Opportunities

Project Coordinator

The Disparities Solutions Center within the Mongan Institute for Health Policy of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals, is seeking a full time Project Coordinator to coordinate and evaluate a variety of projects.

The candidate must demonstrate strong organizational, administrative, and oral and written communication skills, with a strong interest and background in public health and/or disparities. A successful candidate will possess both strong program support and analytical skills. 

Responsibilities include a variety of program and meeting support activities. The Project Coordinator will oversee management and implementation of a wide variety of projects related to reducing racial and ethnic disparities which may include the following:

1. Coordinate activities of the MGH Racial and Ethnic Disparities Committee: manage collaborative working groups on hospital-based disparities initiatives with clinicians and senior leaders across the hospital; co-lead development of the MGH Disparities Dashboard report on core quality measures. 
2. Write IRB research protocols for all DSC research projects and improvement initiatives; manage continuing review applications and other related IRB processes. 
3. Oversee and manage evaluation activities for DSC projects, leadership program, and events 
4. Coordinate all phases of research (quantitative and qualitative) for multiple research projects on disparities which includes oversight of recruitment, data collection, and analysis. 
5. Perform and lead qualitative research activities for specified projects, including coding and analysis of focus groups and interview data 
6. Oversee production and implementation efforts of new Hospital Guide on LEP patient safety 
7. Coordinate hospital-wide multi-disciplinary seminar series, Keeping Current and Looking Back, and coordinate the annual MGH Disparities Forum 
8. Assist senior staff with grant writing, research publications, and final grant reports.
9. Manage multiple project timelines and assure that project deliverables are completed on-time 
10. Provide indirect supervision to Research Assistants for project-specific tasks

Requirements:

- Master's degree in a health-related field (preferably MPH or related degree) with 2-4 years post-Master's work experience in health care
- Knowledge of and interest in racial/ethnic disparities in health care, and previous work experience with health care research and/or health care disparities preferred

Skills/Abilities/Competencies Required

• The ideal candidate for this position is someone with a high degree of professionalism, who is highly organized, detail oriented and creative, and who has the ability to complete tasks on-time.
• Must have strong project management and implementation skills, including the ability to keep a team on track to achieve goals. 
• Must have good evaluation and data collection skills, including experience designing and conducting needs assessments, conducting key informant interviews and focus groups, and quantitative data analysis.
• Must have strong writing skills. 
• Ability to work with a broad range of people to collaboratively complete projects.
• Ability to independently lead projects under the supervision of a faculty member, as well as work as part of a multidisciplinary team. 
• Must be able to multitask, take pro-actively take initiative and be a team player, as well as work independently under the supervision of the project lead. The candidate must also demonstrate strong communication skills, both oral and written. 
• Must demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to the mission of the Disparities Solutions Center. 
• Should be well versed in working with Microsoft office, including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint, SPSS and Endnote. 
• Experience with Dreamweaver a plus.

To apply for the position, please submit a resume and cover letter through the MGH employment website. (Click on "Advanced Search" and enter Job ID# 2223068).

Research Assistant

The Disparities Solutions Center (DSC) within the Mongan Institute for Health Policy of the Massachusetts General Hospital, is seeking a full time research assistant to assist with the day-to-day duties of a variety of projects. The DSC is dedicated to the development and implementation of strategies that advance policy and practice to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health care. The DSC will achieve this mission by:

1. Serving as a change agent by developing new research and translating innovative research findings into policy and practice
2. Developing and evaluating customized policy and practice solutions for health care providers, insurers, educators, community organizations, and other stakeholders
3. Providing education and leadership training to expand the community of skilled individuals dedicated to eliminating health care disparities

The candidate must demonstrate strong organizational, administrative, and oral and written communication skills, with a strong interest and background in public health and/or disparities. A successful candidate will possess both strong program support and analytical skills. 

Responsibilities include a variety of program and meeting support activities. These can include the following:

Primary

1. Administrative Support: Handles telephone communication, including setting up conference calls and responding professionally to inquiries and requests. Arranges travel including air, ground and hotel and prepares expense reports to reimburse travel expenditures. Maintains and handles confidential information. Schedules meetings/functions/appointments, including meetings with multiple individuals who have complicated calendars and limited availability. Assists with preparation of PowerPoint presentations and WORD manuscripts and presentation materials.
2. Public Relations: Provides assistance with dissemination and PR of DSC events including a leadership training program, film series, and seminars. Tasks include creating social media, website design, preparing the DSC annual report and brochures, maintaining distribution lists, and preparing and distributing the DSC monthly e-newsletter.
3. Conference/Meeting Planning: Provides assistance with coordination of conferences and meetings for health care leaders and executives, including meeting preparations, communication with participants, developing and analyzing evaluations, preparing participant meeting materials and staffing events.

Secondary

1. Publications: Conducting relevant literature searches and reviews and assisting with manuscript preparation for projects relating to disparities in health care.
2. Provide assistance with quantitative and qualitative data analysis and evaluation.
3. Oversee extensive literature library, including conducting regular literature reviews and inputting and maintaining up to date sources.
4. Other Projects: Performs other project-related duties as needed, including maintaining required project documentation and assisting with preparing grant progress reports. Prioritizes tasks and communicates progress, problems and needs for additional support to the Operations Manager.

Requirements:
-B.A./B.S.
-Prior research experience and/or interest (particularly in public health and/or disparities) preferred.

Skills/Abilities/Competencies Required

• The ideal candidate for this position is someone with a high degree of professionalism, who is highly organized, detail oriented and creative, and who has the ability to complete tasks on-time.
• Must be able to multitask, pro-actively take initiative and be a team player, as well as work independently under the supervision of the project lead. The candidate must also demonstrate strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Must demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to the mission of the Disparities Solutions Center.
• Should be well versed in working with Microsoft office, including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Dream weaver, SPSS, and Endnote a plus.

To apply for the position, please submit a resume and cover letter through the MGH employment website. (Click on "Advanced Search" and enter Job ID# 2222071).