Director of Research

2 weeks ago

Washington, United States Cancer Support Community Full time

**DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH**

The Cancer Support Community (CSC), an international nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., is seeking an ambitious and detail-oriented psychosocial oncology researcher who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of people impacted by cancer for our **Director of Research **position.
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**Job Title: Director of Research **_Department: Research_**

**Reports To: VP, Research**

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**JOB SUMMARY**:
The **Director **will independently lead multiple psychosocial oncology research projects. Role scope includes conceptualizing, planning, overseeing, and conducting research to better understand and support the patient and caregiver experience of living with cancer, including supporting CSC’s existing Cancer Experience Registry research. In addition to their research duties, the **Director** will work with VP, Research to support efforts to fund new research initiatives, including leading funder, sponsor, and advisory meetings and discussions around project scope, approach, and desired outcomes. Following project development, the **Director** will plan and execute the front-end launch of new projects and direct their execution, including recruitment and careful oversight of data analysis and interpretation. The **Director** will have robust training and experience in social or behavioral science as a mixed-methodologist, with demonstrable evidence of success in both quantitative/survey and qualitative research. The **Director** will also play a key role in the dissemination of research findings, such as conference submissions/attendance, manuscript preparation and submission, blogs, articles, webinars, and supporting appropriate amplification plans.

The **Director** will work cross-departmentally to envision research that advances CSC’s mission to _uplift and strengthen people impacted by cancer by providing support, fostering compassionate communities, and breaking down barriers to care_. Research priorities include understanding cancer patient and caregiver needs and experiences to develop and improve policy, education, and direct service interventions as well as to demonstrate the impact of these interventions.

**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**

**Research Project Management and Execution**:

- Support existing research projects, including CSC’s existing Cancer Experience Registry survey research, as well as impending and cross-departmental mixed-method research initiatives
- Lead projects from conceptualization to dissemination, with ability to support all aspects of research executive (e.g., research design, recruitment, IRB submission, interview guide and survey development, analytic plan, data monitoring and cleaning, analysis, reports and presentations)
- Identify and secure resources and skills needed to execute proposed research projects; communicate project needs to Vice President, Research and other project team members
- Develop project budget and work with Research Coordinator to track progress against statement of work and contract budget

**Research Communication, Dissemination, and Support**:

- Contribute to and/or lead full execution of scientific manuscripts, abstracts, symposia and other methods of data dissemination
- Collaborate effectively with internal and external advisors, partners, funders, and other stakeholders around research project imagining, design, program implementation, and data dissemination
- Seek out new partners and extend reach for funding, research collaborations, service delivery, and data dissemination; provide scientific support to CSC leadership in meetings with potential study sponsors
- Identify and engage advisory committee members, as necessary for new research initiatives, resourcing considerations, and data dissemination
- Provide research consultation and support to other CSC departments (Program, Education, Policy) as well as Network Partners

Performs other duties as required by Vice President, Research and Executive Leadership

**SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS**:

- A doctoral degree in social and behavioral sciences, psychology, health economics, social work, public health, or related field
- A minimum of 3 years of post-graduate experience and interest in behavioral research relevant to cancer and chronic illness, including epidemiology, public health, psychology, psychometrics, and/or other related field
- Related mixed-methods research experience in psychosocial outcomes and/or interventions with chronic illness/cancer; research experience with program effectiveness/outcomes, implementation science, scale development and validation, and/or health economics and outcomes research a plus
- Expertise with SPSS and/or Stata (for quantitative analysis) and Nvivo (for qualitative analysis); ability to conceptualize and support advanced analytic plans and statistical modeling
- Ability to lead/support multiple research projects

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