Investigator - Georgia
Description
Under general supervision, leads program of research in defined area of
expertise by designing and implementing major health-related research projects;
develops and tests significant innovations in organization, delivery, and
financing of healthcare; publishes research findings in major scientific and
professional journals and books; stimulates and guides overall development of
Center of Health Research (CHR)/Center of Health Research Southeast (CHR/SE) as
pre-eminent research institution; supports compliance and Principles of
Responsibility; maintains confidentiality; protects organizational assets;
exhibits ethics and integrity; adheres to applicable federal and state laws and
regulations, accreditation and licensing requirements, policies and procedures;
reports and/or resolves issues of non-compliance. On regular, sustained basis,
cooperates with other staff members both within and outside department in
accomplishment of own job duties as wall as assisting others in accomplishing
theirs; serves as team player and role model for other employees in CHR/SE;
conducts oneself in service-oriented manner that is attentive, pleasant,
cooperative, sensitive and respectful when dealing with members and employees.
Qualifications
The candidate for Investigator must be a self-reliant researcher who brings a
firm program of research, preferably in disease epidemiology, health services,
or other research that effectively employs the Kaiser Permanente environment.
Applicants should have a PhD, MD, MD/MPH or equivalent degree. We are looking
for an experienced investigator with a record of scholarly publication,
demonstrated ability to obtain NIH or other national funding, and project
management experience. In addition, we would prefer candidates with experience
implementing research within large health systems, hospital-based systems, or
managed care environments.
Additional notes
The Center for Health Research (CHR) is a not-for-profit research institution
affiliated with the Kaiser Permanente health care system; CHR has offices in
Portland, Honolulu, Hawai'i, and Atlanta, Georgia. CHR is supported primarily
by federal and private foundation grants and contracts. CHR's investigators
collaborate extensively with clinicians and researchers from a variety of
research/academic institutions on all aspects of clinical, epidemiological, and
health services research.
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
For online application and full job description, go to
www.kaiserpermanentejobs.org/jobsearch/joblist.asp, and put the
number: 50687 in the keywords window.