The Health Management Academy

Research Director – Cancer

The Health Management Academy

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $125,000 - $140,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Client-Facing Engagement: Participate in client calls alongside clinicians to communicate the latest research findings, support shared decision-making, and ensure understanding of available options.
  • Clinical History Analysis: Analyze patient medical records, including data extraction and tracking of lab values, symptoms, medication histories, or clinical outcomes.
  • Medical Literature Review: Identify, review, and analyze literature across a wide range of clinical and research topics. Summarize articles and compare findings of clinical studies and present that information in a patient-friendly manner.
  • Molecular Diagnostics Interpretation: Identify, analyze, and interpret molecular diagnostics and laboratory tests, ensuring accurate and insightful assessments. Provide insights to support patient care decisions.
  • Treatment Options Research: Research, evaluate, and prioritize treatment options for individual cases. This includes review, analysis, and interpretation of the accepted standard of care, the most recent professional guidelines, and the most current investigational approaches.
  • Clinical Trials Identification: Identify and evaluate potential clinical trials. This includes spreadsheet creation, database searching, identification of supporting evidence, and calling trial sites to help find appropriate clinical trials for our clients.
  • Content Creation: Create patient education documents (written reports, presentations, spreadsheets, graphs, charts, etc.) that provide pertinent information related to clinical history, diagnosis, and treatment options.

Requirements

  • A PhD in a science or healthcare field is required
  • early-mid to mid career professional experience in cancer disorders
  • preference is given to candidates with hematologic, gynecologic, pediatric and/or soft tissue cancer experience.
  • Knowledge of best practices and well-developed research capabilities exploring the medical literature (e.g., PubMed, Google Scholar)
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills, service orientation, written and verbal communication abilities to serve as a trusted advisor to clients
  • Efficient, resourceful, creative, and able to make rapid decisions in the face of ambiguity & deadlines.
  • Equally comfortable delivering as an individual or collaborating across peers, co-workers, and external experts to deliver the best results for clients
Benefits
  • health/dental/vision benefits
  • annual cash incentive
  • 401k with match
  • stock options
  • flexible PTO
  • access to PHM’s services for you and your dependents
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
clinical history analysisdata extractionmolecular diagnostics interpretationtreatment options researchclinical trials identificationmedical literature reviewcontent creationpatient educationanalysis of clinical outcomesevaluation of treatment options
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillsservice orientationwritten communicationverbal communicationdecision-makingcreativityresourcefulnesscollaborationtrustworthinessadaptability
Certifications
PhD in sciencePhD in healthcare