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Point32Health is a leading health and wellbeing organization, delivering an ever-better personalized health care experience to everyone in our communities. At Point32Health, we are building on the quality, nonprofit heritage of our founding organizations, Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, where we leverage our experience and expertise to help people find their version of healthier living through a broad range of health plans and tools that make navigating health and wellbeing easier.

We enjoy the important work we do every day in service to our members, partners, colleagues and communities. To learn more about who we are at Point32Health, click here (https://youtu.be/S5I_HgoecJQ) .

Job Summary

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute (HPHCI) is currently seeking a highly motivated individual to join the Chronic Disease Research Across the Lifespan (CoRAL) group within the Department of Population Medicine (DPM; www.populationmedicine.org) as a Research Assistant. The DPM is jointly sponsored by Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute.

The Research Assistant will join the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) project (https://echochildren.org/), a longitudinal research study exploring the effects of prenatal nutrition, neighborhood environments, and lifestyle factors on pregnancy and childhood health outcomes. We will enroll pregnant persons, and their children once born, as part of a new study cohort.

The Research Assistant will recruit for, schedule, and conduct research visits with infants and children and their caregivers enrolled in our ECHO cohort. The Research Assistant will also be responsible for administering consent forms and performing data entry while following all research protocols and scripts. Evening and weekend hours, and some local travel, are required. Must have a valid driver’s license. This position requires excellent communication skills for work with research participants, and close collaboration with investigators and project managers both within HPHCI and with external institutions and collaborators.

Key Responsibilities/Duties – what you will be doing

• Perform study visits at our office and at participants’ homes. Obtain informed consent from study participants and carefully follow study protocols and scripts to collect data.

• Collect biospecimen samples from research participants and safely transport the samples to the lab. Obtain clinical data including body measurements and blood pressure. Administer additional study assessments, questionnaires, and interviews.

• Communication with research participants including but not limited to: recruitment; scheduling, confirming, and rescheduling appointments; performing research visits.

• Operate research equipment per protocol. Equipment includes, but is not limited to: computers, height boards, scales, blood pressure machines, activity monitors.

• Complete all necessary paperwork and data documentation. This includes, but is not limited to: expense reports, data collection, and documentation of specimen delivery and participant incentives.

• Ensure adequate stocking of supplies and report needs to supervisor.

• Perform data entry.

• Attend weekly team meetings.

• Maintain a positive and accommodating relationship with study team and participants.

• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications – what you need to perform the job

Education, Certification and Licensure

• High School Diploma Equivalency

Experience :

• 1- year related experience

• Experience with Microsoft Office, Word and Excel required.

• General understanding of a research environment is preferred.

Skill Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal and communicational skills.

• Able to handle confidential and sensitive information discreetly.

• Able to prioritize work, operate under tight deadlines, and meet deadlines.

• Excellent organizational skills, accuracy and attention to detail.

• Ability to operate independently, with good judgment, and with flexibility.

• Spanish fluency a plus

• Proof of Driver's License required (own vehicle not required)

Working Conditions and Additional Requirements:

• Some weekend and evening hours required.

• Must be comfortable around blood and needles, and comfortable performing a heel stick blood draw on infants (no prior experience or training necessary)

• Must be able to work under normal office conditions and work from home as required (this position will be hybrid with most days required in-office and others remote work).

• Work may require simultaneous use of a telephone/headset and PC/keyboard and sitting for extended durations.

Compensation & Total Rewards Overview

As part of our comprehensive total rewards program, colleagues are also eligible for variable pay. Eligibility for any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits remains in the Company's sole discretion and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Point32Health offers their Colleagues a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which currently includes:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage

• Retirement plans

• Paid time off

• Employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buy-up coverage options

• Tuition program

• Well-being benefits

• Full suite of benefits to support career development, individual & family health, and financial health

For more details on our total rewards programs, visit https://www.point32health.org/careers/benefits/

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility (DEIA) and Health Equity

​Point32Health is committed to making diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and health equity part of everything we do—from product design to the workforce driving that innovation. Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility (DEIA) and Health Equity team's strategy is deeply connected to our core values and will evolve as the changing nature of work shifts. Programming, events, and an inclusion infrastructure play a role in how we spread cultural awareness, train people leaders on engaging with their teams and provide parameters on how to recruit and retain talented and dynamic talent. We welcome all applicants and qualified individuals, who will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

At Point32Health, we strive to be a different kind of nonprofit health and well-being company, with a broad range of health plans, and innovative tools that make navigating health and well-being easier, guiding our members at every step of their health care journey to better health outcomes. We are committed to providing high-quality and affordable health care, improving the health and wellness of our members, and creating healthier communities across the country. The Point32Health name is inspired by the 32 points on a compass. It speaks to the critical role we play in guiding and empowering the people we serve to achieve healthier lives. Our employees are hard-working, innovative, and collaborative. They look for opportunities to grow and make a difference, and they help make us strive to be one of the Top Places to work in New England.