Tufts Medical Center Physician

Tufts Medical Center Physicians Organization

Position:

Director of Health Equity Research - Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA

Tufts Department of Medicine seeks an innovative investigator to lead the Program in Equity in Science and Health. The research within the Program addresses a broad range of issues focusing on systems interventions to address social determinants of health, and structural determinants to promote health equity and quality of health care by race, ethnicity, sex and gender identity. Faculty in this multidisciplinary program bring diverse expertise and backgrounds in primary care, public health, infectious disease, pulmonary and critical care, rheumatology, pediatrics, hospital medicine and medical sociology.

Our ideal colleague has an established area of research or methodologic focus, and a desire to serve as a mentor to early stage investigators, growing a diverse and dynamic team of investigators.

The Department and hospital provide a wealth of resources to build a successful research team, including internal career development awards and programs, and research infrastructure through Tufts University's Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI). Our team has established collaborations across all of the Tufts institutions, including the Schools of Medicine, Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Nutrition, Dental Medicine, Arts and Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine and across multiple clinical and research organizations in the greater Boston area. Tufts Medical Center sits in the heart of urban Boston, and provides clinical care to a broad and diverse group of patients from the multiple communities in Boston.

At Tufts we strive to be a people focused organization where we encourage and support each physician and investigator to pursue their clinical, academic and educational interests. We provide high quality care and foster a work environment that is flexible and in-tune with the desires of a modern workforce that values work/life balance.

Tufts Medical Center is the principal teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine. At the forefront of education, research and training for the next generation of physicians, we conduct groundbreaking basic, clinical and health policy research and are in the top 10 percent of independent institutions receiving federal research funding.

Diversity is one of our core values and is essential to achieving excellence in patient care, research, and education. We welcome applicants who share our commitment to fostering a culture of fairness, equity, and belonging.

Requirements
Candidates should have a PhD or/and an MD with additional graduate training (e.g. MPH, MS, MBA, Post-Doc or fellowship training) and a track record of externally funded healthcare research in or related to healthcare innovation, healthcare delivery science, implementation science, population health, and impact of healthcare innovation on health equity. Those with academic backgrounds such as public health, epidemiology, medical sociology/anthropology are encouraged to apply.

Join Tufts Medical Center Physician Organization in our mission to heal, to comfort, to teach, to learn and to seek knowledge to promote health and prevent disease.

As an employee of Tufts Medical Center Physician Organization you will receive:

i Academic Appointment through Tufts University School of Medicine

i CME Funds and Time Away

i Generous Vacation and Holiday Policy

i Robust Benefits Package

Send CV and a cover letter stating specific reasons for your interest to:

Manager Physician Recruitment

Tufts Medical Center Physician Organization