Director of Cardiovascular Research – Saint Luke’s Mid-America Heart Institute – Kansas , MO

Position: Director of Cardiovascular Research – Saint Luke’s Mid-America Heart Institute – Kansas City, MO
Job Description ​Saint Luke's Mid-America Heart Institute (MAHI) in Kansas City, MO and the Office of Research Services are seeking a Director of Cardiovascular Research. This physician leader will partner closely with MAHI leadership, the Vice President of Research, and the Office of Research Services to provide scientific and strategic leadership for the cardiovascular research enterprise. Responsibilities include developing and executing the cardiovascular research strategy, growing extramural funding, recruiting and mentoring investigators, overseeing the Clinical Scholar Program, and advancing the national prominence of Saint Luke's cardiovascular research programs.

Saint Luke's MAHI is home to a nationally recognized cardiovascular research enterprise. The program supports an NHLBI-funded T32 research fellowship and includes more than 20 cardiologists with dedicated research time, producing ~250 scientific publications annually and multiple Late Breaking Clinical Trials presented at major scientific meetings. The Office of Research Services includes eight dedicated cardiovascular statisticians and serves as a primary site for NCDR data analytics alongside Duke, Yale, and Harvard.

Supported by strong NIH and industry funding, the program also includes dedicated clinical trial coordinators across all cardiovascular subspecialties.

The cardiovascular research enterprise spans interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery, heart failure and transplantation, electrophysiology, cardiac imaging, structural heart and valve disease, vascular medicine, preventive cardiology, women’s cardiovascular health, cardiometabolic disease, and outcomes research. Building on Saint Luke’s longstanding tradition of clinical, translational, and outcomes research, the Heart Institute has participated in numerous landmark investigations that have contributed to FDA-approved therapies, devices, procedures, and evidence-based cardiovascular care.

In addition to clinical trials, the program includes internationally recognized centers and core laboratories in areas such as cardiovascular outcomes research, intravascular imaging, and noninvasive imaging. These programs collaborate with leading cardiovascular investigators worldwide to advance prevention, diagnosis, treatment, quality of life, and cardiovascular data science.

Interested candidates will hold a faculty appointment at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine. Qualified candidates may also be considered for appointment as the inaugural Chair of the newly established Department of Cardiology, subject to the university's selection process.

Job Functions:

Provide scientific and strategic leadership for the cardiovascular research enterprise, fostering research excellence, innovation, collaboration, and program growth.

Partner closely with the Vice President of Research, MAHI Co-Directors, and research operations leadership to align priorities, allocate resources, and ensure accountability for research performance and outcomes.

Develop and execute the cardiovascular research strategy, expand extramural funding, and advance the program's national prominence in clinical trials, outcomes research, and scholarly activity.

Provide leadership and strategic oversight for the full cardiovascular research portfolio, including clinical trials, investigator-initiated studies, translational research, outcomes research, health services research, registries, and core laboratory activities.

Responsible for the recruitment and orientation of clinical investigators/clinical scholars in cardiovascular disease and evaluation of their research-related performance and productivity.

Provide mentorship and support to cardiovascular clinician investigators,…