Research Associate

About the role

At Cohen Veterans Network, we seek to improve the quality of life for veterans, including those from the National Guard and Reserves, active duty, and their families. CVN works to strengthen mental health outcomes and complement existing support. Our vision is to ensure that every veteran, active‑duty service member, and family member can obtain access to high‑quality care that enables them to lead fulfilling and productive lives. The Cohen Veterans Network, Inc., is a not‑for‑profit philanthropic organization (a registered 501c3 Private Foundation). We are seeking a post‑doctoral research/associate scientist with a focus on quantitative data management and analysis to join our team in a full‑time permanent position. Under the Deputy Director, Institute for Quality, you will conduct literature reviews and syntheses, develop research questions to interrogate through CVN’s archival and/or prospective data collection mechanisms and methods, identify and pursue grant funding opportunities to expand and enhance our research portfolio and impact on the field, and support internal operations research and quality improvement projects that optimize clinical care and organizational processes to ensure CVN remains a learning mental health network and advances the field.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize proposed research projects based on subject matter knowledge, experience and critical evaluation of existing evidence including the peer reviewed literature
• Develop and apply a range of analytic techniques and methodologies and research designs; conduct and present analyses of archival and prospective data
• Conduct EHR‑based data extraction, transformation, and analysis using SQL and R and/or Python
• Support operational analytics needs across clinical programs (e.g., outcomes tracking, measurement‑based care, program evaluation)
• Build reproducible data pipelines and analytic workflows
• Collaborate with clinical, operational, and data engineering teams to ensure data quality and usability
• Apply research, data analytic tools, and methodologies to address and resolve clinical and operational challenges/problems in conjunction with the IQ team, other departments and CVN leadership
• Support program evaluation efforts and operational projects and studies
• Translate complex findings into actionable insights for scientific and non‑technical audiences
• Work collaboratively in a multi‑disciplinary team to support internal research initiatives, research grants, CVN’s Scientific Advisory Board, and cross‑collaboration between CVN‑IQ and other departments and clinics in the network
• Assist in development, review and submission of grant applications, research proposals, IRB protocols
• Perform miscellaneous job‑related duties or other projects assigned

Requirements

• Doctorate (