Implementation Scientist

Career Opportunities; Mid Devon; On-site; GBP 108,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

LAUKOA is seeking an experienced Implementation Scientist to translate evidence‑based psychological health research into sustainable clinical and operational practices across the Military Health System. The role requires collaboration with Government stakeholders, clinicians, researchers, and teams to promote adoption and refine implementation strategies.

The successful candidate will lead efforts in evaluating program effectiveness, identifying barriers, and promoting integration of

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree required.
• 13+ years of full time post‑doctoral work related to adopting clinical research findings in healthcare delivery systems.
• 3+ years of post‑doctoral work leading translation activities in mental healthcare space.
• US Citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust background investigation and CAC.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in implementation science supporting the PHCoE.
• Develop and execute implementation strategies for adoption of evidence‑based behavioral health programs.
• Collaborate with government stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams to improve implementation of initiatives.
• Evaluate readiness, barriers, and facilitators affecting program success.
• Design and support implementation frameworks and change management initiatives.
• Analyze outcomes and recommend improvements to increase adoption and sustainability.
• Support development of implementation plans for policies, programs, and research findings.
• Conduct literature reviews and evaluate emerging methodologies in military psychological health.
• Develop technical reports, white papers, and executive briefings for leadership.
• Collaborate with researchers to translate findings into practical applications for clinicians and leadership.
• Support evaluation of interventions related to resilience, PTSD, TBI, and other priorities.

Skills

Implementation science

Stakeholder collaboration

Change management

Literature reviews

Technical reporting

Education

Doctoral degree

Job description

Job Overview

LAUKOA is seeking an experienced Implementation Scientist to support the Defense Health Agency Psychological Health Center of ExcellencePHCoE located in Silver Spring MD This position provides scientific leadership in translating evidence based psychological health research into sustainable clinical and operational practices across the Military Health System The successful candidate will work closely with Government stakeholders clinicians researchers and multidisciplinary teams to develop implementation strategies evaluate program effectiveness identify barriers to adoption and promote the successful integration of evidence based practices that improve psychological health outcomes and military readiness

Essential Job Functions

• Provide subject matter expertise in implementation science supporting the Defense Health Agency Psychological Health Center of Excellence
• Develop and execute implementation strategies that facilitate the adoption of evidence based behavioral health programs and clinical practices
• Collaborate with Government stakeholders clinicians researchers and multidisciplinary teams to improve implementation of psychological health initiatives
• Evaluate organizational readiness implementation barriers and facilitators affecting program success
• Design and support implementation frameworks process improvement initiatives and change management strategies
• Analyze implementation outcomes and recommend improvements to increase adoption sustainability and program effectiveness
• Support development of implementation plans for new behavioral health policies programs clinical guidance and research findings
• Conduct literature reviews and evaluate emerging implementation science methodologies relevant to military psychological health
• Develop technical reports white papers presentations executive briefings and recommendations for Government leadership
• Collaborate with researchers to translate scientific findings into practical applications supporting clinicians leaders and Military Health System beneficiaries
• Support evaluation of evidence based interventions related to resilience suicide prevention traumatic brain injury TBI post traumatic stress disorder PTSD behavioral health and other psychological health priorities
• Participate in technical working groups advisory panels and strategic planning meetings
• Ensure all implementation activities comply with accepted scientific methodologies and contract requirements
• Support continuous quality improvement initiatives across supported programs

Necessary Skills and Knowledge

• Capability to identify gaps and areas of underperformance in achieving optimal clinical mental health outcomes or the processes and procedures associated with mental healthcare delivery within the MHSCapability to identify and assess potential evidence based solutions to address gaps or areas where the system is underperforming
• Capability to lead the development of rapid improvementimplementation science initiatives ie pilot studies to test the feasibility of solution adoption within the MHSCapability to ensure that study design systematically varies implementation strategies in order to assess the most effective intervention strategies
• Capability to work closely with stakeholders to identify barriers and facilitators to solution uptake
• Capability to collaborate with DHA leaders to develop plans to implement successful trials across the MHS enterprise when warranted
• Capability to produce technical artifacts eg reports tools briefings presentations and manuscripts consistent with the KSAs described here and with the broader PHCoE mission set

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctoral degree required
• At least 13 years of full time post doctoral work experience directly related to adopting clinical research findings in healthcare delivery systems ie research translation
• At least 3 years of full time post doctoral work leading research translation activities in the mental healthcare space
• US Citizenship required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust background investigation and Common Access Card CAC
• Occasional travel may be required in support of contract performance

Preferred Qualifications

• Preference may be given to candidates with experience supportingDefense Health Agency DHAPsychological Health Center of Excellence PHCoEMilitary Health System MHSDepartment of Defense DoDDepartment of Veterans Affairs VANational Institutes of Health NIHCenters for Disease Control and Prevention CDCDepartment of Health and Human Services HHSExperience implementing evidence based behavioral health or psychological health programsExperience supporting military medicine operational medicine or healthcare transformation initiativesKnowledge of implementation frameworks such as CFIR RE AIM PRISM or the Knowledge to Action FrameworkExperience evaluating healthcare delivery clinical practice adoption or organizational performance improvement initiativesExperience contributing to peer reviewed publications implementation research or scientific presentationsExperience supporting federally funded healthcare or behavioral health research programs

Salary Range

Salary Range 145000 165000

Position Type

This Position is Contingent Upon Award

Benefits

• medical dental and vision insurance
• a 401k program with employer match
• paid vacation and sick leave
• employer paid basic life and AD&D insurance
• an Employee Assistance Program
• a flexible work environment
• critical illness coverage
• accident insurance
• identity theft coverage
• pet insurance and more

We are an Equal Opportunity VEVRAA federal contractor All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law