Director Research Surgical Enterprises
Listed on 2025-12-27
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Science
Medical Science, Clinical Research
Full time
Day Shift
Onsite
Summary:The Director of Research, Surgical Enterprises is a senior, non‑clinical leader responsible for driving strategic growth, execution, and oversight of clinical, translational, and outcomes‑based research across all surgical departments within a leading pediatric healthcare system. Collaborating closely with physician‑scientists, institutional leaders, and the Rebecca
D. Considine Research Institute, this role ensures alignment with the mission to improve pediatric health through discovery and implementation science. Operating within a federated research model, the director leverages centralized core functions—such as data science, biostatistics, clinical trials, and research integrity—while supporting embedded subspecialty teams. With access to a unified EHR and a broad patient population, the director advances high‑impact surgical research and innovation.
Develop and implement the Surgical Research Strategic Plan in collaboration with institutional and departmental leadership.
Ensure research initiatives support priorities in quality, safety, innovation, and patient engagement.
Champion cross‑disciplinary research across all surgical divisions, including general surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, and more.
Build strategic collaborations with regional academic institutions to enhance research capabilities.
Manage research budgets, personnel, and ensure efficient regulatory, IRB, and clinical trial processes.
Provide oversight and mentorship to surgical specialty research professionals and ensure compliance with institutional standards.
Promote faculty engagement in research through mentorship, protected time, and shared infrastructure.
Mentor junior faculty and trainees, and develop surgeon‑scientist pipelines in partnership with educational institutions.
Pursue funding opportunities and cultivate academic, industry, and philanthropic collaborations.
Establish KPIs for research productivity and provide regular reporting to leadership while ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Familiarity with research integration into EPIC, COSMOS, REDCap, CTMS, and other clinical research platforms.
- Proven track record of mentoring junior investigators and promoting scholarly output.
- Demonstrated success in obtaining extramural funding (e.g., NIH, foundations, industry).
- Experience managing cross‑disciplinary teams and complex research portfolios.
- Strategic Thinking and Execution.
- Leadership and Team Building.
- Grant Writing and Scientific Communication.
- Stakeholder Engagement—including internal leaders, professional and physician‑scientists and learners, and regional academic partners.
- Data‑Driven Decision‑Making.
- Research Compliance and Integrity.
PhD with a strong record of independent research productivity in a surgical or surgical‑adjacent field required.
Full Time
FTE: 1.0
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