Director of Research (Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science)

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Director of Research (Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science)
Job Category	Staff & Executive – Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
Department	Inst-Hth,Hth Care Pol&Agng Res
Overview	New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Director of Research (Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science) in Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Institute for Health. Under the direction of the Director of PETS, the Director of Research supervises staff and day-to-day research activities for the Center. The Director of Research leads execution of state-of-the-art multidisciplinary studies in the field of pharmacoepidemiology at the Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science, based at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research. Research projects include federal, foundation, and industry funded grants and contracts in various areas of pharmacoepidemiology, typically using large administrative claims and electronic health records data. The Director of Research drafts manuscripts for publication in scientific journals, drafts research grants and contracts, directs research staff and data analysts, and communicates with collaborators. This role also contributes to the identification of areas of future research. The Director of Research supervises diverse and multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring that projects achieve their stated goals and adhere to their established timelines. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Design and implement pharmacoepidemiology research. Lead research activities including application of appropriate statistical methods, interpretation of results, reporting, and communication of results. Supervise diverse staff in the execution of research projects. Recruits research staff. Develop protocols, statistical analysis plans, abstracts, reports, and publications. Develop detailed specifications for study databases and analysis files, consistency checks, tables, and figures; communicate requirements to the data analysts. Publish research findings and present findings at professional scientific meetings. Supervise and/or coordinate project managers, data analysts, and clinical and scientific collaborators to ensure that project goals and aims are achieved within the established timelines. Lead meetings of project teams with internal and external collaborators. Support the preparation of grant proposals, including with the organization and writing of background material and conduct of preliminary data analyses. Consult and communicate regularly with project principal investigators.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	37S
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	122721.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	163902.000
Annual Maximum Salary	205082.000
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	Non-Union
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
COVID-19 Immunization Requirement	Under Policy 60.1.35 , Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Prospective employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster within two weeks (14 calendar days) of eligibility . Based on current guidance, individuals are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the final dose of any COVID-19 vaccine authorized or approved for use in the United States by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Eligibility for a booster against COVID-19 varies and is explained on the University’s web site located at https://coronavirus.rutgers.edu/covid-19-vaccine . Failure to provide proof of primary vaccination and booster will result in rescission of a prospective employee’s offer of employment and/or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff – 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Masters Degree or PhD required, plus ten years of experience which includes five (5) years of research experience and five (5) years of leadership experience within a large healthcare institution. Formal training in a relevant scientific discipline such as epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, outcomes research, or health services research, and practical experience conducting human subjects research.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Highly organized, energetic, responsible, and enterprising individual with demonstrated excellence in organizational management, staff management, and the ability to implement multiple projects, coach and manage staff, facilitate high-performance teamwork, and set and achieve strategic objectives. Past success working on complex projects with multidisciplinary research teams. Possess strong skills in written and verbal communication and time management as well as familiarity with scientific writing. Communicates with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills. Detail-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and innovative.
Preferred Qualifications
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	PHYSICAL DEMANDS: No significant physical demands. Must be ale to exert force up to 35 pounds. WORK ENVIRONMENT: No significant exposures or noise levels. Office /Laboratory/Clinical environment.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	22ST2667
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Downtown New Brunswick
City	New Brunswick
State	NJ
Location Details

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Infection Control and Safety

This position is subject to all Rutgers University policies, including TB surveillance and other infection control and safety policies. Please review the Tuberculosis Surveillance Policy for additional information.

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