Director of Research - Associate Professor

Position Summary

The Director of Research is a newly established leadership role within IHH, created to strengthen and support the organization’s expanding research divisions. This position will play a central role in advancing IHH’s research mission by providing strategic oversight and identifying cross-cutting research themes within the Institute and across campus.

Position Highlights

• Strategic Research Leadership
  Develop and implement a cohesive research strategy aligned with IHH’s mission and the priorities of its new divisions
  Serve as a senior advisor to division leaders and faculty on research design, methodology, and evaluation

• Research Methods Oversight
  Lead the development and application of study design and analytic methods across research projects and grant submissions
  Leverage data and shared platforms across campus and externally through collaborations with centers, institutes and hospital data systems

• Division Support & Collaboration
  Provide consultation for study protocols, grant proposals, and publications
  Facilitate cross-division collaboration and knowledge sharing
  Lead collaborative research forums and/or collaborative rounds
  Serve as a resource for graduate students

• External Engagement & Funding
  Contribute to grant writing and funding proposals, particularly in methodological and analytic sections
  Represent IHH in external research collaborations and partnerships
  Support dissemination of research through publications, presentations, and reports

• Curriculum & Academic Innovation
  Contribute to curriculum development, particularly in health informatics, data analysis and epidemiological methods.
  Teach or co-teach relevant courses or seminars.
  Mentor students and faculty in the application of analytics to health research.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in Public Health, Statistics, Epidemiology, Data Science, or a related field
  7–10+ years of experience in advanced analytic roles

• Demonstrated expertise in study design and data analytics in applied research settings
  Ability to explain and teach complex methods to faculty, staff and students

• Strong track record of publications, grant participation, or equivalent research output
  Experience working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams

Preferred Experience

• Working in clinical research, global health, population health and community engaged research projects

• Demonstrates analytic fluency and methodological proficiency in current methods and software

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking and leadership

• Advanced study design, quantitative and analytical expertise

• Collaborative and consultative skills

• Strong communication skills (technical and non-technical audiences)

Medical College of Wisconsin

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is the state’s only private medical school and health sciences graduate school. MCW consists of a School of Medicine with campuses in Milwaukee, Green Bay and Central Wisconsin, a School of Graduate Studies, and a School of Pharmacy. MCW is a major national research center ranking in the top third of U.S. medical schools in NIH funding and is the second largest research institution in Wisconsin.