Project Director, Health Services Research

Known for innovations in patient care, and named a three-time recipient of the Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence, Virginia Mason Medical Center is a regional referral, teaching and research center. Our vision to be the Quality Leader in healthcare is achieved by adopting best practices as standard work and by improving systems via the Virginia Mason Production System, which uses Lean principles pioneered by Toyota. At VMMC, we strive to provide the finest health care through an interdisciplinary approach we call “Team Medicine”, which gives every individual the chance to contribute to the well-being of our patients and the continuing success of our medical center. We are seeking a Project Director, Health Services Research to provide health systems research expertise to inform leaders, technical experts, analysts, clinicians and other professional staff regarding clinical/organizational quality improvement work and health outcomes research. RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Working in an integrated delivery system, the Project Director is responsible for conducting quantitative and qualitative health services research on diverse areas of interest to the corporation. Such areas may include but are not limited to: chronic disease management, patient safety, economic savings associated with quality of care, and evaluation of quality improvement activities associated with the Virginia Mason Production System. 2. Obtain research funding for grants and contracts. Author technical reports and articles for submission to technical journals. 3. Extract, manipulate and manage data from internal data repositories (billing, cost accounting) and external vendors, medical records and survey data. Work with database designers to design key data collection and analysis tools. May also provide assistance, informal guidance and mentoring for programmers and other analytical staff. Please note: this position will not provide day to day supervision of staff. QUALIFICATIONS: A PhD in economics, sociology, health services research, epidemiology, biostatistics, psychology, industrial engineering, operations research, anthropology or research design required. Must have 5+ years in health services research. Your background must also include: • Ability to create solutions that serve practical, front line purposes •Ability to analyze, extract and manipulate large data sets, familiarity with healthcare claims data • Strong written and verbal communication skills, demonstrated programming skills (SAS, SQL, SPSS), a • Ability to communicate complex analysis results • Experience managing health outcomes projects from inception to final reporting. • Knowledge of health services research, claims data. • Broad knowledge of the health care system, including CMS, JCAHO regulations, reimbursement models and market trends in pay for performance. Familiarity with the quality initiatives of major NGOs, (e.g., IHI, JCAHO etc.) • Ability to create practical solutions that provide immediate benefit to patient care. Be a part of the Virginia Mason team where we offer you not only a competitive salary and comprehensive benefit package, but also a wonderful place to live. Seattle is a vibrant and sophisticated city that offers first-rate restaurants, shopping, theater and an abundance of outdoor activities. For more information or to apply online visit our website at www.VirginiaMason.org EOE/AAE. Company: Virginia Mason Medical Center Location: Seattle, WA 98101 Status: Full Time, Employee Job Category: Biotech/R&D/Science Work Experience: 5+ to 7 Years Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Education Level: Doctorate About Virginia Mason View all Virginia Mason opportunities Email to a friend