Clinician & Clinical Research Director; CCRD

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In conjunction with the Principal Investigator this Clinician and Clinical Research Director (CCRD) is responsible for the strategic, operational, clinical, and regulatory duties associated with the leadership of the InSTRIDE Program which encompasses a comprehensive clinical research unit, including two mobile health units and a mobile pharmacy clinic. This role encompasses providing direct clinical care and medical oversight, management of all clinical research activities, and overall administrative responsibility for the InSTRIDE program and staff.

The CCRD will provide direct clinical care, both in-person and telehealth to patients on a mobile pharmacy clinic, mobile health units and within a brick-and-mortar clinical research program as well as medical oversight to the InSTRIDE program. The person will oversee an interdisciplinary research and clinical program and innovative models of healthcare delivery supporting federally funded research, including NIH-supported initiatives. The role provides direct leadership for clinical and operational teams, including APRNs, research nurses, community health workers, patient navigators, project managers, research assistants, data managers and clinical research personnel.

This position is responsible for oversight and expansion of mobile clinical research and mobile pharmacy operations, decentralized clinical trial infrastructure, telehealth initiatives, and community-based research programs designed to improve healthcare access, research participation, and health equity across diverse populations and geographic regions.

The CCRD serves in a senior leadership capacity across clinical, administrative, research, and policy domains and is responsible for strategic growth planning, program expansion into additional clinical and community settings, workforce development, and implementation of scalable and sustainable clinical research operations in conjunction with the Principal Investigator. The position will collaborate with Yale School of Nursing, Yale School of Medicine, Yale School of Public Health, other academic institutions outside Yale, community organizations, healthcare systems, and governmental agencies to develop innovative care delivery and research models.

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The CCRD will serve as a member of the research team for multiple NIH grant-funded projects and will provide medical oversight and direct clinical care including in-person and telehealth, related to clinical and clinical research activities in both inpatient and outpatient settings including mobile health units. These duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Conduct of clinical assessments (e. g. physical examinations) and ordering of diagnostic testing and treatment for patients presenting to the mobile and brick-and-mortar InSTRIDE locations.
• Prescribing and administering medications including injections and infusions.
• Obtain biological specimens (e. g. blood) as needed.
• Assessment and management of adverse events.
• Assessment of opioid withdrawal and initiation of all forms of medications for opioid use disorder as need for antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection or PrEP for those at risk for acquiring HIV.
• Serves as the Medical Director for all clinical and research activities acting as a resource for staff and assuring patient safety.

In Conjunction With The Principal Investigator, The CCRD Will Provide Oversight Of All Programmatic Activities And Staff Including, But Not Limited To, The Following:

• Provide senior clinical, operational, administrative, and strategic leadership for multidisciplinary clinical research and healthcare delivery programs supporting Yale research initiatives in conjunction with the Principal Investigator.
• Oversee interdisciplinary teams including APRNs, research nurses, project managers, research assistants, patient navigators, community health workers, clinical coordinators, and research personnel to ensure high-quality, patient-centered, compliant, and efficient clinical research operations.
• Lead…