Primary Care Research Professor

Number of Positions In Requisition

1



Job Details

The Jefferson Primary Care Research Center (PCRC) at Thomas Jefferson University seeks a senior PhD-level primary care researcher. The faculty member will be appointed within the Department of Family and Community Medicine, and supported by an endowed professorship. The center is a university-level structure that enhances the primary care research portfolio of the university, in alignment with the clinical mission of Jefferson Health. The PCRC offers an exceptional platform for faculty who want to conduct high-impact, practice-based research within one of the nation’s largest primary care systems, with access to more than 1 million patients and large clinical networks for prospective studies. The Center provides concrete infrastructure to accelerate faculty success, including pilot study funding, internal and external expert assistance with grant development and review, data analytic support, and facilitation of access to extensive EMR data for retrospective research. With strengths spanning primary care innovation, cardiovascular health, lifestyle medicine, geriatrics, cancer prevention, integrated behavioral health, palliative care, and women’s health, PCRC is positioned to help investigators build fundable, clinically meaningful research programs that can improve care at scale.

Jefferson Health is a 32-hospital system that cares for a total of >1,000,000 primary care patients across Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Jefferson is full owner of Jefferson Health Plan, which provides insurance products in Medicaid, Medicare, ACA, and CHIP. Within the greater Philadelphia area, Jefferson Primary Care includes 98 practices serving 560,000 people across diverse communities, including an extensive network of community-based primary care sites in low-income neighborhoods. The Department of Family and Community Medicine is a nationally renowned academic department of over 50 faculty members, including three Divisions and three specialized Centers, with robust programming across clinical, research, educational, and community pillars.

Job Description

The faculty member will have demonstrated skills in primary care research with a strong record of publications, leadership in extramurally funded research, and national recognition in their field. In this role, the candidate will build or maintain an independent, extramurally funded research portfolio that leverages the data systems, clinical and operational initiatives, and practice-based research network of Jefferson Primary Care, while providing consultative services on research design and methodology to faculty within the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

Requirements:

• PhD in a field relevant to primary care research

• Strong track record of high-impact scholarly publication

• Demonstrating success in obtaining, leading and managing extramurally funded research grants

• Experience with multisite practice-based research with demonstrated ability to lead initiatives across a large practice-based research network

• Collaborative approach to research partnerships

• Experience in mixed methods research preferred

• Commitment to mentorship and team development

Responsibilities:

• Develop and sustain an independent portfolio of funded research initiatives in areas of high relevance to primary care clinical services.

• Provide consultative support to faculty of the Department of Family and Community Medicine on research design and methodology.

• Partner with departmental faculty and with colleagues across Thomas Jefferson University’s colleges and departments to develop and expand funded research opportunities

• Provide expert guidance on the development and management of a practice-based research network.

• Partner with health services leadership to align research opportunities with key institutional priorities, including care model redesign, implementation of patient-centered quality initiatives, and health equity.

• Mentor faculty and research staff in developing rigorous, fundable programs of primary care research

Application Requirements:
Applicants must submit the following materials:

• Current curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

833 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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