PORTAL Program Coordinator

Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

 

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Job Summary

We are seeking a program coordinator to join a collaborative, interdisciplinary health policy research group that focuses on prescription drug utilization and policy. The Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) includes faculty researchers, analysts, and trainees from the fields of medicine, law, epidemiology, and health policy. The members of PORTAL develop and publish evidence related to issues related to use, cost, and regulation of prescription drug and other medical products. This work, which is published in peer-reviewed medical and health policy journals, is leveraged to promote thoughtful policies that support evidence-based, equitable, and cost-effective patient care. Our work is funded by grants and contracts from government and non-profit organizations. PORTAL is a based within the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

The role of the project coordinator will be to support the research team members, facilitate the group’s strategic mission, coordinate projects, manage interactions with funders and policy makers, and manage program staff and trainees. The project coordinator will be expected to actively participate in multiple projects related to prescription drug cost, use, and regulation. One example will be our work with the National State Academy of Health Policy (NASHP) to help advise and implement new state policies to improve prescription drug affordability.

Specific tasks will include:

• Coordinating communication between PORTAL and funders, policy makers, and collaborators, including scheduling and documenting meetings.
• Drafting and editing materials that summarize our work for relevant stakeholders, including presentation slides, memos, white papers, summaries for the lay press.
• Providing administrative support for projects, including management of institutional review board applications, grants, contracts, assessing deliverables, and preparing required reports for funders.
• Supporting PORTAL team members by ensuring that projects move efficiently toward completion and publication.
• Establishing connections to federal and state legislators and regulators to understand their current drug pricing policy priorities, develop ideas about impactful and responsive work PORTAL can undertake, and inform them about evidence that PORTAL has generated.
• Working with PORTAL team members to summarize and disseminate published studies to relevant policymakers and stakeholders at the federal and state level, including through meetings, presentations, memos, white papers, or Op-Eds.
• Providing oversight and management for PORTAL’s trainees, students, and research assistants.
• Strategizing and implementing ways to structure and manage faculty, trainees, and staff within PORTAL to best achiever the program’s mission.
• Seeking out new sources of funding for PORTAL work and opportunities for external collaborations.
• Creating and managing databases of PORTAL media contacts, publications, and policy contacts.
• Managing PORTAL social media (e.g., LinkedIn, X) and the PORTAL website.

 

Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent required and Associate's Degree Related Field of Study preferred

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No

Licenses and Credentials

Experience
Administrative or program support experience 3-5 years required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and data management software.
- Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy in record-keeping and data entry.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

 

Physical Requirements

• Standing Occasionally (3-33%)
• Walking Occasionally (3-33%)
• Sitting Constantly (67-100%)
• Lifting Occasionally (3-33%) 20lbs - 35lbs
• Carrying Occasionally (3-33%) 20lbs - 35lbs
• Pushing Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Pulling Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Balancing Occasionally (3-33%)
• Stooping Occasionally (3-33%)
• Kneeling Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Crouching Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Reaching Occasionally (3-33%)
• Gross Manipulation (Handling) Constantly (67-100%)
• Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%)
• Feeling Constantly (67-100%)
• Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%)
• Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%)
• Talking Constantly (67-100%)
• Hearing Constantly (67-100%)

 

Hybrid

 

1620 Tremont Street

 

40

 

Regular

 

Day (United States of America)

 

The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. is an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

 

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