Part-Time / Fellowship / Practicum Position OverviewTrans Health HQ is seeking passionate builders to craft structured care plans to support the trans community’s access to quality gender-affirming care. This role focuses on researching, mapping, and structuring patient journeys so they can be translated into digital tools that support both trans patients and care teams. You will break down complex healthcare processes into clear stages, identify key decision points and barriers, and contribute to tools that improve shared decision-making and care coordination. This role is well-suited to graduate students, medical trainees, public health students, or early-career professionals in digital health, care delivery innovation, and gender-affirming medicine. You will work directly with the CEO and product team. What You’ll Do- Map Patient Journeys: Research and outline end-to-end care pathways for new gender-affirming and preventative services; identify stages, documentation, referrals, insurance considerations, and typical delays.- Review Community Wisdom, Clinical Guidelines, Evidence: Analyze community discussions and perspectives, WPATH/specialty guidelines, literature, and best practices; summarize into structured insights.- Identify Key Decision Points: Clarify where decisions, trade-offs, or uncertainty occur; outline risks, benefits, prerequisites, and eligibility.- Analyze Structural Barriers: Document common obstacles (insurance denials, prior auth, provider shortages, misinformation) and identify opportunities for digital intervention.- Support Decision-Support Tool Development: Translate findings into draft content and logic for digital tools that clarify next steps, align patients/providers, surface relevant clinical information, and resolve common bottlenecks.- Track Evolving Information: Monitor updates in guidelines, policies, and research; help maintain version control and ensure pathways remain current. What We’re Looking For- Strong Research Skills: Experience reviewing academic literature, clinical guidelines, or policy documents and synthesizing findings.- Structured Thinking: Ability to break down complex systems into clear, step-by-step pathways.- Clear Writing: Translate clinical language into structured, understandable formats.- Attention to Detail: Careful with clinical nuance, documentation requirements, and decision logic.- Intellectual Curiosity: Interest in how care systems function and how digital tools can reduce barriers.- Commitment to Health Equity: Motivation to improve access to gender-affirming care. Ideal Backgrounds- MPH, MPP, MS, or MD candidate- Medical, nursing, or PA student- Health services research or health policy background- Experience in care coordination, clinical research, or patient navigation What Success Looks Like- Completion of structured pathway maps for new care areas (e.g., fertility preservation, preventative screenings)- Clear documentation of key decision points and common barriers- Draft content and structured logic integrated into the enterprise navigator- Regular updates reflecting evolving clinical standards About Trans Health HQTrans Health HQ is a digital care navigation platform that accelerates the transgender community's access to quality gender-affirming care. 18,000+ people around the world use the largest free resource hub for trans health and wellness, and THHQ also provides enterprise solutions for care teams.Trans Health HQ was launched out of HSPH in 2024, with support from HBS's New Venture Competition (2nd Place), Harvard Innovation Lab's President's Innovation Challenge (Finalist) and Social Impact Fellowship Fund, HKS's Social Innovation + Change Initiative, Blue Cross Blue Shield MA, the MA Department of Public Health, StartOut, Google, and more. How to ApplySend your resume and a brief statement of interest to ivan@thhq.org. If you have prior experience with clinical care mapping or health systems analysis, include relevant examples.