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Job Description
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Department
of Population Medicine
Harvard
Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
Instructor or Assistant Professor IN PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY
The Harvard
Medical School Department of Population Medicine seeks a faculty
member to join the department’s Therapeutics Research and
Infectious Disease Epidemiology (TIDE) group. The department is
jointly sponsored by Harvard Medical School and the Harvard
Pilgrim Health Care Institute, and focuses on research and
teaching related to improving population health and health care
delivery. This faculty member will participate in TIDE’s
leadership of the
FDA Mini-Sentinel program,
a post-market medical product safety assessment program, as well
as conduct investigator initiated research aligned with TIDE’s
overall activities.
TIDE’s
existing work in pharmacoepidemiology includes serving as the
operations center for the FDA Mini-Sentinel program; development
of database and networking capabilities to support efficient
secondary uses of electronic health data; methods development,
particularly with regard to active medical product safety
surveillance; population-based studies of comparative safety and
effectiveness of therapeutics; and descriptive studies of the use
and appropriateness of use of therapeutics. TIDE also has a robust
portfolio of research in identification and prevention of
healthcare associated infections, and in public health
surveillance. The department seeks an Instructor or Assistant
Professor who will support ongoing activities of the FDA
Mini-Sentinel Operations Center (at least 50% effort) and can
develop an independent program of research. Expertise in designing
and leading large database studies and good leadership and
collaboration skills are essential. Demonstrated capacity for
obtaining research funding, program development and leadership in
research and teaching is desirable, but not required.
The faculty
member will be expected to spend the major part of her/his time
conducting collaborative research. The department is
multi-disciplinary, with a research and teaching portfolio
spanning a range of clinical, educational, and health service
areas. Department faculty often work in the Harvard Pilgrim Health
Care environment, with other Massachusetts and national health
plans, and the HMO Research Network, a group of health plans
committed to public domain research. Clinicians may include part
time practice in their activities. Joint appointment in a second
Harvard Medical School department or in the Harvard School of
Public Health may be appropriate.
The ideal
candidate for this position will have the following
qualifications:
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Doctorate in
epidemiology or health services research, or MD plus MPH or
comparable advanced degree
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Experience
and achievement in pharmacoepidemiology
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Experience
in secondary use of observational health data is desirable
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A productive
record of peer-reviewed publications
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Expertise in
research using large administrative and clinical databases
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Ability to
lead and work in multi-disciplinary teams
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Interest and
skills appropriate for writing grant proposals to multiple
funding agencies
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Strong
interpersonal and leadership skills
Besides
her/his principal research activities, the faculty member will
also be expected to spend a portion of time participating in the
broader mission of the department as follows:
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Teach and
mentor medical students, graduate students, and/or research
fellows.
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Establish
and maintain collegial and productive contacts with other
researchers and educators in the university and within existing
research partnerships.
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Contribute
to departmental and medical school administration as a member of
committees
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Maintain a
small clinical practice, if appropriate
Harvard
Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute are Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. Women and minority
candidates are encouraged to apply. For more information, please
visit our website at
www.populationmedicine.org.
Candidates should
send their CV and statement of research interests to Jeff Brown:
Jeffrey Brown,
PhD,
Department of
Population Medicine
Harvard Medical
School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
133 Brookline Ave., 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02215
Jeff_Brown@harvardpilgrim.org
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