Associate Director

Responsibilities

• Works with the Director and Leadership to develop, track and report on Project Narrative deliverables throughout the lifespan of assigned projects.
• Ensures that all work products and deliverables are completed in a timely manner and meet or exceed quality standards for CDP and are in line with the needed quality standards for the client and partners.
• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) within CDP, developing and delivering workshops for military and civilian behavioral health providers.
• Ensures all curriculum developed is fully informed by current research, clinical practice guidelines, and standards of care.
• Represents CDP in meetings with external stakeholders and with relevant contract partners on a regular basis, providing accurate briefings and updates on contract timelines and work products.
• May include budgetary responsibility to include planning/forecasting and assisting in preparation.
• Prepares scholarly manuscripts for publication and presents at national and/or international conferences in order to disseminate the work conducted by the Consortium.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree is required. Doctoral Degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology or related scientific discipline is preferred.
• Minimum of 6-8 years of experience required.
• Knowledge of suicide prevention research; clinical trials methodology; suicide prevention assessment tools; cognitive behavior therapy, particularly Post Admission Cognitive Therapy; safety planning.
• Ability to work with highly vulnerable at-risk military populations.
• Knowledge of evidenced based military behavioral health care.
• Military background strongly preferred.
• Clinical experience especially with EBPs is strongly preferred.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing personnel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to achieve complex deliverables in a timely, organized, and highly professional manner.
• Ability to obtain a T1/Public Trust background check.