Senior Research Director II - Health Sciences Research - Remote

• Direct large and complex projects with assistance from other project staff or manages task(s) or components of large and complex projects.
• Function in a leadership role with ultimate responsibility for all activities on project assignments, management of primary and secondary data, and operational procedures required to deliver including contracted deliverables.
• Ensure effective project staffing for the range of projects supervised. Develop all training strategies and materials relative to project needs. Provide supervision and technical assistance (methodological, management, and substantive) to other staff assigned to the project.
• Monitor and oversee the financial and administrative aspects of ongoing projects.
• Guide federal and state health care programs and policymakers in using evidence-based research to make decisions.
• Must be adept at client interaction. Interact with clients frequently to clarify their needs, report on progress, discuss contractual matters, resolve problems, allay concerns, and provide information and recommendations.
• Ensure and manage staff development, mentorship, technical assistance particularly in special areas of expertise (either substantive or methodological), management advice, performance evaluations, and other feedback on performance of staff.
• Will have significant budget responsibility on components of large research projects, including monitor project budget and schedule. Manage subcontracts. Overseeing budget development.
• Perform significant business development responsibilities, including authoring various sections of the technical proposal, generally including those most methodologically or conceptually challenging and/or those most substantive/technical in nature. Managing a full proposal effort typically of medium to larger scale.

• Bachelors degree in public policy, public health, health services research, economics or related field required. Masters or Doctoral degree strongly preferred. (training in an array of social science disciplines will be considered)
• At least 9 years experience in positions of increasing responsibility in health research, policy analysis, survey research or related field. Extensive experience in project management.
• Familiarity, understanding, and/or experience with key health care programs and focus areas such as health equity, maternal and child health, social determinants of health, behavioral health, and home and community-based services.
• Experience working for a state or the federal government or a federal or state contractor.
• Experience with conducting analysis in a government or professional services environment.
• Experience with and knowledge of the principles of quantitative and/or qualitative research design, data collection, and data analysis.
• Experience with estimating project and proposal costs and managing project budgets.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and aptitude in leading and working with project teams, coordinating multiple projects (including those run by others within NORC).
• Must have experience hiring, managing and mentoring staff.
• Occasional travel for site visits and meetings may be required.

NORC at the University of Chicago is an objective, non-partisan research institution that delivers reliable data and rigorous analysis to guide critical programmatic, business, and policy decisions. Since 1941, our teams have conducted groundbreaking studies, created and applied innovative methods and tools, and advanced principles of scientific integrity and collaboration. Today, government, corporate, and nonprofit clients around the world partner with us to transform increasingly complex information into useful knowledge.

For over 80 years, NORC has evolved in many ways, moving the needle with research methods, technical applications and groundbreaking research findings. But our tradition of excellence, passion for innovation, and commitment to collegiality have remained constant components of who we are as a brand, and who each of us is as a member of the NORC team. With world-class benefits, a business casual environment, and an emphasis on continuous learning, NORC is a place where people join for the stellar research and analysis work for which were known, and stay for the relationships they form with their colleagues who take pride in the impact their work is making on a global scale.

NORC is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that values and actively seeks diversity in the workforce. NORC evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity, and other legally protected characteristics.

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