Head of Research & Outcomes — Remote

Silversmith Capital Partners; United States; Remote; USD 210,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with employer match

Parental leave

Paid time off

Life insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

LifeStance Health seeks a Head of Research to advance enterprise research, outcomes, and external publication strategy by building scalable research infrastructure, translating real-world clinical data into evidence, and partnering across Clinical, Quality, Data Analytics, Operations, and external collaborators.

Success looks like a clinically governed, methodologically rigorous portfolio that differentiates LifeStance through measurable outcomes, high-quality publications, strategic

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in psychology, psychiatry, behavioral health, public health, statistics, data science, epidemiology or related field.
• 10+ years in clinical/behavioral health research and 5+ years leading research teams.
• Experience designing and disseminating outcomes research using real-world data.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead enterprise research strategy, priorities, publication roadmap and governance.
• Oversee analyses of clinical, operational and measurement-based care data to drive insights.
• Establish publication standards and manage manuscripts, abstracts and reports.
• Build scalable research operations, including study design support and IRB coordination.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure strategic alignment and feasibility.
• Develop external collaborations with academic institutions, health systems and vendors.
• Translate research into clinical quality improvement priorities and recommendations.
• Lead and develop research staff and manage external contributors.
• Ensure compliance with privacy laws and LifeStance policies for data use.

Skills

Research strategy

Executive communication

Leadership

Data analysis

Ethics & compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PhD or equivalent terminal degree

Master's degree considered

Job description

LifeStance Health seeks a Head of Research to advance enterprise research, outcomes, and external publication strategy by building scalable research infrastructure, translating real-world clinical data into evidence, and partnering across Clinical, Quality, Data Analytics, Operations, and external collaborators.

Success looks like a clinically governed, methodologically rigorous portfolio that differentiates LifeStance through measurable outcomes, high-quality publications, strategic