The Division of Research of Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC DOR) seeks an investigator with extensive expertise in Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) science and practice for enhancing rapid evidence-to-care-change cycles and science within a learning health system environment. As part of a comprehensive enterprise-level Learning Health Initiative, this position offers substantial and almost unique opportunities for developing and testing new methods relevant to rapid-cycle, pragmatic, high-impact investigation to implementation cycles for health care transformation, within a collegial and dynamic environment.
The successful candidate is expected to develop an independently funded scholarly research program and collaborate with other Division of Research investigators, Kaiser Permanente clinicians, and medical group leadership in developing and evaluating strategies to evaluate, integrate, and spread evidence-based practices. The DOR is embedded in a large, established, health care delivery system which facilitates rapid contributions to the science and practice of dissemination and implementation. Thus, this position provides an exciting opportunity to both advance the science and directly impact care for >1% of the U.S. population.
The successful candidate will be experienced working with Dissemination and Implementation frameworks, designing tailored implementation strategies and evaluations of implemented changes, knowledgeable in pragmatic research methods, and versed in clinical and epidemiological research methods. Investigators in the Division of Research draw on rich clinical data derived from a comprehensive state-of-the-art electronic medical record, disease registries (e.g., cancer, diabetes) and associated clinical and administrative databases, an active clinical trials unit, and direct access to a diverse population of more than 4.5 million members within Kaiser Permanente Northern California.
Investigators in the Division of Research draw on an extremely rich, comprehensive, 20+ year longitudinal clinical data source derived from a comprehensive state-of-the-art electronic medical record, disease registries (e.g., cancer, diabetes), associated clinical and administrative databases, an active clinical trials unit, and, for interventions, direct access to a diverse population of >4.5 million members within Kaiser Permanente Northern California.
Depending on qualifications, the investigator may be appointed at the assistant professor, associate professor, or professor-equivalent level. This position will be part of the DOR Healthcare Delivery and Policy Section and work in close partnership with the TPMG Delivery Science and Applied Research (DARE) Program (www.kp.org/dare), housed at DOR, and with the medical group’s Chief Research Officer as part of an enterprise-level Learning Health Initiative. Founded in 2018, DARE provides infrastructure, connections, and analytic support to clinician-researchers for answering questions to inform and change care, the program fosters collaborations between clinician-investigators and Division of Research scientists and provides support from initial idea development to clinical implementation.
The Division of Research is one of the nation’s premier research centers, with >$130 million annual budget, >70 research scientists and >700 total staff who lead research programs in cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, health care delivery and policy, behavioral health and aging, infectious diseases, and women’s and children’s health. DOR investigators are supported primarily by grant and contract funding from federal and other external peer-reviewed sources, especially the National Institutes of Health.
Required qualifications include a PhD with post-doctoral training or MD degree with post-residency training in health services research, evaluation, dissemination, and implementation science, and/or clinical epidemiology. Opportunities for clinical practice (10-50% FTE) are available, and, for MD applicants, it is desirable that the successful candidate remain connected with clinical care. Applicants from diverse backgrounds and experiences are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applicants can forward a CV and a cover letter (maximum 2 page) outlining interest and relevant experiences to Suzanne.Furuya@kp.org.
