Research Director, Social Action Lab

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🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

💵 $95.1k - $120k / year

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Penn Information Systems & Computing

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201 - 500 employees

ISC is Penn’s Trusted IT Partner, collaborating with the Penn community on IT services that enhance and support the mission of the University.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic and scientific leadership for research and public health initiatives with particular attention to rural areas • Collaborate with the team to establish priorities, identify growth opportunities, and ensure that research efforts align with community needs and public health goals • Oversee the planning, implementation, evaluation, and daily management of complex projects • Build and maintain strong partnerships with academic institutions, community organizations, public health departments, and other stakeholders • Represent the Lab at external meetings, facilitate meaningful engagement with partners, and identify new collaboration and funding opportunities • Lead or contribute to research grant applications, research objectives, implementation plans, budgets, manuscripts, reports, and public-facing materials • Provide leadership and mentorship to staff, trainees, and project teams by establishing clear roles, workflows, and expectations

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, and 7 to 10 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required • Candidates with a PhD and 10+ years of relevant experience in public health, social sciences, health services research, community-engaged research, implementation science, behavioral science, public policy, epidemiology, or a related field are strongly preferred • Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder research or public health initiatives • Significant experience working with external partners such as community-based organizations, public health departments, healthcare systems, government agencies, and rural community stakeholders • Proven ability to manage and align work across multiple institutions, organizations, and collaborators • Experience leading teams, supervising staff, mentoring personnel, and managing competing priorities • Strong grant-writing, scientific writing, or proposal-development experience • Excellent organizational, leadership, project management, interpersonal, and communication skills • Demonstrated ability to operate independently, exercise sound judgment, and drive initiatives from concept through implementation • Record of leading research publications and grant efforts • Experience with substance use and HIV policy research required • Experience integrating research programs with local services, public health infrastructure, or community-based delivery systems • Experience with federally funded grants, foundation grants, cooperative agreements, or large collaborative research initiatives • Track record of contributing to peer-reviewed publications, public health reports, policy briefs, or other dissemination products • Experience with community-engaged research, implementation science, health equity, social determinants of health, or intervention development and evaluation • Prior leadership experience in the public health sector strongly preferred.

🏖️ Benefits

• Excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families • Generous retirement benefits • A wide variety of professional development opportunities • Supportive work and family benefits • A wealth of health and wellness programs and resources