Associate Research Director – Complex Care

The Health Management Academy

Associate Research Director leading research efforts on complex care cases for Private Health Management. Reviewing client medical records and developing treatment strategies based on data and expert input.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $110,000 - $125,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Participate in client calls alongside clinicians to communicate the latest research findings, support shared decision-making, and ensure understanding of available options.
Analyze patient medical records, including data extraction and tracking of lab values, symptoms, medication histories, or clinical outcomes.
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.
Identify, analyze, and interpret molecular diagnostics and laboratory tests, ensuring accurate and insightful assessments. Provide insights to support patient care decisions.
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, as well as identifying and connecting with key opinion leaders and other experts in the field of interest, to help guide decision making.
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.
Create patient education documents (written reports, presentations, spreadsheets, graphs, charts, etc.) that provide pertinent information related to clinical history, diagnosis, and treatment options.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A PhD in a science or healthcare field is required
early career professional experience in a complex medical disorder(s)
preference for candidates with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy and/or orthopedic 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
comfortable delivering as an individual or collaborating across peers, co-workers, and external experts to deliver the best results for clients.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health/dental/vision benefits
annual cash incentive program
401k with match
flexible PTO
PHM for PHM (our services for you and your dependents)
other benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

data extractionclinical outcomes analysismolecular diagnostics interpretationlaboratory tests analysistreatment options evaluationclinical trial identificationresearch literature analysispatient education document creationspreadsheet creationdatabase searching

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillsservice orientationwritten communicationverbal communicationdecision makingcreativityresourcefulnesscollaborationtrust buildingadaptability

Certifications

PhD in science or healthcareDoctorate of Physical Therapy