Technical SETA (Clinical Research&Digital Health Innovation)

Valiant Harbor International LLC; Washington; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm specializing in health solutions is seeking a Technical SETA Specialist to assist in Clinical Research & Digital Health Innovation in Washington, DC. The ideal candidate will have a doctoral degree and expertise in mental health research, digital innovation, and business planning. Responsibilities include providing technical assistance, researching novel health solutions, and ensuring regulatory compliance. This is a full-time, hybrid position.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in project management or research management.
• Expertise in conducting research and clinical work with patient populations.
• Familiarity with current trends in digital technologies for healthcare.
• Strong technical writing skills with an ability to prepare effective documentation.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical assistance to the Proactive Health Office.
• Assist in researching novel technical concepts for health solutions.
• Support project planning, execution, and documentation.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare technology regulations.
• Collaborate across diverse teams to achieve program goals.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Digital health innovation

Business planning

Regulatory understanding

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Doctoral degree in psychology, public health, or a related field

Job description

Technical SETA (Clinical Research & Digital Health Innovation) (Washington, DC)

Valiant Harbor International is a CVE Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business that specializes in technical, programmatic, acquisition, compliance, and financial services for Government science and technology, research and development, and technological programs. At Valiant Harbor International, we emphasize our intense focus on helping federal government agencies identify and address organizational challenges to tailor and integrate specific solutions to solve their most difficult problems. Success is defined by our ability to meet our customers’ needs quickly, efficiently, and effectively.

Valiant Harbor International is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical SETA Specialist to assist in Clinical Research & Digital Health Innovation for the Proactive Health Office (PHO) at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) in Washington, DC. The ideal candidate will possess advanced expertise in mental health and health behavior research, including experience working with patient populations as a clinician or conducting population health behavior change; digital innovation; and business planning, marketing, and commercialization toward the broad uptake of innovative health solutions. This role requires a unique blend of technical, business, regulatory, and collaborative skills to guide the development of innovative health solutions that enhance wellness and improve patient care and outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical Expertise. Provide expert technical assistance in developing and evaluating programs to support the Proactive Health Office mission.
• Digital Health Innovation. Assist in researching novel technical concepts for proactive health solutions such as those that leverage AI and digital technologies including passive sensing, digital phenotyping, remote monitoring and adaptive treatment strategies.
• Business Planning, Marketing, and Commercialization Expertise. Assist and advise on business planning, commercial market, product development, intellectual property. Evaluate potential proactive health solutions for the likelihood of broad uptake and commercialization. Support project planning, execution, and documentation, ensuring alignment with ARPA-H's mission and Proactive Health Office objectives.
• Regulatory and Ethical Considerations. Ensure compliance with healthcare technology regulations and address data privacy, security, and ethical concerns in using personal health data.
• Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Skills. Work closely with others of diverse and complementary backgrounds to achieve program goals and ensure effective interdisciplinary collaboration.

Required Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in psychology, public health, or a related field (e.g., medicine).
• 4+ years of experience in project management, research management or related fields.
• Expertise conducting research and clinical work with patient populations or promoting population health behavior change (e.g., modification of psychological symptoms or health behavior).
• Support project planning, execution, and documentation, ensuring alignment with ARPA-H's mission and Proactive Health Office objectives.
• Digital Health Innovation Subject Matter Expertise in leveraging AI-supported solutions (e.g., model selection, training considerations) and digital technologies such as remote monitoring for personalized adaptive treatment strategies.
• Familiarity with current trends in digital technologies for healthcare.
• Insight into clinical care models, healthcare challenges, and regulatory and ethical considerations in digital health.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the challenges and emerging opportunities in implementing digital technologies for healthcare.
• Additional business planning, marketing, and commercialization expertise to assist and advise on business planning, commercial marketing, product development, intellectual property. Evaluate potential proactive health solutions for the likelihood of broad uptake and commercialization.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills; able to thrive in a fast-paced and collaborative work environment; track record of successful collaboration with others from diverse roles (e.g., clinicians, scientists) and fields (e.g., medicine, engineering, biology) to achieve interdisciplinary program goals.
• Regulatory understanding and ethical awareness of human participant protections, including data privacy, security, and associated concerns in using personal health data within digital applications.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, detail-oriented, and adept at multitasking in a dynamic environment. Demonstrated ability to respond quickly and manage changing priorities effectively.
• Strong technical writing skills with an ability to prepare effective documentation.
• Strong proficiency in developing presentations and engaging visual materials.

Additional Preferred Experiences

• Working knowledge of evidence-based practice and related treatment principles.
• Familiarity with challenges, current trends, and quantitative measurement methodologies in pain, health behavior, or mental health realms.
• Experience in planning and implementation of technology transition from R&D to market or operational environments.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks for healthcare technology development.
• Experience evaluating research project proposals for scientific merit, innovation, and potential impact.
• Prior experience working with government extramural R&D funding or with an ARPA (e.g., ARPA-H, DARPA).

Clearance Requirements

Ability to obtain a Public Trust.

Environment

Full time, hybrid telework schedule; some travel anticipated.

Salary Range

Negotiable.

Valiant Harbor International, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Valiant Harbor International prohibits discrimination with respect to the hiring or promotion of individuals, conditions of employment, disciplinary and discharge practices, or any other aspect of employment on the basis of sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other protected class. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact [phone] for assistance.

This is a full time position.

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