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About Children’s Minnesota
Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org.
Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.
Department Overview
The Research Institute at Children’s Minnesota (CMRI) promotes and facilitates research, education, and outreach. CMRI formally submits proposals on behalf of investigators, research programs, and departments within Children’s. The institute works with investigators to prepare proposals, route them for appropriate sign-offs, and provides the final review and institutional approval prior to submission to a potential sponsor.
Position Summary
The Chief Research Officer (CRO) leads the scientific functions of Children’s Minnesota, including basic and applied research projects, as well as the development of new clinical processes, technologies or products. This position combines discipline-specific knowledge of research compliance, science and personnel management and, in concert with appropriate business units, the CRO advances the strategic plans of Children’s Minnesota. In addition to directing the Research Institute, the CRO supervises the institution’s Research and Sponsored Projects (Pre-award) unit, its program in Design and Analytics, a team of Scientific Investigators and other investigators, as needed. In partnership with grants and accounting, the CRO ensures financial sustainability of the research function in support of the organizational mission. The CRO champions a culture of curiosity, investigation and continuous improvement in clinical and academic endeavors.
While this is a remote office position, there will be requirements to be onsite at the Children’s facilities and a requirement to reside in Minnesota or Wisconsin.
Required:
• A physician scientist with at least 10 years’ experience in clinical care delivery and at least 10 years’ experience as a scientific investigator in the development and management of science programs.
• At least 10 years of demonstrated success in research, including obtaining large research grants, managing research projects, presenting results, and publishing investigative research projects that pertain to healthcare. Demonstrated effective communication skills and ability to work with all disciplines and levels of professionals within a large multi-specialty organization.
Preferred:
• Experience as an academic dean, chair or vice-chair of an academic department, or a leadership position in a research institute.
• Experience with research financial policies and procedures is preferred, in addition to the management of research programs and/or research departmental budgets.
• Demonstrated capability in medical management skills.
• Demonstrated capability in management skills in healthcare-related scientific endeavors.
• National and International reputation for research and scholarly activity.
License/Certification/Registration required:
• The CRO must be able to secure all state and federal licensures, as appropriate, to practice their career skills in the State of Minnesota.
Education:
• The CRO must possess an MD/DO degree.
Experience:
• Demonstrated effectiveness in leading groups, group facilitation, team-building and running effective meetings and systems improvement.
• Ability to collaborate with and build consensus among physicians, scientific investigators and other allied health clinical professionals, operations and administrative staff, and external organizations to create and maintain a strategic operational vision.
• Demonstrated ability in the development of grant or contract-related research budgets and budget justifications.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
• Research regulatory compliance.
• Translational research with application to pediatric populations.
• Multi-institutional collaborations.
• A track record of NIH or other forms of extramural funding.
• A track record of published investigative findings in peer-reviewed, healthcare-related journals.
Physical Demands
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Children’s Minnesota requires proof of COVID-19 vaccine, and as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), immunity to vaccine preventable infectious diseases, prior to employment.
Children’s Minnesota is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities to all applicants. EO M/F/Disability/Vet Employer.
The posted pay range represents rates for a grouping of multiple jobs within a salary grade. We carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role, the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate, and organizational needs. Base pay is just one piece of the total rewards program offered by Children’s Minnesota.
All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
Children’s Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
