Description

**Person hired for this role must sit in the Northwest region. This a hybrid role and requires being onsite 1-3 days per week. This is a 24 hour per week role with benefits

Kaiser Permanente Northwest-s Center for Health Research (CHR) is seeking an experienced Research Investigator III to lead an ongoing program of research on Maternal and Women-s Health. In addition to the general required and preferred background and experience for the Research Investigator III position, the ideal candidate will have a track record of obtaining and leading extramurally-funded research grants relating to Maternal and Women-s Health as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator and experience bridging research and clinical practice to conduct pragmatic research that addresses issues of importance to healthcare delivery. They will also have a currently funded, programmatic body of work that can be conducted at CHR. Based in Portland, Oregon, this flexible role requires regular on site engagement.

Job Summary:

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is responsible for leading a sustained and innovative research program and the procurement of research funding from internal and external sources; managing the implementation of an externally-funded or internally-funded research project and/or program to ensure compliance with award requirements; overseeing fiscal management and ensuring the appropriate use of funds; and evaluating projects and forecasting workload and costs to determine budgets and proper allocation of staff.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds collaborative, cross-functional relationships. Solicits and acts on performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership; influences, mentors, and coaches team members. Practices self-leadership; creates, evaluates, and responds to the strengths and weaknesses of self and unit or team members. Leads the adaptation to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback. Fosters open dialogue amongst team members.
• Drives the execution of multiple work streams by identifying member and operational needs; translates business strategy into actionable business requirements; develops and updates new procedures and policies. Gains cross-functional support for objectives and priorities; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves highly complex issues; escalates and resolves issues as appropriate; sets standards and measures progress. Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates, obtains and distributes resources. Removes obstacles that impact performance; guides performance and develops contingency plans accordingly; influences the completion of project tasks by others.
• Participates in mentoring activities by: seeking opportunities for professional growth and skill development, as well as leveraging expert knowledge and experience to advise team members through formal and/or informal mentorships.
• Assists in the management of research projects by: attending trainings, providing expertise on, and adhering to all applicable local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and accreditation standards, and any funding agency, grant, and/or contract management policies, and the terms and conditions of the award for highly complex and/or large research studies, as well as providing technical leadership and mentorship to ensure the correct processes are followed to achieve a high degree of security, privacy, and safety; leveraging extensive expertise and highly specialized knowledge to lead the identification and development of research methodologies, protocols, and data collection and analysis plans across multiple, large, and/or highly complex research studies to ensure quality and scientific integrity and serving as a resource to team members through the process; leading and/or conducting highly complex qualitative and/or quantitative data collection, cleaning, management, and/or analyses and providing feedback to team members to maintain the quality, accuracy, and integrity of data; building effective partnerships with cross-functional research partners to ensure alignment of project plans, coordinate activities, and provide consultation toward achieving project goals; and overseeing, developing, and monitoring budgets, timelines, and/or deliverables for highly complex and/or large research studies across a research program.
• Contributes to the development of proposals by: leveraging expert knowledge to lead and/or collaborate on the development and writing of large and/or highly complex proposals with national and/or global impact, including as a principal or co-investigator, from conceptualization to submission and overseeing large teams; and participating in and/or leading the oversight of pre-award activities (e.g., define and negotiate aspects of the proposal including the scope of work and budget) for highly complex and/or large proposals that may vary in number.
• Advances knowledge of the scientific community by: leveraging expertise to assist and/or lead the interpretation and/or presentation of highly complex data; and lead- and/or co-authoring technical products and peer-reviewed publications and/or developing abstracts, posters, and/or presentations to disseminate research findings locally, nationally, or internationally to clinical partners, collaborators, stakeholders, or wider audiences, as well as serving as a resource on dissemination activities for senior authored products.
• Participates in service to the local and scientific community by: regularly participating in and/or leading activities in the scientific community such as serving as an reviewer for scientific journals and grant review panels, and participating in committees, conferences, and/or professional organizations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)

• Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
• Attention to Detail
• Business Knowledge
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Cross-Group Collaboration
• Decision Making
• Dependability
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
• Drives Results
• Facilitation Skills
• Health Care Industry
• Influencing Others
• Integrity
• Learning Agility
• Organizational Savvy
• Problem Solving
• Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
• Teamwork
• Topic-Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)

• Research Funding
• Change Management
• Confidentiality
• Data Governance
• Interpretation & Dissemination of Research
• Project Management
• Research & Evaluation Data Collection
• Research & Evaluation Study Design
• Research Ethics
• Scientific Writing
• Stakeholder Management
• Systems Thinking

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum eight (8) years of experience serving as a principal investigator designing and conducting research in an externally and/or internally funded research environment.
• Doctoral degree in Health Services, Public Health, Community Health, Health Education, Social/Behavioral Science, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy or directly related scientific field related to health research AND Minimum eight (8) years of experience in a scientific field related to health or health services research and/or evaluation or a directly related field.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Twelve (12) years of experience performing analytical techniques on a research project(s).
• Served as an author (lead author, co-author, contributor) on published research products (e.g., journal articles, books, public entity reports, policy briefs, evidence-based reviews, white papers, clinical guidelines).

Primary Location: Oregon,Portland,Center for Health Research
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM
Working Hours End: 05:00 PM
Job Schedule: Part-time
Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Flexible
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-NW-01|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Center for Health Research - RI Leadership - 1001
Pay Range: $118560 - $153384 / year Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Travel: No Flexible: Work location is on-site at a KP location, with the flexibility to work from home. Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.
Requisition #: 1435233

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