Associate Research Director - Complex Care

privatehealthmanagement; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision benefits

401k with match

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Private Health Management (PHM) is seeking an Associate Research Director to lead research efforts on complex care cases. You will review medical records, identify diagnostic and treatment options, and develop strategies based on literature and expert input.

This is a remote role in the United States, reporting to PHM leadership. Responsibilities include client communication, clinical history analysis, literature reviews, and identifying clinical trials.

Qualifications

• A PhD in a science or healthcare field is required plus early career experience in complex medical disorders.
• Preference for Doctorate of Physical Therapy with orthopedic/PT experience.
• Experience in women's health is a plus (e.g., pelvic floor physical therapy).
• Strong research abilities and literature review skills are essential.
• Excellent client readiness and interpersonal communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Interface with clients and clinicians in calls to discuss research findings and options.
• Analyse clinical histories, extract data, and track lab values and outcomes.
• Review and summarize literature; compare study findings for patient-friendly reporting.
• Interpret molecular diagnostics and tests to support patient care decisions.
• Research and prioritize treatment options using guidelines and expert input.
• Identify and evaluate potential clinical trials and connect with trial sites.
• Create patient education documents and reports detailing history, diagnosis and options.

Skills

Research skills

Client communication

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

PhD in science/healthcare

Doctorate of Physical Therapy

Tools

PubMed

Google Scholar

Job description

About Private Health Management

Private Health Management (PHM), a clinically sophisticated healthcare navigation firm, specializes in assisting clients to obtain the best care and outcomes when facing serious and complex medical conditions. Individuals and businesses who make health a priority rely on PHM to achieve the best of what's possible in medicine. We believe everyone should benefit from the latest science-backed insights , have access to the best diagnostics, specialists, and treatments, and receive independent guidance to make informed health decisions with confidence.

About the role:

For more than a decade, Private Health Management (PHM) has helped our clients navigate the fragmented healthcare system to achieve the best care and outcomes when it matters most. As a Associate Research Director at PHM you'll join a team of compassionate and dedicated professionals focusing solely on the best interest of the patient and establishing a new standard of excellence in precision medicine. In the role, you'll lead the research efforts on complex care cases. You'll review client medical records and clinical history, identify and evaluate diagnostic and treatment options including clinical trials and innovative, evidence-based therapies around the world, and develop and prioritize treatment strategies based on data in the medical literature and input from world leading experts.

How You'll Spend Your Days

• 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: Analyse 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, as well as identifying and connecting with key opinion leaders and other experts in the field of interest, to help guide decision making.
• 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.

What you bring to the table:

• Academic & Professional Experience: A PhD in a science or healthcare field is required + early career professional experience in a complex medical disorder(s).
• A strong preference for this opening will be given to candidates with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy combined with orthopedic/PT experience.
• Experience in women's health a plus (ex. pelvic floor physical therapy)
• Excellent Research Abilities: Knowledge of best practices and well-developed research capabilities exploring the medical literature (e.g., PubMed, Google Scholar)
• Client Readiness: Exceptional interpersonal skills, service orientation, written and verbal communication abilities to serve as a trusted advisor to clients
• Adaptable Doer Attitude: Efficient, resourceful, creative, and able to make rapid decisions in the face of ambiguity & deadlines.
• Great Team Member: Equally comfortable delivering as an individual or collaborating across peers, co-workers, and external experts to deliver the best results for clients

Read what current Team Members say about working at PHM!

Compensation : The target base salary for this position is $110,000 - $120,000.

This base salary is only a part of a total compensation package that also includes: health/dental/vision benefits, annual cash incentive program, 401k with match, flexible PTO, PHM for PHM (our services for you and your dependents) and other benefits. Individual pay may vary from the target range as a number of factors including market forces, experience, location, disparities in market data and other relevant business considerations may all factor into final compensation.

Location

This is a remote role requiring that you live in and physically perform all work in the United States.

Next Steps

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