[Hiring] Nurse Research Scientist @Arbor Research Collaborative for Health

Role Description

The Research Scientist provides scientific leadership and methodological expertise in the design, implementation, analysis, and dissemination of health services research, program evaluation, and applied research initiatives supporting the mission and priorities of various government healthcare agencies and private industry clients.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as the Clinical Co-Lead for a national initiative to improve hypertension management among patients at federally qualified health centers through self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring.
• Lead and contribute to the development of clinical content for training and technical assistance (T/TA) tools, resources, and activities (e.g., workgroups, webinars) for health centers.
• Provide T/TA to health centers, advising them on SMBP workflow design, team-based care integration, patient engagement strategies, and quality improvement approaches; T/TA will take place through group sessions and intensive one-on-one T/TA sessions.
• Collaborate closely with other members of the technical assistance team to ensure clinical recommendations reflect health center needs.
• Collaborate closely with members of the evaluation team to support a continuous feedback loop between evaluation findings and technical assistance activities.
• Provide expert review of relevant report sections and deliverables before they are submitted to the client.
• Lead and/or contribute to proposals that meaningfully support or extend Arbor Research’s portfolio in technical assistance, evaluation of healthcare programs and policies, research for pharmaceutical companies, and other areas.
• Provide operational oversight for projects as a task lead, project director, or other leadership role. Build and maintain relationships with project sponsors, external partners, and internal staff.
• Provide mentorship and/or guidance to research scientists and analytic staff, as needed.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in nursing (e.g., PhD, DNP, APRN) OR a BSN combined with a graduate degree in a healthcare related field (e.g., MSN, MHA, MPH, MS in Clinical Research and Epidemiology).
• Minimum seven (7) years of clinical practice or clinical program experience, with direct experience in hypertension management, SMBP implementation, or cardiovascular disease prevention in primary care or safety net settings.
• Minimum four (4) years of experience providing clinical technical assistance to federally qualified health centers, community health centers, or comparable safety net providers.
• Demonstrated knowledge of evidence-based SMBP protocols, current national hypertension control guidelines (AHA/ACC), and team-based care models incorporating pharmacists, nurses, medical assistants, and community health workers.
• Experience applying quality improvement methodology, including Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles, to chronic disease management workflows in primary care settings.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with a wide variety of healthcare audiences.
• Familiarity with HRSA’s National Hypertension Control Initiative (NHCI), Uniform Data System (UDS) hypertension measures, and blood pressure control benchmarks in the Health Center Program strongly preferred.
• Experience conducting quantitative and/or qualitative research and evaluation.
• Experience writing proposals for contracts and/or grants.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience leading or facilitating clinician workgroups, advisory panels, or similar sessions, with the credibility and seniority to engage clinicians at a high level.
• Familiarity with continuing education (CEU) programs and the requirements for offering credits to workgroup participants.

Requirements

• This position is 0.50FTE, 20 hours per week.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $53,500 to $88,000.
• Base Compensation is determined by market range and geographic location pay zones. Base Compensation also includes various individual factors unique to each candidate such as job level, prior experience, skill set, certifications, and education, which may impact the compensation structure.

Company Description

• Entity: Arbor Research LLC
• Department: Health Policy and Practice Program
• Work Arrangement: Remote
• Location: Must be physically located in one of the following states: Washington D.C., Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Virginia.
• Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Exempt
• Reports To: Program Director
• Hours Per Week: 20
• Supervises Others: No
• Overnight Travel: Minimal, no more than 5%