Director of Research | Life Sciences
Seeking a Director of Research | Life Sciences to build and lead a strategic initiative focused on unlocking the value of healthcare data across research, public health, and commercial applications.
This is a high-impact, externally facing leadership role at the intersection of clinical data, healthcare research, and business development. The Director will be responsible for identifying, developing, and advancing partnerships that leverage healthcare data - particularly within the New York healthcare and public health ecosystem.
The ideal candidate combines deep subject matter expertise in clinical/healthcare data with strong commercial acumen and stakeholder engagement skills, capable of driving initiatives from concept through execution.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 6–8+ years of experience across a combination of: Healthcare data / clinical data analytics | Healthcare research or life sciences | Public health or health system environments
- Proven client-facing experience with strong external stakeholder engagement
- Experience working within or alongside New York healthcare systems, public health organizations, or research ecosystems strongly preferred
- Clinical Data Analyst transitioning into research, strategy, or partnerships
- Healthcare data roles within: Health systems (e.g., academic medical centers) | Public health departments | Life sciences or research organizations
- Experience with EMR platforms such as Epic or similar systems is a plus
- Strong understanding of: Clinical and healthcare data structures | Data extraction, transformation, and reporting concepts
- Familiarity with tools such as: Tableau or similar BI | visualization platforms
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences
- Technical fluency required (hands-on engineering not required)
- Exceptional relationship-building and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to: Identify and qualify opportunities | Influence stakeholders | Drive initiatives forward to execution
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a “builder” mentality
- Strong presentation and storytelling capabilities
- Deep familiarity with the New York healthcare and research landscape
- Ability to navigate regulatory and compliance complexities in healthcare data
- Balanced profile combining: Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in healthcare data | Commercial instinct and business development drive
- High energy, proactive, and internally motivated to source and develop opportunities
- Mission-driven mindset with a passion for public health impact and data-driven innovation
This role will sit HYBRID in New York, NY