Position: Community Engagement Specialist, Grayken Center for Addiction Research

Location: Boston, MA

Schedule: Per Diem, Remote

ABOUT BMC:

At Boston Medical Center (BMC), our diverse staff works together for one goal — to provide exceptional and equitable care to improve the health of the people of Boston. Our bold vision to transform health care is powered by our respect for our patients and our commitment to ensure everyone who comes through our doors has a positive experience.

You’ll find a supportive work environment at BMC, with rich opportunities throughout your career for training, development, and growth and where you’ll have the tools you need to take charge of your own practice environment.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Community Engagement Specialist is responsible for managing and leading community engagement strategies to disseminate research findings from grant-funded research to the local community and larger community. This role will liaise between the Grayken Center for Addiction Research investigators, staff and the community organizations/coalitions, addiction rehabilitation settings and various community engagement stakeholders at BMC to integrate, translate, and collaborate with community-level public health. This position will play a key role in helping BMC develop critical community dialogue and feedback to learn more about the drivers of addiction-related disparities and discuss solutions, helping disseminate research findings in a creative, meaningful and understandable as well as participating in strategy and vision.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Community Engagement Specialist will play a key role in bringing the voice of our community into the process of developing addiction treatment that is appealing, effective and equitable.
• Co-designs with Principal Investigator and other Project Team members dissemination plan.
• Works with rehabilitation settings, policy related entities and community organizations to identify and understand how to implement policies beneficial to patient experience.
• Advocates for collection, analysis, and reporting of data to identify and address health disparities and racial inequities.
• Assists in facilitation and participation in learning initiatives and communities of practice to build and support a culture of data-driven decision-making.
• Helps to develop materials in applicable languages for community engagement events. Collaborates with BMC Social Media, Communications, and Website design.

(The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required).

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• An Associate’s degree/Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of community engagement experience. A Master's degree in Public Health, Healthcare Administration, or related field is preferred. Those with a GED/high school diploma and 4+ years of community engagement work experience will still be considered.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Must be organized and detail-oriented and be able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Must be a proactive problem solver with superb planning, program coordination, and leadership skills.
• Ability to communicate findings to the community, different stakeholder groups, and research staff in a way that is practical and promotes equal access to information.
• Experience working with diverse populations; awareness of the impact of racial and health inequities.
• Proficient in MS Word, Power Point, Excel.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT:

As the primary teaching hospital for Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and BU schools of public health and dentistry, intellectual rigor shapes our inquiries. Our research is led by a belief that skin color, zip code, and financial circumstances shouldn’t dictate health.

Boston Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to Talentacquisition@bmc.org or call 617-638-8582 to let us know the nature of your request.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans