Jessica Leblanc Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Provide project management support for up to 5 faculty of the Department of Population Medicine (DPM) at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute (HPHCI), an appointing department of Harvard Medical School.• Plan project spending, develop and track budgets. • Manage pre- and post- award processes.• Maintain organization of research studies; develop organizational charts, timelines, calendars.• Create study protocols, manuals of operation, and data collection instruments.• Prepare Institutional Review Board (IRB) initial applications, amendments, reports, and continuing reviews.• Provide leadership and guidance in survey protocol and questionnaire development within large, multi-disciplinary teams. • Supervise administrative specialists, research fellows, research associates, and research assistants.• Manage research projects with a variety of topic areas - including health communication and decision making for pediatric patients with chronic disease, integrating genomic testing into primary care settings, and vaccine safety monitoring as part of the CDC’s Vaccine Safety Datalink.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Oversaw day-to-day operations and data collection of a 20 year longitudinal cohort study of ~2500 mother-child pairs.• Led a team of 8 to 10 Research Assistants, Phlebotomists, and Project Coordinators. • Supervised the Operations team’s data collection work, as well as their various administrative duties. • Developed study protocols, data collection instruments, and quality control processes.• Managed preparation of Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications, amendments and reports. • Supervised scheduling of research visits with participants and helped troubleshoot visit-related issues.• Oversaw hiring and on-boarding of new Research Assistants and Phlebotomists. • Collaborated with study investigators and other team members to make operational decisions, lead in-person meetings and discussions. • Served as a primary project contact for various research laboratory partners and other study collaborators.For information about Project Viva, please visit: https://www.hms.harvard.edu/viva/

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Worked on up to a dozen projects simultaneously with a wide variety of designs and requirements, successfully prioritizing project needs to meet strict deadlines.• Designed questionnaires and developed survey protocols following rigorous scientific standards and methodology.• Programmed and maintained web-based surveys using Qualtrics and SNAP. Developed a training guide on programming web surveys for other employees.• Aided in the design and coordination of field data collection procedures. • Worked with research participants and staff to coordinate remote research visits and troubleshoot data collection issues.• Programmed and managed computerized in-person and telephone-based surveys (CATI/CAPI) using CASES.• Assisted in the development and evaluation of questionnaires using qualitative research methods, including conducting focus groups and cognitive interviews.• Conducted bivariate and multivariate analyses of data in SPSS. Wrote formal reports of findings for research partners and clients using statistical output.• Cleaned and recoded complex datasets using SPSS syntax.• Coordinated questionnaire mailings with multiple contact protocols and large sample sizes.• Served as a Teaching Assistant for the Department of Sociology's Survey Research Certificate Program.

Boston, Ma

Master’S Degree, Applied Sociology

• Recipient of the Award for Academic Excellence in Applied Sociology • GPA: 4.0 • Coursework in: Medical Sociology.

Bachelor’S Degree, Sociology & International Affairs (Concentration In Spanish Language/Culture)

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society• Minor: Spanish • Magna Cum Laude • Dean's List: Highest Honors.

Spanish

Five months of Spanish language immersion. Completed five advanced-level courses conducted entirely in Spanish and lived.