Director of Real-World Evidence and Implementation Science Research

Accountabilities

• Lead RWE strategy and growth: Develop the strategic vision, roadmap, growth targets, operating model, and resourcing plan for the real-world evidence and observational research service line.

• Build the research portfolio: Identify opportunities across sponsors, clinical data assets, emerging methodologies, and market needs, translating priorities into a managed portfolio of RWE engagements, registries, and observational studies.

• Lead end-to-end research delivery: Develop research concepts and protocols, conduct feasibility assessments, define study objectives and methodologies, coordinate start-up activities, and oversee studies through activation, execution, analysis, and closeout.

• Establish scalable operations: Create and maintain standard operating procedures, quality controls, study documentation, feasibility tools, workflows, and other infrastructure that supports consistent, responsible growth.

• Manage regulatory and data governance activities: Oversee IRB and research compliance submissions while partnering with Privacy, Compliance, Legal, IT, and research stakeholders on data access, privacy, security, and governance requirements.

• Coordinate scientific and analytical resources: Bring together biostatistics, epidemiology, data science, clinical expertise, and external partners to support study design, analysis, interpretation, and scientific deliverables.

• Oversee vendors and technology partners: Manage external research vendors, data and analytics partners, chart abstraction providers, and other subcontractors, including contracts, statements of work, budgets, timelines, deliverables, and issue escalation.

• Drive business development: Support sponsor outreach, opportunity identification, pipeline development, proposals, capabilities materials, pricing, contracting, and revenue tracking while helping position research capabilities as commercially compelling offerings.

• Lead service-line operations: Serve as the day-to-day leader for the function, coordinating and developing a cross-functional team while maintaining accountability for quality, operational performance, partner responsiveness, and financial results.

• Build stakeholder relationships: Foster strong partnerships with physicians, practices, researchers, sponsors, and internal stakeholders and promote a culture of scientific integrity and operational excellence.

• Advance research dissemination: Support abstracts, manuscripts, presentations, sponsor reports, and other scientific outputs that communicate the impact and findings of real-world research.

Requirements

• Advanced research leadership experience: 10+ years in real-world evidence, observational or epidemiologic research, health outcomes research, clinical research operations, or a closely related discipline, with demonstrated experience leading studies or programs end to end.

• Education: Master’s degree in health sciences, epidemiology, public health, life sciences, data science, business, or a related field required; a PhD, PharmD, or equivalent terminal degree is strongly preferred.

• Research execution expertise: Proven ability to independently develop and operationalize studies, including protocol development, feasibility assessment, resource planning, IRB or regulatory submissions, study activation, research conduct, and closeout.

• Real-world data knowledge: Strong understanding of EHR, claims, registry, and clinical data sources, along with familiarity with the methodological, privacy, governance, and regulatory considerations associated with RWE.

• Program management: Demonstrated ability to manage complex, cross-functional initiatives and deliver work on time and within budget.

• Vendor and partner management: Experience overseeing external vendors, consultants, or strategic partners, including contracting, budgets, timelines, and deliverables.

• Commercial orientation: Strong business acumen and experience contributing to business development, proposals, sponsor relationships, pricing, contracting, or revenue management.

• Communication and influence: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate effectively between scientific, operational, clinical, and commercial audiences.

• Therapeutic expertise: Experience in cardiovascular medicine, cardiology, or a related therapeutic area is preferred.

• Technology exposure: Familiarity with AI/ML-enabled research platforms and applications such as cohort identification, phenotyping, natural language processing, and real-world data analytics is preferred.

• Industry experience: Experience working with pharmaceutical, medical device, or diagnostics sponsors on RWE or observational research is preferred.

• Financial leadership: Experience securing and managing multi-year contracts or grants is valuable; experience managing a research program P&L of at least $10M is a strong plus.

• Regulatory knowledge: Understanding of IRB processes, HIPAA, data governance, and Good Clinical Practice standards is preferred.

• Leadership style: Strong strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution, cross-functional leadership, operational discipline, commercial orientation, and comfort working in a rapidly evolving environment.

• Work location and travel: Remote within the U.S., with a preference for candidates in the Southeast or Florida region. Periodic travel to practices and partner sites is expected.

Benefits

• Fully remote U.S.-based position.

• Opportunity to build and scale an RWE and implementation science capability at national scale.

• Direct exposure to physician, research, quality, analytics, and clinical leadership.

• Opportunity to influence how real-world evidence is generated and translated into improved cardiovascular care.

• Mission-driven environment focused on advancing cardiovascular health and clinical research.

• Broad leadership scope spanning research strategy, scientific operations, partnerships, business development, and service-line growth.

• Salary and benefits details were not specified in the provided job posting.