Director, Clinical & Translational Science

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Cook Childrens is building a nationally recognized pediatric clinical and translational science enterprise that accelerates the transformation of scientific discoveries into improved diagnostics therapeutics care delivery models and patient outcomes. The Director Clinical & Translational Science serves as the strategic scientific and operational leader for this enterprise responsible for expanding the institutional research portfolio increasing investigator engagement growing external funding and developing translational science capabilities across Cook Childrens.

The Director owns investigatorinitiated research strategy research portfolio growth investigator support services translational science programs workforce development consortium development and academic partnerships. This leader partners closely with Research Informatics and Information Services to align clinical and translational science priorities with the technology data analytics and infrastructure capabilities that support research operations while Research Informatics and Information Services retain responsibility for the underlying technical platforms systems architecture and data engineering functions.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive clinical and translational science strategy aligned with Cook Childrens research clinical and organizational priorities.

• Lead institutional efforts to grow the portfolio of investigatorinitiated and externally funded research including centerlevel and multisite programmatic awards.

• Build scalable investigatorfacing services that support study design protocol development project management grant preparation and scientific collaboration.

• Provide scientific leadership and foster a strong teamscience culture among clinicians scientists data scientists research professionals and external collaborators.

• Partner with Research Informatics to enable effective use of research data platforms analytics capabilities and digital tools in support of clinical and translational science while respecting their ownership of technical platforms and data engineering.

• Develop strategic external partnerships and consortia with universities pediatric hospitals industry and funding agencies to enhance Cook Childrens national visibility and research impact.

• Strengthen the clinical and translational research workforce through education mentoring and professional development programs for investigators and research staff.

• Ensure research activities follow applicable regulatory ethical and institutional requirements in close collaboration with IRB Compliance Privacy Legal and Information Security.

• Provide leadership and management for the Clinical & Translational Science department including budgeting staffing performance management and continuous improvement.

Education & Experience:

• Masters degree required in appropriate field (e.g. Research Epidemiology Biostatistics Statistics Chemistry etc.)

• 7 years of relevant professional experience is required

• Proven leadership interpersonal and communication skills is required

• Demonstrated experience with clinical research study design and development data management statistical analysis and medical and grant writing required

Position requires an individual with:

• Demonstrated expertise in identifying the underlying principles reasons or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts

• Demonstrated expertise in effectively managing data statistical analysis and interpretation medical and grant writing and study design

• Computer proficiency in word and data processing

• Knowledge of medical terminology

• Knowledge of principles of research and federal regulations;

• Excellent writing and editing skills

• Detail oriented and strong organizational skills

• Ability to understand complex statistical and protocol design

• Excellent leadership and written oral and electronic communication skills

Licensure Registration and/or Certification:

• Maintains licensure and certification as appropriate to profession

About Us:

Cook Childrens is an equal opportunity employer. As such Cook Childrens offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race color religion sex age national origin physical or mental disability pregnancy protected veteran status genetic information or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms conditions and privileges of employment including but not limited to hiring job placement training compensation discipline advancement and termination.