What are the responsibilities and job description for the Investigator - Cancer Epidemiology position at Kaiser Permanente?
The Investigator will work with our team onsite at the Institute for Health Research in Aurora, Colorado. The IHR is seeking a scientist with demonstrated expertise and funding in Cancer Epidemiology, Screening and Prevention. This includes the genetics and genomics impacting cancer and the use of precision medicine. We are also interested in scientists with demonstrated interest in social determinants of health, disparities, or digital health as part of their research.
Salary Range: $62.07/ hour- $72.98/ hour
Serves as investigator or co-investigator on study projects for the Kaiser Permanente Colorado Institute for Health Research (IHR). Participates in and develops an ongoing program of research in area of expertise. Designs, develops, and obtains funding for well-defined research. Disseminates research results through presentations and publications in scientific and professional journals. Participates in the ongoing development and maintenance of the IHR by assisting in IHR policy, serves on relevant KP committees and provide technical consulting and professional service to KP. Maintains and supports a culture of compliance, ethics and integrity. Maintains knowledge of policies and procedures and performs in accordance with the Principles of Responsibilities and applicable regulatory requirements, external laws and accreditation standards. Appropriately reports observed fraud or abuse.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Within the framework of the IHR goals and objectives, investigators pursue their professional work with some autonomy. Investigators professional role and autonomy are equivalent to the rank of assistant professors in a university setting. Most research activities entail substantial collegial interaction between and among other investigators and senior investigators.
- Designs, develops, and obtains funding for research questions he or she has identified.
- Individually and collaboratively prepares grant proposals, internal reports and publications; Leads interpretation and dissemination of research results. Serves on IHR committees
- Mentors junior investigators, research project and technical staff.
- Assumes selected administrative responsibilities.
- Presents papers at national scientific meetings and/or reviews papers for national journals.
- Collaborates with investigators outside of the IHR.
- Is accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives. Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers.
Qualifications:
- Minimum three (3) years of experience as co- or principal investigator in conducting research and research experience during graduate and post-graduate training.
- Experience and skills in organizing, translating and transmitting knowledge (e.g., through teaching).
- Area of expertise is relevant to the IHRs research agenda.
- Doctoral degree (e.g., PhD, MD, or similar) in a social sciences, medicine, health care discipline, or other relevant field.
- N/A
- Knowledge of research methods and theory in health services research-related discipline, knowledge of approaches to dealing with methodological and analytic problems in area of expertise.
- Clearly advancing towards a successful independent research career as evidenced from receipt of grant funding, published materials, and written recommendations from at least three (3) recognized experts in the investigators area of expertise.
- Ability to guide a research team to accomplish project tasks in a timely and efficient manner.
- Demonstrated ability to publish articles in peer-reviewed journals, including six (6) or more first-authored and co-authored articles.
- Ability to write and communicate effectively to scientific/technical audiences as evidenced by presenting research findings at national meetings.
- Experience working in or with a health maintenance organization.
- Understanding of statistical software packages and analytic databases.
- Membership in professional/scientific association(s) associated with research discipline.
- Record of obtaining extramural funding.
- Evidence of knowledge of health care organization, policy, practice, and management sufficient to facilitate application of research to medical and health care topics.
- Evidence of success working in an applied setting with a multi-disciplinary group of scientists and clinicians.
Salary : $62 - $73
