Sr. Research Director, Duke Margolis Institute Health Policy Hybrid Washington DC or Durham NC

Duke University:

Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America's leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools.

With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.

The Robert J. Margolis, MD, Institute for Health Policy at Duke University (Duke-Margolis) seeks to address critical health policy challenges and improve health, health equity, and the value of health care through practical, innovative, and evidence-based policy solutions. The interdisciplinary nature of Duke-Margolis brings together policy experts, researchers, health care professionals, and students from across Duke's schools of medicine, nursing, law, public policy, business, and engineering, and fosters extensive relationships with stakeholders both internal and external.

These relationships span foundations, private sector organizations, state and federal governments, and global entities. The Institute fosters excellence, leadership, and scholarship at every level.

Duke-Margolis is seeking a Senior Research Director to play a critical role in leading work in the Institute's Health Care Transformation research domain.

This role encompasses strategic design, management, and direction in this substantial health policy research domain. In addition, the Senior Research Director will serve as a strategic and management leader across Duke-Margolis. The Senior Research Director will help develop the Institute-wide strategic vision and the capabilities necessary to execute the Institute's mission. Through this role, they will support the engagement and development of our community of researchers, faculty, students, and public‑and‑private‑sector collaborators.

Specific goals for this position include:

In this role, the Senior Research Director will look beyond their specific heath policy domain/areas of focus and foster the success of the Institute as a whole.

Duke-Margolis has offices in both Washington, DC and on Duke's main campus in Durham, NC. Durham, NC location is strongly preferred, but exceptional Washington, DC candidates may be considered. Employees are currently working in a hybrid capacity with a combination of teleworking locally to the base office area (DC/MD/VA or NC, respectively) and in‑person team collaboration.

Hold senior strategic program responsibilities in design, development, execution, and operational sustainability planning for multiple portfolios of research projects in the Health Care Transformation domain, including cross‑cutting work. Serve as principal investigator (PI) of individual projects and programs when appropriate. Ensure collaboration between portfolios in and across programs; increase and enhance collaboration with faculty and researchers from across the Institute, and with key collaborators regionally, nationally, and…