Kaiser Permanente · 1 month ago
Research Investigator I - Behavioral & Mental Health
Colorado-Aurora-Central Support
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelKaiser Permanente is seeking a Research Investigator I to join their team at the Institute for Health Research in Aurora, Colorado. The role involves building an innovative research program in Behavioral and Mental Health, managing research projects, and securing funding while ensuring compliance with award requirements.
Health CareHospitalMental HealthNon ProfitPersonal Health
Responsibilities
Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations. Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome
Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions
Participates in mentoring activities by: seeking opportunities for professional growth and skill development under the mentorship of more senior researchers, as well as sharing knowledge and expertise with colleagues
Assists in the management of research projects by: attending trainings to stay up to date on of all applicable local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and accreditation standards, and any funding agency, grant, and/or contract management policies, as well as meeting the terms and conditions of the award to ensure research study activities are compliant; leveraging a comprehensive knowledge of ones field to partner with team on the identification and development of research methodologies, protocols, and data collection and analysis plans to ensure quality and scientific integrity for a study; leading and/or conducting qualitative and/or quantitative data collection, cleaning, management, and/or analyses, with minimal oversight, maintaining the quality, accuracy, and integrity of data; working across teams and functions to facilitate communication, coordinate research activities, and provide consultation toward achieving project goals; and leading and/or supporting the development and monitoring of budgets, timelines, and/or deliverables for medium to large-sized research studies, with minimal oversight
Contributes to the development of proposals by: collaborating on and/or leading the development and writing of proposals from conceptualization to submission, with minimal direction, in alignment with best practices; and participating in and/or leading the oversight of pre-award activities (e.g., define and negotiate aspects of the proposal including the scope of work and budget), under minimal supervision
Advances knowledge of the scientific community by: assisting and/or leading in the interpretation and/or presentation of data, with minimal oversight; and lead- and/or co-authoring technical products and peer-reviewed publications and/or developing abstracts, posters, and/or presentations, with minimal oversight, to disseminate research findings locally, nationally, or internationally to clinical partners, collaborators, stakeholders, or wider audiences
Participates in service to the local and scientific community by: participating in peer review for scientific journals, committees, panels, conferences, and/or professional organizations
Qualification
Required
Doctoral degree in Health Services, Public Health, Community Health, Health Education, Social/Behavioral Science, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy or directly related scientific field related to health research
Preferred
Demonstrated expertise and funding in Behavioral and Mental Health
Background in mental health services research
Experience in one or more of the following: Suicide and violence prevention; Quality improvement for care of depression and anxiety in primary care / collaborative care; Perinatal mental health and/or Digital mental health applications / Informatics in mental health research
Company
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is a health organization that offers disease prevention, mental healthcare, and chronic disease management services.
Founded in 1945
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$7.48M2018-07-17Grant· $0.08M
2014-08-05Grant· $7.4M
Leadership Team
Gregory Adams
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
James L. Robinson III
Senior Vice President/Area Manager
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