[Hiring] Associate Research Director @Private Health Management

Role Description

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.

• 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.
• Develop and prioritize treatment strategies based on data in the medical literature and input from world leading experts.

Qualifications

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

Requirements

• Participate in client calls alongside clinicians to communicate the latest research findings, support shared decision-making, and ensure understanding of available options.
• Analyze patient medical records, including data extraction and tracking of lab values, symptoms, medication histories, or clinical outcomes.
• 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.
• Identify, analyze, and interpret molecular diagnostics and laboratory tests, ensuring accurate and insightful assessments.
• Research, evaluate, and prioritize treatment options for individual cases.
• Identify and evaluate potential clinical trials, including spreadsheet creation, database searching, and calling trial sites.
• Create patient education documents (written reports, presentations, spreadsheets, graphs, charts, etc.) that provide pertinent information related to clinical history, diagnosis, and treatment options.

Benefits

• Health/dental/vision benefits.
• Annual cash incentive program.
• 401k with match.
• Flexible PTO.
• PHM for PHM (our services for you and your dependents).

Company Description

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.