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CO-DIRECTOR, CHOIR

Employer
VA Boston Healthcare System
Location
Massachusetts
Posted Date
May 19, 2016

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The VA Boston Healthcare System (VABHCS) seeks a dynamic leader for its Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation (COIN) jointly based at VA Boston Healthcare System and Edith Nourse Rogers VA in Bedford, Massachusetts. The COIN, the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), contains an extensive portfolio (in FY15) of 88 funded research projects and programs, with a total annual budget of over $13 million. Potential candidates will be MD or PhD investigators with scholarly expertise in health services research and/or one or more of its many constituent fields, with leadership and administrative experience, and with a strong, proven track-record of obtaining peer-reviewed funding. Candidates should be eligible for academic appointment as a Professor or Associate Professor at Boston University School of Medicine or Harvard Medical School. The position will be a full-time appointment based at VA Boston, Jamaica Plain Campus. The mission of CHOIR is to conduct health services, organization, and implementation research that promotes Veteran-centered high-quality healthcare, identifying best practices, and working with operational and policy leaders within VA to implement findings to improve clinical care. The Boston Co-Director role includes setting and promoting a vision for conducting research that engages with VA systems and improves care for Veterans. VA Boston contains one of the largest programs of research in VA, encompassing ten federally funded research centers in areas such as: posttraumatic stress disorder, Alzheimer's Disease, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Traumatic Brain Injury, Cognitive Neurosciences, Schizophrenia, and the Addictions. It is also home to the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC) that provides national leadership to the Million Veterans Program, VA's major genomic medicine initiative. Interested candidates should submit electronically a letter of interest and CV directly to: Terence M. Keane, PhD, Associate Chief of Staff for Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, 150 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130; ChoirDirector@va.gov. Applications will be reviewed as received and will be accepted until the position is filled. A recruitment incentive is approved. The VA Boston Healthcare System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

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