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Are you a leader who takes initiative and enjoys working independently and as part of a great team?

If you’re among the best and brightest the world-at-large has to offer, please apply for one of our employment opportunities.

In addition to having a great place to work, Tufts CTSI employees enjoy the full array of excellent benefits that Tufts Medical Center offers to its staff.

Current Job Openings

Software Development Analyst III (If you’re interested in this opportunity, please click Apply Now on the Tufts Medicine Careers page – [POSITION ID R20975]
Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Location: Boston, MA | Hybrid | Remote for Eligible Candidates

About the Role

Day-to-day responsibilities may include:

• Extracting and managing data from institutional data warehouses.
• Developing, maintaining, and documenting high-quality, reusable queries and data pipelines.
• Translating complex research questions into structured data specifications and analytic workflows.
• Collaborating with CTSI informatics and research teams to support grant-funded and investigator-initiated studies.
• Contributing to data governance, validation, and QA processes that ensure regulatory compliance.
• Supporting systems integrations that enhance business workflows, including Git, Salesforce, and REDCap.
• Participating in process improvement initiatives that advance team efficiency and data quality.

Experience with Epic data models, OHDSI toolsets, the OMOP CDM, and SQL on Databricks will make an applicant stand out. Experience with biomedical NLP and clinical practice is also highly valued.

Key Responsibilities

• Meet with research teams to map study requirements into clear data specifications.
• Produce scope-of-work documents, including timelines and effort estimates.
• Execute SOWs through data extraction, QA, analysis, and documentation.
• Communicate progress and findings to research partners throughout the project.
• Support ongoing development of our data platforms, tools, and workflows.
• Contribute to CTSI research, innovation, and operational initiatives as assigned.

Ideal Qualifications

• Master’s degree in data science, computer science, health informatics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience working with healthcare, biomedical, medical device, or clinical research data in an analyst role.
• Proficiency in SQL for querying large relational databases.
• Experience with programming languages for data analysis (Python, R, and/or Julia).
• Experience with Git/GitHub for version control.
• Strong attention to detail, data validation, and quality assurance.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with large language models or NLP in a biomedical context.
• Experience with Epic Clarity/Caboodle, Databricks, and cloud-hosted data platforms.
• Familiarity with clinical data standards such as FHIR, OMOP, and i2b2.
• Knowledge of HIPAA, human subjects protections, and clinical research regulations.
• Experience working in an academic medical center or CTSI environment.
• Active clinical experience or clinical domain knowledge.

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of informatics, implementation science, and translational research. You’ll join a mission-driven team dedicated to improving health by accelerating the translation of evidence into clinical and community practice. Your work will directly support researchers, enhance data infrastructures, and shape how data informs care and discovery across Tufts Medicine and our partners.

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Research Project Coordinator II – Center for Implementation Science & Process Improvement (If you’re interested in this opportunity, please click Apply Now on the Tufts Medicine Careers page – [POSITION ID R20446] Research Project Coordinator II
Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Location: Boston, MA | Hybrid Eligible

Tufts CTSI is seeking a Research Project Coordinator II to provide support to multi-functional teams at the intersection of research operations, implementation science, quality improvement, and learning health systems.

About the Role

This position serves as the link between administrative staff, fellows, and faculty, and with peers and colleagues outside of these areas, ensuring high quality multi-direction communications between research stakeholders.  This position provides a wide range of project management, coordination, and administrative assistance to the key players involved in research.

Familiarity with qualitative methods, quality improvement tools/methods, dissemination, and implementation science highly desirable but not required.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and collaborate with project teams to develop strategies and track progress.
• Organize and synthesize project data for reports, presentations, and other outputs.
• Facilitate communication with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Prepare documents for dissemination.
• Manage meetings and events (on-site and virtual).
• Support development of manuscripts and presentations.
• Use technology for tracking and data management.
• Maintain collaborative relationships and handle sensitive information.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Three to five years of prior experience in academic or healthcare research.
• Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, healthcare, or related field preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with dissemination and implementation science and continuous quality improvement methods and tools preferred but not required.

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of implementation and translational science, shaping how research improves clinical and community care. You’ll be part of a mission-driven team committed to advancing health through innovation, collaboration, and system-level change. This is a grant-funded position with the strong possibility of annual renewal.