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Scientific Research Director

Woman's Hospital


Job Location:

Baton Rouge, LA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 102128 - 151923
Posted: 13 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 10 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Director of Scientific Research develops and implements human research studies related to womens health including identifying resources and making contacts for contract/industry services. Establishes collaborative relationships to enhance research efforts and assists in other research related to womens health issues including the OB/GYN residency program. Indirectly supervises research activities and personnel conducting research. Trains in and ensures compliance of federal and state regulations guiding research conduction to research protocols and department Standard Operating Procedures. Duties include the management and coordination of research studies budget creation contract drafting and review data management participant consenting study status communication and collaboration with other coordinators nurses healthcare providers dietitians Principal Investigators and ancillary departments.

Requirements:

  • PhD required
  • Knowledge and experience with grant applications required.
  • Experience in study design data collection data quality control research execution grant writing manuscript writing and publishing work in peer reviewed journals required.
  • Extensive knowledge and experience in human subject research required.
  • Experiencewith poster and/or oral presentations at professional conferences preferred.
  • Established research record required in an area of womens health preferred.
  • Record of funding or potential to procure fundingpreferred.
  • REDCap experience preferred.
  • Supervisory/leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities:

  • Supports a high-paced high-volume research program conducting clinical and epidemiological womens health research
  • Designs and implements research projects related to area of research; writes and submits grants for research; publishes research findings in nationally peer reviewed professional journals
  • Drafts revises and submits regulatory material to IRB and R&D; processes and executes IRB reliance agreements; maintains study regulatory documentation; maintains protocol dedicated communications (e.g. adverse event reporting unanticipated problem reports protocol violations)
  • Identifies resources and makes contacts for contract services for the above projects; creates proposals/scopes of work for industry research projects; generates project/study budgets
  • Builds revises and maintains REDCap projects; case report form creation; data entry; data auditing and quality control; missing data rectification
  • Oversees day to day operations of the research studies; indirectly manages research personnel by training staff on respective research studies and sponsored projects; monitors study progress; audit study activities data and protocol adherence; Assists in the coordination of the personnel equipment and supply needs of research with that of the medical staff hospital staff researchers at collaborative institutions and vendors

Pay Range:

  • Salaried Exempt position
  • $102128 - $151923
  • Compensation commensurate with experience

Schedule:

  • Full-Time
  • Monday - Friday
  • Onsite at Main Hospital Campus

A Work Experience with Purpose

Womans is one of the largest specialty hospitals for women and infants in the United States. We are recognized throughout the country for our innovative programs and we pride ourselves in surpassing the expectations of those we serve. Providing exceptional patient care and creating exceptional patient experiences are at the center of what we do at Womans. Our team consistently exceeds state and national benchmarks for patient satisfaction.

Our employees organizational culture mission vision values and benefits make Womans a best place to fact for the 17th year in a row Womans has been recognized as a Best Place to Work by Modern Healthcare making us the only healthcare organization to earn the distinction every year since the programs inception. We are proud of the level of care our staff provides to our patients and each other.

If you have any questions or would like to connect with one of our recruiters directly please e-mail

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at Womans Hospital. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation age disability genetic information veteran status national origin gender identity and/or expression marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.


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