Who We Are

Point32Health is a leading health and wellbeing organization, delivering an ever-better personalized health care experience to everyone in our communities. At Point32Health, we are building on the quality, nonprofit heritage of our founding organizations, Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, where we leverage our experience and expertise to help people find their version of healthier living through a broad range of health plans and tools that make navigating health and wellbeing easier.

We enjoy the important work we do every day in service to our members, partners, colleagues and communities. To learn more about who we are at Point32Health, click here (https://youtu.be/S5I_HgoecJQ) .

Job Summary

Who We Are

The Department of Population Medicine in the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute is a research and teaching collaboration between Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (a Point32Health company) and Harvard Medical School. As the nation's first medical school appointing department based in a health plan, we are strategically positioned to improve population health and healthcare delivery locally, nationally, and internationally. The Department is housed in the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, which is one of fifteen Harvard Medical School affiliates. We have nearly 300 employees working with hundreds of institutional and individual collaborators around the globe. We have a diverse collection of talents, expertise, and backgrounds, creating a rich collaborative environment.

As an organization, our mission is to improve healthcare delivery and population health through research and education, in partnership with health plans, delivery systems, and public health agencies. As a community, our mission is to foster a workplace culture that is collegial, supportive, and collaborative. We believe that work-life balance, generous benefits, and employee appreciation create an environment where employees feel energized, valued, and supported. From academic faculty and trainees to research/program staff and administrative professionals, no matter the position, our entire community is engaged in our mission: to improve healthcare delivery and population health.

Job Summary

The newly founded LGBTQ Health Center of Excellence seeks a highly motivated individual to join the organization in the Senior Program Manager role to serve as the Executive Director. This Center is a first-of-its-kind partnership between the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

The Center’s mission is to advance LGBTQ health equity. Working with partners across Harvard and around the world, the Center focuses on three areas: (1) training the next generation of LGBTQ health leaders; (2) research to build the evidence base on LGBTQ health—including in topics areas like mental health, reproductive health, and chronic disease (e.g., cancer, cardiovascular disease); and (3) dissemination to inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and the public about how to improve LGBTQ health most effectively.

This role will be responsible for the Center’s overall management, strategy, and growth. Responsibilities will include overseeing: day-to-day operations, strategic planning, supervision and mentorship of people, funding streams, grant proposals, and philanthropic funding. This role will oversee all Center work to ensure that the mission and objectives are accomplished within the constraints of multiple budgets, schedules, and expectations.

This role directly reports to Dr. Brittany Charlton, the Founding Director of the LGBTQ Health Center of Excellence.

Key Responsibilities/Duties – what you will be doing

• Direct all daily operations of the LGBTQ Health Center of Excellence; manage the Center’s scope, finances, and strategy, thereby creating structure and policies to maximize efficiency, productivity, and success.

• Serve as the primary thought partner to the Founding Director and drive the Center’s strategic planning and growth.

• Lead and manage the Center’s teaching, research, and dissemination agenda.

• Hire, train, and develop staff to support the Center’s mission and provide strategic thought and leadership; manage and mentor Center-affiliated students, postdocs, and early-career faculty.

• Help to secure funding (e.g., extramural grants); manage finances and projects, including pre- and post-award activities (e.g., Institutional Review Board materials).

• Lead development, including through long-term relationships with partners within and outside of the Center’s parent organizations.

• Serve as the Center’s outward-facing representative, liaising with partners, advisors, community members, healthcare providers, policymakers, journalists, etc; broaden the Center’s visibility and reach locally and globally; author publications and reports.

• Oversee Center communications and event planning; manage all associated public relations, including social media.

• Increase access to and participation of underrepresented groups in LGBTQ health work.

• Demonstrate creativity and commitment in advancing the Center’s mission.

• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications – what you need to perform the job

• A bachelor’s degree is required, and a master’s degree is preferred in epidemiology, biostatistics, health services research, public health, public policy, demography, psychology, sociology, health economics, social work, nursing, law, medicine, or similar field.

• Must have 15+ years of relevant experience, including 8+ years in supervision and 4+ years in managing programs.

• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills and extensive management and supervisory experience are required.

• Must be able to lead and motivate teams effectively and through influence; superior problem-solving and change management skills are necessary as is extensive experience fostering an environment conducive to growth.

• Need to have a history of collaborating effectively with internal and external colleagues.

• Must be motivated and flexible and be able to work independently, prioritize work, and operate under tight deadlines with limited supervision.

• Must be able to represent project teams externally.

• Experience communicating research to policymakers and the public is strongly encouraged.

• Demonstrated success in development and managing relationships with philanthropic funding is required.

• Must be resilient, collaborative, flexible, innovative, and committed to LGBTQ health equity.

Compensation & Total Rewards Overview

As part of our comprehensive total rewards program, colleagues are also eligible for variable pay. Eligibility for any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits remains in the Company's sole discretion and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Point32Health offers their Colleagues a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which currently includes:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage

• Retirement plans

• Paid time off

• Employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buy-up coverage options

• Tuition program

• Well-being benefits

• Full suite of benefits to support career development, individual & family health, and financial health

For more details on our total rewards programs, visit https://www.point32health.org/careers/benefits/

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility (DEIA) and Health Equity

​Point32Health is committed to making diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and health equity part of everything we do—from product design to the workforce driving that innovation. Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility (DEIA) and Health Equity team's strategy is deeply connected to our core values and will evolve as the changing nature of work shifts. Programming, events, and an inclusion infrastructure play a role in how we spread cultural awareness, train people leaders on engaging with their teams and provide parameters on how to recruit and retain talented and dynamic talent. We welcome all applicants and qualified individuals, who will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

At Point32Health, we strive to be a different kind of nonprofit health and well-being company, with a broad range of health plans, and innovative tools that make navigating health and well-being easier, guiding our members at every step of their health care journey to better health outcomes. We are committed to providing high-quality and affordable health care, improving the health and wellness of our members, and creating healthier communities across the country. The Point32Health name is inspired by the 32 points on a compass. It speaks to the critical role we play in guiding and empowering the people we serve to achieve healthier lives. Our employees are hard-working, innovative, and collaborative. They look for opportunities to grow and make a difference, and they help make us strive to be one of the Top Places to work in New England.