Current job opportunities at PORTAL are listed below. Please note the application deadline for each opportunity. For all other inquiries regarding potential research opportunities available at PORTAL, please use our Contact Form.
Postdoctoral Fellows
The Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) in the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School invites applications for its postdoctoral fellowship in pharmaceutical law and health services research.
Applications are invited from researchers with doctoral degrees (J.D., M.D., Ph.D., Pharm.D., or equivalent) or who will complete such training by July 2025. Fellows will have an appointment at Harvard Medical School, receive close mentorship from faculty members in PORTAL and the Division, and engage in projects intended to start their careers in law and public health. Fellows have been successful in transitioning to jobs in academia (medicine, law, public health), government, and private practice. Fellows would begin in July 2025, with fellowship length varying depending on the candidate (minimum: 1 year). Fellows are expected to be based in the Boston area for the duration of their fellowship.
Current and past PORTAL fellows have studied FDA regulation, patents, drug access and costs, and competition in the therapeutic marketplace. Other areas of focus include the relationship between intellectual property and drug costs and availability, ethical issues affecting the pharmaceutical market, drug comparative effectiveness, as well as the development, approval, and evidence-based use of drugs, devices, vaccines, and diagnostics.
The deadline to apply is December 1, 2024. To apply, please submit the following materials using the application form below:
(1) a cover letter describing your past work, ideas for the kind of research you’d like to do in the fellowship, and career goals;
(2) a CV; and
(3) a writing sample, such as a published lead-author paper or a writing excerpt from a course assignment.
Applications are invited from researchers with doctoral degrees (J.D., M.D., Ph.D., Pharm.D., or equivalent) or who will complete such training by July 2025. Fellows will have an appointment at Harvard Medical School, receive close mentorship from faculty members in PORTAL and the Division, and engage in projects intended to start their careers in law and public health. Fellows have been successful in transitioning to jobs in academia (medicine, law, public health), government, and private practice. Fellows would begin in July 2025, with fellowship length varying depending on the candidate (minimum: 1 year). Fellows are expected to be based in the Boston area for the duration of their fellowship.
Current and past PORTAL fellows have studied FDA regulation, patents, drug access and costs, and competition in the therapeutic marketplace. Other areas of focus include the relationship between intellectual property and drug costs and availability, ethical issues affecting the pharmaceutical market, drug comparative effectiveness, as well as the development, approval, and evidence-based use of drugs, devices, vaccines, and diagnostics.
The deadline to apply is December 1, 2024. To apply, please submit the following materials using the application form below:
(1) a cover letter describing your past work, ideas for the kind of research you’d like to do in the fellowship, and career goals;
(2) a CV; and
(3) a writing sample, such as a published lead-author paper or a writing excerpt from a course assignment.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School are equal-opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applications from groups underrepresented in the health policy/services research field are strongly encouraged to apply
General Medicine and Primary Care Fellows
The Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) in the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School invites applications for the Harvard Medical School Fellowship in General Medicine and Primary Care to focus on studies of medication prescribing and patient outcomes.
The Harvard Medical School Fellowship in General Medicine and Primary Care is a 2-year research-focused fellowship designed to prepare talented physicians for careers in academic medicine. Funded by a federal grant and participating clinical institutions, the Program offers each Fellow an appointment at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Each Fellow is expected to design, conduct, present, and publish several original investigative projects that lay the foundation for future careers as leaders in general medicine and research. Research topics could include comparative effectiveness research, drug and device safety/cost-effectiveness research, intersections between laws and regulations and delivery of therapeutics, and the development and evaluation of innovative programs to improve prescribing. Fellows will have the opportunity for limited clinical work. All Fellows apply to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Program in Clinical Effectiveness and may also seek to complete an MPH degree during their fellowship. Fellows would begin in July 2025 and are expected to be based in the Boston area for the duration of the fellowship.
The deadline to apply is December 1, 2024. To apply, please submit a letter of interest and CV using the application form below.
The Harvard Medical School Fellowship in General Medicine and Primary Care is a 2-year research-focused fellowship designed to prepare talented physicians for careers in academic medicine. Funded by a federal grant and participating clinical institutions, the Program offers each Fellow an appointment at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Each Fellow is expected to design, conduct, present, and publish several original investigative projects that lay the foundation for future careers as leaders in general medicine and research. Research topics could include comparative effectiveness research, drug and device safety/cost-effectiveness research, intersections between laws and regulations and delivery of therapeutics, and the development and evaluation of innovative programs to improve prescribing. Fellows will have the opportunity for limited clinical work. All Fellows apply to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Program in Clinical Effectiveness and may also seek to complete an MPH degree during their fellowship. Fellows would begin in July 2025 and are expected to be based in the Boston area for the duration of the fellowship.
The deadline to apply is December 1, 2024. To apply, please submit a letter of interest and CV using the application form below.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School are equal-opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applications from groups underrepresented in the health policy/services research field are strongly encouraged to apply.
