Director of Research and Analytics (Associate/Full Professor)

Job Title:

Director of Research and Analytics - Department of Biomedical Informatics and GRC, Health Services and Population Health (Associate/Full Professor)

Department:

Medicine | School Biomed Sci - Biomedical Informatics

Tenure faculty (regardless of rank) - persons with the titles of professor, associate professor, assistant professor and instructor who serve on appointments totaling 50% or more service to the university and who are eligible for tenure or who have obtained tenure. Duties and responsibilities are assigned in accordance with the workload guidelines laid out in the pattern of administration of each faculty member’s tenure initiation unit (TIU) and, as appropriate, regional campus; obligations will include research, service and/or teaching or clinical practice.  These faculty will have earned doctorate or other terminal degree in the relevant field of study or possession of equivalent experience.

The Ohio State University College of Medicine and the Wexner Medical Center seeks a Director of Research and Analytics to join the Department of Biomedical Informatics and the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center (GRC).

Position Overview

The Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center (GRC) seeks a dynamic and experienced leader to serve as our next Director of Research and Analytics. The Director of Research and Analytics leads a large team with thirty staff under their direct supervision, maintaining a portfolio of 15 state and federal research grants. In addition, the organization includes twenty-five principal investigators who look to the Director of Research and Analytics for mentorship. The Director of Research and Analytics should be an accomplished senior academic researcher who has strong experience interacting with state health and human services agencies. This role requires executive level performance with regard to managing, mentoring, and leading multiple research agendas while providing a high level of service to executive-level health and human services state agency leadership.  

Duties and Responsibilities
Research excellence

• Initiates research with focus on engaging with state government leaders to identify policy needs that are best fulfilled through state university partnerships. In addition, fosters investigator-initiated research in alignment with the GRC’s strategic goals. This initiation should generate growth in research budgets and offers the Director an opportunity to reinvest funds generated by dollars associated with research facilities and administrative rates. 
• Guides and oversees research, ensuring high-quality, rigorous, and policy-relevant research initiatives that comply with federal and state regulations, ethical standards, and institutional policies. 
• Executes strategies for research dissemination, including publications, reports, and presentations to policymakers and stakeholders. 
• Demonstrates individual scholarly productivity by publishing in peer reviewed higher impact academic publications, serving on national level professional functions associated with the GRC’s mission, and expanding the GRC’s network of scholarly collaborators. 
• Engages with academic partners in the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) to encourage novel collaborative research partnerships between the GRC and the university. 

Leadership and management

• Develop research leaders such as GRC and DBMI principal investigators and early career faculty through mentorship. 
• Function as an executive in the organization: setting strategy, building infrastructure, securing finances, and fostering excellent organizational culture. 

• Increase organizational effectiveness through internally focused efforts such as enhancing research processes, integrating projects, improving research communications, or stewarding professional development.  

• Build strong relationships with state health agencies, academic institutions, and other research partners so that the GRC’s reputation advances as a thought leader. 
• Collaborate with the GRC Director and senior leadership to align research priorities with organizational goals and policy needs. 
• Represents GRC in external forums, advisory groups, and research collaborations at the state and national levels. 
• Collaborate with DBMI Chair to identify shared areas of research innovation between the GRC and DBMI.

Teaching 

• Direct one DBMI Graduate level course per year in a topic to be determined based on discussion with DBMI Chair. 

Other duties as assigned. 

Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree (PhD, DrPH, MD, or equivalent) in public health, health services research, health administration, policy analysis, or a related field
• 10 years of experience in research leadership within academic, government, or a related nonprofit sector. This leadership should be characterized by designing and implementing large-scale health services research projects
• Experience collaborating with state Medicaid agencies, public health departments, or mental health agencies 
• Experience providing analytic support involving claims data, using advanced statistical and mathematical concepts to direct complex, high-volume data set initiatives. 
• Excellent record of leadership and management of research teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• 15 years of experience in research leadership within academic, government or related non-profit sector
• Proven ability to grow and manage multi-million-dollar research portfolios
• Prior public service experience such as leadership roles in governmental agencies
• Experience collaborating with state Medicaid agencies, public health departments, or mental health agencies
• Strong record of organizational effectiveness, leadership and development
• Teaching experience in Graduate level courses

Department/Division Overview

Founded in 2008 and housed at The Ohio State University, the GRC is a public university-based center for applied health policy research and technical assistance. The GRC is one of the largest and most successful public university-based health services research centers in the nation, focusing primarily on a partnership with the Ohio Department of Medicaid and other state health and human service agencies. 

With a budget of $42 million in 2024 and over 200 faculty affiliations with Ohio’s seven medical schools and 13 universities, the GRC provides unbiased, evidence-based applied health services research to support government health policy decision-making. The GRC’s mission is to identify, research, and spread innovative practices to improve access to quality health care for all Ohioans through partnerships with health care, state, and academic leaders. The GRC’s growing portfolio of work addresses critical public health and health services challenges, including maternal and infant mortality, the opioid crisis, chronic disease management, health equity, and health system payment innovation. When linking expert faculty and university staff with health and human service policymakers, this portfolio is organized in four main capabilities: 

Program design, implementation, and evaluation  Quality improvement science  Applied research and analysis  Informatics 

As part of the College of Medicine at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC, ), the Department of Biomedical Informatics (BMI, ) and the Center for Biostatistics (CFB, ) provide an academic home for informatics and biostatistics research, development and training at Ohio State. The Department of BMI and CFB have one of the most comprehensive academic programs in the nation, including clinical informatics, AI in digital health, implementation science, bioinformatics, and biostatistics. They have a strong diversity, equity, inclusive culture for faculty who develop careers in both innovative research and collaborative research. Faculty in the Department of BMI have access to resources to assist in grant writing, management, and to stimulate collaboration. The department has a robust training curriculum for PhD, Masters, and Certificate programs. The department has also established a significant amount of resources in clinical data and high-performance computing and data storage. The Ohio State University is one of the nation’s largest integrated health sciences campuses, with access to a CTSA-funded Center for Clinical and Translational Science and a state-of-the-art 1 million square foot, NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Faculty and staff in the Department of BMI can leverage an advanced information systems environment including inpatient and outpatient electronic health records, data warehousing platforms, and a variety of enterprise research information systems

How to Apply
To be considered, please submit your application electronically via Workday. Application materials must include cover letter detailing academic research, public health policy and research experience, and a Curriculum Vita. All inquiries and nominations should be directed in confidence to: Anna Godwin, Research Faculty Recruiter, View email address on nature.com

Faculty Defined
Clinical faculty (regardless of rank) - Persons with titles of assistant professor-clinical, associate professor-clinical and professor-clinical. These faculty will have earned a doctor of medicine (MD), doctorate (PhD) or other terminal degree in the relevant field. Clinical faculty members are not eligible for tenure and are appointed for terms of three to five years. They may be reappointed to successive terms. Their principal career focus is the delivery of exemplary clinical care, and may include teaching, and/or research. ​

Tenure-Track faculty (regardless of rank) - Persons with the titles of assistant professor, associate professor, or professor who are eligible for tenure or who have obtained tenure. These faculty will have earned a doctorate (PhD), Doctor of Medicine (MD) or other terminal degree in the relevant field of study. Their primary career focus centers on research, service, and teaching. Tenure-track faculty with MD or MD/PhD degrees may also be involved in clinical care.​

Research Faculty (regardless of rank) - Persons with the titles of research assistant professor, research associate professor, or research professor. These faculty will have earned a doctorate (PhD) or other terminal degree in the relevant field of study. Research faculty members are not eligible for tenure and are appointed for terms of one to five years. Their principal career focus is research.​

The Ohio State University College of Medicine
The Ohio State University College of Medicine, with more than 5,000 learners, is the only academic medical center in central Ohio. Ranked as the 28th Best Medical School – Research, 40th Best Medical School – Primary Care, and 13th Most Diverse Medical School by U.S. News & World Report , it is known nationwide for curricular innovation, pioneering research, and outstanding patient care at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. With more than 2,600 faculty members, the college comprises 20 clinical departments, eight basic science departments and a School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.

The Wexner Medical Center
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center consists of The Ohio State University Health System, the College of Medicine, the Health Sciences Library and the Faculty Group Practice. The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center is committed to providing world-class care. At the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, we're proud to be celebrating our 31st consecutive year ranked in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals list. This year, the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center has 10 nationally ranked specialties out of 15 and two selected as high performing. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center as the top hospital in Columbus. The Wexner Medical Center is rated as high performing in 14 out of 20 common procedures and conditions, including abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic valve surgery, heart attack, heart bypass surgery and heart failure.

The University
Ohio State is a top-20 public university, and its Ohio State Wexner Medical Center is one of America’s leading academic health centers and recently ranked No. 4 on Forbes ’ list of best U.S. employers for diversity. Eligible Ohio State employees receive comprehensive benefits packages, including medical, dental and vision insurance, tuition assistance for employees and their dependents, and state or alternative retirement options with competitive employer contributions.

The Ohio State University’s  Shared Values include Excellence and Impact, Diversity and Innovation, Inclusion and Equity, Care and Compassion, and Integrity and Respect. Our university community welcomes differences, encourages open-minded exploration and courageous thinking, and upholds freedom of expression.

Ohio State is a dynamic community where opportunity thrives, and individuals transform themselves and their world. Positions are available in countless fields and specialties. Become a Buckeye and contribute to an incredible legacy that serves to guide our future and shape a better tomorrow.

The Ohio State University is committed to enhancing academic excellence. Recruiting, supporting, and retaining faculty of the highest caliber is a core component of this commitment. The Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) has established Dual Careers and Faculty Relocation (DCFR) to focus on supporting new and prospective faculty and their loved ones. Service offerings include dual careers partner consultations, identifying potential employers and/or employment opportunities, consultation and resources related to relocation, as well as identifying opportunities to engage on campus and in the surrounding community. While employment opportunities are not guaranteed, resources and consultation are provided to support the partners of new and prospective faculty as they are considering or transitioning to The Ohio State University.

In addition to being responsive to dual-career opportunities, we strongly promote work-life balance to support our community members through a suite of institutionalized policies.  Ohio State is an NSF ADVANCE institution and a member of the Ohio/Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) .

Columbus, Ohio
Located in Ohio’s capital city, Ohio State’s Columbus campus is near the center of a rapidly growing and diverse metropolitan area with a population of over 1.5 million. The area offers a wide range of affordable housing, many cultural and recreational opportunities, excellent schools, and a strong economy based on government as well as service, transportation, and technology industries. Additional information about the Columbus area is available here . In addition to  its Columbus campus, Ohio State has four regional campuses including Ohio State Lima, Ohio State Mansfield, Ohio State Marion, and Ohio State Newark, in addition to Ohio State ATI in Wooster. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, military status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check.