Cancer Epidemiology Investigator II

Investigator - Cancer Epidemiology The Cancer Epidemiology Investigator will work with our team on site at the Institute for Health Research in Aurora, Colorado. The IHR seeks a scientist with demonstrated expertise and funding in Cancer Epidemiology, Screening and Prevention, including genetics, genomics, and precision medicine. We also seek scientists with interest in social determinants of health, disparities, or digital health. Job Summary In addition to the responsibilities listed below, the role involves building and maintaining an innovative research program, procuring research funding from internal and external sources, managing the implementation of funded research projects, ensuring compliance with award requirements, overseeing fiscal management, and evaluating projects while forecasting workload and costs to allocate budgets appropriately. Essential Responsibilities Promotes learning by communicating information, providing advice, building relationships with cross‑functional stakeholders, and meeting performance expectations. Practices self‑leadership, identifies strengths, and influences team members within the assigned team or unit. Conducts or oversees subject‑area projects, applies deep expertise, promotes adherence to procedures and policies, partners internally and externally, determines processes, solves complex problems, escalates high‑priority issues, monitors progress, develops work plans, and influences completion of tasks by others. Participates in mentoring activities by seeking opportunities for professional growth, sharing advanced knowledge, and advising team members through formal or informal mentorships. Assists in research project management by attending trainings, maintaining knowledge of applicable laws and regulations, ensuring compliance with award terms, developing methodologies and data plans with collaborators, leading data collection and analysis, providing feedback, liaising with partners, and supporting budget and timeline monitoring. Contributes to proposal development by leveraging advanced knowledge to lead or collaborate on large, complex proposals with national impact as a principal or co‑investigator, and by overseeing pre‑award activities such as scope, budget, and negotiation. Advances knowledge by interpreting and presenting complex data, leading or co‑authoring technical products, and developing abstracts, posters, and presentations for local, national, or international audiences. Participates in service to the scientific community through reviewer roles, committee work, conference participation, and other professional organization activities. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Core) Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management Attention to Detail Business Knowledge Communication Critical Thinking Cross‑Group Collaboration Decision Making Dependability Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support Drives Results Facilitation Skills Health Care Industry Influencing Others Integrity Learning Agility Organizational Savvy Problem Solving Short‑ and Long‑term Learning & Recall Teamwork Topic‑Specific Communication Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Functional) Research Funding Change Management Confidentiality Data Governance Interpretation & Dissemination of Research Project Management Research & Evaluation Data Collection Research & Evaluation Study Design Research Ethics Scientific Writing Stakeholder Management Systems Thinking Minimum Qualifications Minimum four (4) years of experience as a principal investigator designing and conducting research in an externally and/or internally funded environment. Doctoral degree in Health Services, Public Health, Community Health, Health Education, Social/Behavioral Science, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, or a directly related scientific field AND minimum four (4) years of experience in a scientific field related to health or health services research and/or evaluation. Minimum three (3) years of experience in a leadership role, with or without direct reports. Preferred Qualifications Eight (8) years of experience performing analytical techniques on research projects. Authored published research products (lead author, co‑author, contributor) such as journal articles, books, policy briefs, and clinical guidelines. #J-18808-Ljbffr Kaiser Permanente