement in medical care in the United States and international settings. Past and current projects include:

• Establishing an international registry of dermatologic manifestations of COVID-19, which led to the discovery of “COVID toes” as a sequela

• An evaluation of pre-therapy HIV adherence counseling, which eliminated delays between eligibility and initiation of HIV therapy in sub-Saharan Africa

• Established one of the first routine HIV screening programs in South Africa, which has since been incorporated into routine practice

• Evaluating the clinical impact of a policy change to allow virologically stable HIV patients to pick up medications at community venues in South Africa

• Quantitative measurement of the effects of HIV on aging and heart disease in rural Uganda

• Investigating the role of maternal HIV infection in the development of early childhood infections

• Studying low-barrier service delivery mechanisms for sexually-transmitted infection screening and prevention out of the MGH Sexual Health Clinic and in partnership with community organizations in the Boston area

• A pilot project to offer HIV prevention and family planning to young women in community venues (such as hair salons) in South Africa

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested candidates should apply via www.massgeneral.org/careers website using Job ID 3261614.

**When applying, please upload:

1. Cover letter specific to the role in our Center

1. Resume

1. Transcript (unofficial transcript is OK)

Applications that do not include all three components will NOT be considered.**

The start date for this position will be in June/July 2024, with the option for an earlier start date. If interested in an earlier start date, please specifically note this in your cover letter.

For more information regarding our group, please visit https://mpec.massgeneral.org.

Responsibilities may include, for example:

Modeling pillar-specific tasks

• Participate in simulation model development and design

• Design and execute simulation model runs to address critical policy research questions

• Extract model projections and summarize findings in tables

• Design and develop visually compelling figures that display model output

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary domestic and international scientists to assess datasets, design research questions, and present model findings to policymakers, collaborators, and community partners

Implementation pillar-specific tasks

• Design and manage study databases, generate data queries, and participate in data cleaning efforts

• Analyze quantitative data as part of cohort studies, clinical trials, and implementation studies

• Code qualitative data from in-depth interviews and focus groups

• Partner with international collaborators and study staff on oversight of studies, standard operating procedure development and review, and data quality assurance

• Recruit, consent, administer surveys, and engage with research participants on domestic studies

Cross-pillar tasks

• Assist in writing abstracts and designing posters for submission to research conferences

• Present study results to project teams and external stakeholders

• Assist with the preparation of Data Use Agreements, Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications, and related documents regarding the protection of human subjects

• Perform systematic literature reviews and synthesize relevant data

• About the company

  Mass General Brigham is a Boston-based non-profit hospital and physicians network that includes Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, two of the nation's most prestigious teaching institutions.

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