Senior Implementation Science Program Director

About The Hiring Group

RTI Health Solutions (RTI-HS), a wholly owned subsidiary of RTI International, is an independent and internationally recognized research organization. We provide healthcare consulting and research expertise to optimize decision-making for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device products across the development and marketing life cycle. Clients rely on our expertise, quality standards, and integrity to guide their product development and regulatory and market access strategies.

Our service groupings include Value, Access, and HEOR;
Patient-Centered and Outcomes Research;
Epidemiology and Biostatistics;
Medical Communications;
Global Business Operations; and Strategic Consulting and Growth. RTI-HS has office locations in the US, UK, Spain, France, and Sweden.

RTI Health Solutions (RTI-HS), a wholly owned subsidiary of RTI International, is an independent and internationally recognized research organization. We provide healthcare consulting and research expertise to optimize decision-making for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device products across the development and marketing life cycle. Clients rely on our expertise, quality standards, and integrity to guide their product development and regulatory and market access strategies.

Our service groupings include Value, Access, and HEOR;
Patient-Centered and Outcomes Research;
Epidemiology and Biostatistics;
Medical Communications;
Global Business Operations; and Strategic Consulting and Growth. RTI-HS has office locations in the US, UK, Spain, France, and Sweden.

The Patient-Centered and Outcomes Research (PCOR) team consists of accredited researchers who aim to produce evidence that empowers patients and healthcare providers to make informed decisions that optimize health outcomes, enhance patient-centered care, and improve the overall quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery.

Our PCOR team is made up of 5 practice areas:

• Health Economics Database Studies
• Health Preference Assessment
• Patient-Centered Outcomes Assessment
• Surveys and Observational Studies
• Implementation Science

In this role, you will work closely with the Head of the Implementation Science Program to build a strong pipeline of work, partnering with multiple practice areas within Health Solutions as well as with other RTI business units with subject matter expertise and to advance RTI’s industry leadership in Implementation Science application. It also requires research study design and leadership, managing operational excellence, mentoring staff, and helping advance the group’s scientific credibility, business development, and strategic growth.

• Design and execute research projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and industry best practices.
• Serve as a reviewer for proposals, protocols, analysis plans, and deliverables, ensuring methodological rigor, consistency, and quality.
• Develop and share technical expertise in implementation science with team members.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory and ethical standards in the conduct of research.
• Contribute to the design, implementation, and evaluation of implementation science projects across the RTI-HS portfolio.
• Conduct landscape assessments, literature reviews, and environmental scans using implementation science theories, models, and frameworks.
• Assist in developing logic models, implementation plans, evaluation measures, and study protocols.
• Support data collection and analysis using qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods approaches.
• Draft summaries, reports, presentations, and other deliverables for internal and external audiences.

• Foster relationships with external stakeholders, including industry partners, academic collaborators, and regulatory organizations.
• Raise the profile of implementation science as an important strategy for improving patient outcomes and advancing health equity through internal and external presentations and publications.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of implementation science projects, providing regular updates and reports to senior leadership.
• Stay abreast of advancements in implementation science and integrate innovative approaches into program development.

• Support the Head in managing day-to-day operations of the practice, including project resourcing, prioritization, and staff assignments.
• Coach, mentor, and develop researchers, project managers, and analysts; provide real-time feedback and support career development plans.
• Help identify staffing needs, hiring priorities, and cross-training opportunities to ensure coverage and scalability of project demands.
• Strengthen operational processes by identifying gaps and contributing to new SOPs, templates, and best practices across proposal development, study execution, and reporting.

• Partner with the Head to support business development activities, including writing proposal…