Cancer Care Implementation Scientist — Real-World Trials

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 118,000 - 368,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive startup funding

Team science investment

Large research enterprise access

IND‑enabling studies infrastructure

Retirement and pension programs

Job summary

Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center seeks investigators to join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team focused on implementation and evaluation of evidence‑based cancer care delivery. Roles emphasize translating research into patient home and community settings and leading pragmatic trials and mixed‑methods studies.

The position offers leadership opportunities, strong institutional support, and access to Mayo Clinic Platform resources to generate real‑world evidence across diverse care

Qualifications

• PhD, MD, or equivalent in public health, health services research, evaluation science, or a related field.
• Demonstrated expertise in evaluation science, implementation science, pragmatic trials, mixed‑methods research, or related applied research methods.
• Strong track record of peer‑reviewed publications and peer‑reviewed funding in relevant scientific areas or demonstrated strong potential if early career.
• Experience working in healthcare systems and/or community‑engaged research.
• Proficiency in applying CMS‑related data, policies, and quality measurement programs within research and implementation contexts.
• Experience with digital health, AI‑enabled interventions, or data‑informed care delivery innovation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate evidence into clear, actionable guidance for clinical and operational stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a focused program of research in cancer treatment delivery, symptom management, survivorship, or quality of life.
• Design and lead pragmatic trials, hybrid effectiveness‑implementation studies, and real‑world evaluations in one or more areas of treatment delivery, supportive care, and survivorship.
• Develop and apply rigorous evaluation designs, including mixed‑methods, quasi‑experimental, pragmatic, and hybrid effectiveness‑implementation approaches.
• Apply implementation science frameworks to guide study design, evaluation, and interpretation in real‑world cancer care contexts.
• Conduct late‑stage translational research that moves evidence into routine cancer care across diverse settings.
• Partner with clinicians, scientists, health system leaders, and community stakeholders to co‑develop and implement interventions to improve cancer care delivery and outcomes.
• Advance cancer care through community‑based, population‑level, digitally enabled, or health system‑integrated interventions.
• Evaluate implementation outcomes (adoption, fidelity, sustainability, reach, cost) and assess the functional and financial impact of interventions on performance.
• Partner with operational leaders to align implementation strategies with payer and regulatory requirements, including CMS quality programs when applicable.
• Generate evidence on value, scalability, and ROI of implementation strategies and cancer care interventions to support decision‑making.
• Contribute to development of team‑based programmatic grants and secure extramural funding.
• Mentor trainees and junior investigators in pragmatic trials, implementation science, and evaluation methods applied to cancer research.
• Collaborate across Mayo Clinic sites and with external partners to scale impactful cancer care interventions.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Pragmatic trials

Education

PhD/MD or equivalent

Tools

CMS data

AI-enabled interventions

Job description

Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center seeks investigators to join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team focused on implementation and evaluation of evidence‑based cancer care delivery. Roles emphasize translating research into patient home and community settings and leading pragmatic trials and mixed‑methods studies.

The position offers leadership opportunities, strong institutional support, and access to Mayo Clinic Platform resources to generate real‑world evidence across diverse care