Director of Pediatric Research
Director of Pediatric Research
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Job Description
Location:
Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)Shift:
Days (United States of America)Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Worker Type:
RegularExemption Status:
YesJob Summary:
The Director of Pediatric Research will oversee research involving children throughout the Geisinger Health System. Working in partnership with researchers throughout the Geisinger Health System and Geisinger College of Health Sciences the Director will guide the expansion of clinical and translational research involving children and adolescents. This role is integral to advancing the Departments mission to enhance pediatric healthcare through innovative and meaningful research.The Director will lead collaborative efforts with the Department of Pediatrics and Geisinger College of Health Sciences including Graduate Medical Education and Geisinger Research Institute leadership to establish research priorities that are consistent with the Geisinger College of Health Science and Geisinger Health Systems strategic plan.
The Director will foster a culture of equity inclusion and psychological safety promoting a supportive and collaborative environment for researchers clinicians and all level of learners.
The position will be supported by 0.2 FTE dedicated administrative time.
Job Duties:
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensure the ongoing development of pediatric research will be patientcentered efficient effective equitable integrated and safe.
- Develop and sustain a durable pediatric researchtraining program for clinicians and learners.
- Guide and mentor faculty and learners within the Department in the development of their research portfolios.
- Facilitate collaboration between the Department of Pediatrics Janet Weis Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education and the Geisinger College of Health Sciences to promote interdisciplinary research.
- Strengthen partnerships with the Pediatrics and MedicinePediatrics and Pediatric Neurology residency programs as well as evolving fellowship programs to foster opportunities for trainees to engage in research and to promote original research and other scholarly projects among residents.
- Leverage existing core lectures in research methods and biostatistics and where necessary develop additional courses and programs to ensure opportunities for the development of research skills and literacy for all pediatric staff (e.g. physicians advanced practitioners nurses therapists residents and fellows).
- Collaborate with medical directors of pediatric services to develop implement and foster programs and processes to achieve excellence in pediatric research including but not limited to general pediatrics preventative care pediatric specialty care and pediatric surgical care. With the medical directors and residency program directors explore opportunities for research in focused areas such as health maintenance and disease prevention genomics rural trauma and child abuse.
- Partner with Research Administration to ensure compliance with ethical standards contractual and regulatory requirements for clinical research.
- Oversee the evaluation and prioritization of potential research projects. Identify ways to streamline internal research procedures and establish and support a processimprovement program to improve the quality of pediatric research.
- Oversee and guide the design of pediatric research projects including clinical trials and translational studies. Coordinate the efforts of clinician researchers to ensure appropriate patient selection study design and the of clinical trials.
- Identify and secure external funding opportunities for research including grants philanthropic organizations federal agencies and industry partnerships.
- Support faculty and researchers in developing research proposals protocols and manuscripts for publication in highimpact journals.
- Collaborate closely with researchers in the Research Department to enhance the quality of life of children through research education and clinical care innovation.
- Collaborates with Quality Improvement on evaluating and analyzing data and metrics to seek to improve patient outcomes.
- The Director will provide guidance for the assessment and integration of emerging technologies that optimize care for children.
- Chair regularly scheduled Pediatric Research meetings that will provide guidance and updates to new and active pediatric clinical research initiatives.
- Participate in key educational conferences held within the Department of Pediatrics.
- Develop an annual Geisingers JWCH research portfolio report to enumerate and promote important accomplishments in pediatric research. Regularly review research progress providing reports to leadership and recommending adjustments as needed.
- Collaborate with hospital administration and research leaders to ensure the efficient use of resources and alignment with institutional priorities.
Position Details:
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across disciplines and departments.
- A strong record of securing research funding and publishing in peerreviewed journals.
- Commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive research environment.
- Experience and understanding of working with Institutional Review Boards Compliance Office of Sponsored Projects and Finance and navigating regulatory or other research requirements.
- Experience collaborating with residency training programs and mentorship of earlycareer researchers.
- Demonstrated strong leadership and decisionmaking skills.
REQUIREMENTS:
- PhD MD or DO or other relevant terminal doctorate degree from a U.S. accredited institution and completed residency or postdoctoral education. Formal research training must be documented by transcript.
- Minimum of 5 years of research experience following completion of terminal degree with a record of successful external funding.
- Demonstrated success in building collaborative research programs within a healthcare or academic institution.
- Minimum 2 years teaching and training experience including faculty mentoring and research training.
- Candidate should have a successful record of peerreviewed publications as first and/or senior author and within a team of authors as well as a record of presentations at national conferences.
- Proven ability to assist coauthors and/or students in achieving publishing and presentation success.
- Proven ability to engage work effectively with and lead diverse faculty students and staff.
Education:
Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (Required)Experience:
Certification(s) and License(s):
Licensed Medical Doctor State of PennsylvaniaSkills:
Patient Care And Procedural Skills Professional Etiquette SystemsBased PracticeOUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients our members our students our Geisinger family and our communities.
- KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
- EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
- LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
- INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients our members our community and the nation.
- SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one including vision dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration cooperation and collegiality.
We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
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