Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Boston, Massachusetts
Organization Facility: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Category: Medical/Clinical Research Job ID: JR56228 Date posted: 07/26/2024Job Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
FLSA Status: Exempt
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Has been awarded or has completed the requirements for a doctoral degree or foreign equivalent. Is a trainee pursuing advanced studies beyond the doctoral level in preparation for an independent career in a biomedical field. In collaboration with and under the mentorship of the Principle Investigator (PI), a Research Fellow engages in activities that will further his or her professional development.Job Description:
Primary Responsibilities:
- Abides by the institutional policies of BIDMC relating to health and safety, equality of opportunity and data storage and management. (essential)
- As a member of the research team, actively pursues research under the supervision of a principal investigator while developing skills for independent work. (essential)
- Receives training in and performs duties contributing to the investigational work of the team including formulation of research questions and design, conduct of experiments, and evaluation of results. (essential)
- Prepares and publishes scientific manuscripts under direction of PI. (essential)
- Develops expertise in desired lab skills/informatics/ physics/clinical research. Develops proficiency with research tools and equipment. Develops ability to work with more independence as the fellowship progresses (essential)
- Develops new ideas that promote current research; brings new expertise to the research program. (essential)
- teaching skills and provide supervision of students and their projects when appropriate. (essential)
- Engages in collaborative meetings with other research groups. Attends and leads scientific seminars. (essential)
- Learns to identify, acknowledge and correct deficiencies in one's own performance. (essential)
- Under the direction of PI, pursues/secures independent funding near the end of the fellowship. (essential)
Required Qualifications:
Doctoral Degree or M.D.
0-1 year of postdoctoral research experience in academic or industrial lab setting, and/or teaching assistantship in a university setting, and/or residency, and/or clinical duties beyond that of the qualifying doctoral degree.
Competencies:
Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation. May make recommendations for solving problems of moderate complexity and importance.
Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.
Independence of Action: Ability to follow precedents and procedures. May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines. Seeks assistance when confronted with difficult and/or unpredictable situations. Work progress is monitored by supervisor/manager.
Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.
Team Work: Ability to lead collaborative teams for larger projects or groups both internal and external to the Medical Center and across functional areas. Results have implications for the management and operations of multiple areas of the organization.
Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.
Physical Nature of the Job:
Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects. Some elements of the job are sedentary, but the employee will be required to stand for periods of time or move throughout the hospital campus.
Additional Job Description:
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with expertise in quantitative methods and a strong interest in equity in pregnancy care. The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will work with an interdisciplinary team, under the mentorship of Dr. Elysia Larson and Dr. Rose Molina. The Fellow will contribute to projects related to patient experience, measurement, perinatal mental health, and community engagement. Equity and justice are at the core of all of our projects, which are both focused hyper-locally and globally. In addition to contributing to existing work, the Research Fellow will be supported to develop their own research and training agendas through formal mentorship from Drs. Larson and Molina, as well as through access to seminars, trainings, and conferences across the Harvard Network.
Flexible 2024 start date.
Required qualifications
- ScD, PhD, PsyD or similar doctoral degree in epidemiology, economics, biostatistics, or a related field
- Strong statistical programming skills (e.g. Stata, R, SAS)
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English
- Experience working with data in maternal/obstetric health or a related field
- Previous work at the intersection of perinatal health, social determinants of health, and health systems
- Desire to work on diversity, equity, inclusion, and/or advocacy projects
Preferred qualifications
- Native or bilingual proficiency in Spanish
- Experience implementing longitudinal and multi-level models; experience developing or implementing methods related to cluster-randomized controlled trials
- Experience conducting psychometric analyses
- Experience conducting analyses for natural experiments (e.g. ITS, DID, Regression discontinuity)
- Training in implementation science
- Training in qualitative data analysis
- Previous work in diversity, equity, inclusion, and/or advocacy efforts
To Apply
Please submit a curriculum vitae, one-page research statement or cover letter, and two references (names and affiliations; reference letters not required at this time).