Senior Research Scientist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois, +4 more states.

📋 Description

• Spearhead projects concentrating on client expertise, health policy, or the implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and learning collaboratives of healthcare delivery models.

• Provide operational management and fulfill roles as Project Director, Deputy Project Director, or Task Lead.

• Work in collaboration with project managers to supervise individual tasks and team timelines.

• Establish and nurture relationships with project sponsors, external partners, internal managers, and staff members.

• Contribute to business development initiatives and proactively pursue new projects to achieve annual Sales Credit objectives.

• Lead the development of proposals for new contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements.

• Supervise research that results in peer-reviewed publications or deliverable reports.

• Transform published research into actionable improvements in health outcomes.

• Represent Arbor Research by presenting seminars and lectures externally.

• Mentor research personnel.

• Utilize advanced quantitative and qualitative research methodologies in health services research, program evaluation, and applied research.

• Manage data collection and analysis, interpret the findings, and convert evidence into practical recommendations.

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, federal partners, healthcare organizations, and community stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master’s degree with relevant experience in health services research, epidemiology, health policy, or other social science disciplines.

• A minimum of seven (7) years of postdoctoral research experience at Arbor Research and/or a similar research-focused organization.

• Experience in collecting and synthesizing qualitative data, particularly from listening sessions.

• Proven research success evidenced by expertise in content areas, lead or senior authorship on peer-reviewed and/or scholarly publications, invited presentations, project reports, and/or a reputation as a research scientist.

• Demonstrated success in leadership roles for large-scale research projects.

• Proven track record in business development and securing funding for new projects aligned with the Organization’s mission.

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills suitable for a diverse range of audiences, including the healthcare community, sponsors, and policymakers.

• Established mentorship and leadership capabilities with successful outcomes.

• Must possess and maintain valid travel documents to comply with commercial airfare travel carrier requirements.

• Must reside in Washington D.C., Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, or North Carolina.

• Preferred: PhD in health services research, epidemiology, health policy, or other social science fields.

• Preferred: Prior experience and interest in engaging in business development activities such as gathering client/market intelligence, understanding agency/client priorities to cross-sell the Organization’s expertise, navigating bid/no-bid processes, proposal development, and actively seeking new projects.

🏝️ Benefits

• 0.50 FTE, 20 hours per week.

• Flexible remote work arrangement.

• Minimal overnight travel, capped at no more than 5%.

• Opportunity to contribute to peer-reviewed publications and participate in external seminars/lectures.

• Mentorship and leadership opportunities available.

• Base compensation determined by market range and geographic pay zones, considering individual factors such as experience, skills, certifications, and education.