Research Director, Department of Psychiatry

Description

MaineHealth Behavioral Health (MHBH)is seeking a full-time (1.0 FTE) Research Director to join our Department of Psychiatry.

Position Highlights - Research Director, Department of Psychiatry:

• Collaborates closely with the Chief, MaineHealth Behavioral Health / Chair, Department of Psychiatry to advance all departmental missions
• Provides strategic leadership for research across MaineHealth Behavioral Health and the Department of Psychiatry
• Oversees, supervises and mentors research leaders, faculty, fellows, residents, and medical students in research and scholarly activities
• Ensures compliance with ethical, regulatory, and institutional research standards
• Maintains an active independent research program while prioritizing the growth of departmental research capacity
• Develops and implements innovative strategies to promote faculty research productivity and achievement
• Builds and sustains a diverse portfolio of research projects engaging faculty and trainees across the department
• Identifies, secures, and maintains extramural funding from governmental and non-governmental sources
• Serves as the department's research representativeof the department and work to leverage research opportunitieswithin: MaineHealth Behavioral Health, MaineHealth Institute for Research, Tufts University, and the broader MaineHealth community
• Represents the Department of Psychiatry at national governmental and non-governmental organizations to expand research partnerships
• Plays a key role in faculty, staff, and trainee recruitment, with emphasis on research excellence and growth

• Education: Doctoral degree (MD, PhD, PsyD, ScD, DrPH) in relevant discipline.
• Experience: Eight or more years of applicable experience within the field and discipline. Completion of post-doctoral training or research fellowship.
• Additional Skills/Requirements Required: Excellent written and verbal skills as demonstrated by a strong record of scientific publications and presentations. Eligible or at rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor. Must possess a working knowledge of federal regulations, compliance policy, and human subjects protections as they relate to the conduct of a wide variety of research projects. Demonstrated experience in administration and the supervision of research team members.
• Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: Advanced statistical training with working knowledge of multiple analytic programs (SPSS, SAS, R, Stata, Excel, etc.) preferred

This position offers:

• Competitive compensation package including sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, CME expense reimbursement, and malpractice insurance.
• Benefits include Paid Time Off, CME time, retirement with employer match, medical, dental, vision, life/disability insurance, paid family leave, wellness program, and more.

Westbrook, Maine is within minutes of Portland, Maine: Maine's largest metro, Portland lies two hours north of Boston. Home to more than 525,000 people, Portland is Maine's most celebrated city. Forbes.com has ranked it among its Top Ten Most Livable Cities and GQ.com called it One of the Coolest Small Cities in America. Ideal for families and young professionals, Portland offers exceptional foods, lifestyles, and activities. Attractions include its historic Old Port district, craft microbreweries, the Portland Museum of Art, Victoria Mansion, Wadsworth-Longfellow House and six classic lighthouses. Neighborhoods are welcoming, with many beautiful homes. Public and private schools are excellent. Transportation is reliable, and there are many four-season outdoor activities to enjoy, from sailing and kayaking to hiking, mountain biking and snowshoeing to skiing at one of 14 Maine-area ski resorts.

MaineHealth Behavioral Health(MHBH), a MaineHealth member, is Northern New England's leading integrated behavioral healthcare system. It serves predominantly southern, western, central and Mid-Coast Maine, and is composed of southern Maine's only nonprofit psychiatric hospital, outpatient treatment, crisis services, as well as 5 ACT teams. This fully integrated and growing system of behavioral healthcare makes it a regional and national model for treating people with serious mental health issues.

MaineHealthis a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, "Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America." MaineHealth consists of nine local health systems, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and 1,700 employed clinicians working together through the MaineHealth Medical Group. With approximately 22,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis, and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire.

To learn more about oursystemplease visitwww.mainehealth.organd ourbenefits page.

For more information, please contactSarah Evan, Physician and APP Recruiter atsarah.evan@mainehealth.org

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