Rachel Pozzar, PhD, RN, FNP-BC

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Associate Professor of Nursing at Northeastern University

Greater Boston, United States

Overview

Rachel Pozzar is an Associate Professor at Northeastern University and a Nurse Scientist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Her research focuses on developing digital health interventions to improve patient-centered cancer care, communication, and symptom science. Colleagues describe her work as thorough, thoughtful, and impeccable, and she is a licensed Family Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

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Precise

They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.  They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often. They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.

Topics They Care About

Digital Health Interventions
Her research is focused on creating and testing scalable digital health tools, such as the Collaborative Agenda-Setting Intervention (CASI), to improve cancer care and patient communication.
Patient-Centered Care
A core theme of her work is promoting high-quality, patient-centered cancer care, with a focus on patient-reported outcomes and shared decision-making.
Oncology Nursing Science
She actively works to advance the field, evidenced by her research funding, publications, and receiving the 2023 Victoria Mock New Investigator Award from the Oncology Nursing Society.

Media Appearances

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Rachel Pozzar, PhD, RN (Interview). Featured in YouTube

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Rachel Pozzar, PhD, RN on BOLSTER trial | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Featured in YouTube

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Work History

8-2025
Associate Professor of Nursing at Northeastern University
11-2024
Associate Director, Bioinformatics & Technology Core at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
7-2021
Nurse Scientist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
7-2021 - 8-2025
Instructor In Medicine at Harvard Medical School
7-2019 - 7-2021
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Education

2015 - 2018
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Northeastern University
2009 - 2012
Master of Science (M.S.) from Boston College

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Exp : 21 Location : Greater Boston, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Associate Professor of Nursing at Northeastern University
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Insights For Selling To Rachel

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more

DONT's

  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rachel is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rachel

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rachel move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Rachel take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Rachel

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