Head of Research

At Life Stance Health, we strive to help individuals, families, and communities with their mental health needs. Everywhere. Every day. It’s a lofty goal; we know. But we make it happen with the best team in mental healthcare.

Thank you for taking the time to explore a career with us. As the fastest growing mental health practice group in the country, now is the perfect time to join our team!

Life Stance Health Values Belonging:
We cultivate a space where everyone can show up as their authentic self.

Empathy:
We seek out diverse perspectives and listen to learn without judgment.

Courage:
We are all accountable for doing the right thing - even when it's hard - because we know it's worth it.

One Team:
We realize our full potential when we work together towards our shared purpose.

Benefits As a full-time employee of Life Stance Health, the following benefits are offered: medical, dental, vision, AD&D, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. Additional benefits include a 401k retirement savings with employer match, paid parental leave, paid time off, holiday pay and an Employee Assistance Program.

ROLE OVERVIEW The Head of Research is responsible for advancing Life Stance’s enterprise research, outcomes, and external publication strategy by building scalable research infrastructure, translating real-world clinical data into evidence, and partnering across Clinical, Quality, Data Analytics, Operations, and external collaborators. Success looks like a clinically governed, methodologically rigorous research portfolio that differentiates Life Stance through measurable outcomes, high-quality publications, strategic partnerships, and actionable insights that improve care for patients and support clinicians.

Consistent with Life Stance’s values, every member of the Life Stance team is expected to support each other and the mission, which may mean participating in projects and initiatives and performing functions and responsibilities not specifically outlined in this job description. Leaders at Life Stance are expected to foster a commitment to the organization values.

KEY RESPONSIBILITESThe intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Research Strategy & Governance:
Develop and lead the enterprise research strategy, including annual research priorities, publication roadmap, governance processes, and standards for ethical, compliant research execution.

Outcomes Research & Evidence Generation:
Oversee analyses of Life Stance clinical, operational, and measurement-based care data ensuring priorities and strategies are guided by Clinical Excellence to produce actionable insights regarding access, engagement, quality, safety, clinical effectiveness, and patient outcomes.

Publications & Thought Leadership:
Establish publication standards and oversee development of manuscripts, white papers, conference abstracts, annual outcomes reporting, and external-facing research narratives that strengthen Life Stance’s thought leadership.

Research Infrastructure & Operations:
Build scalable research operations, including project intake, prioritization, study design support, documentation, data request workflows, IRB and regulatory coordination, and reporting cadence.

Cross-Functional Partnership:
Partner with Clinical Excellence, Quality, Legal/Compliance, Privacy, Data Insights, Informatics, Practice Operations, Strategy, and Finance to ensure research initiatives are strategically aligned, operationally feasible, and clinically meaningful.

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Collaboration:

Develop and manage research…