Director of Research

Doctronic•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

Doctronic is a medical AI company that operates a nationwide virtual clinic and builds clinical infrastructure platforms for healthcare organizations. We deliver AI-enabled care directly to patients across the country through our own clinic and partner with specialty care organizations to deploy AI-driven clinical workflows at scale. We are committed to advancing the evidence base for AI in clinical medicine. We are looking for a Director of Research to lead and scale Doctronic’s research program. This is a high-autonomy role for someone who can independently design and execute studies that demonstrate the clinical value, safety, and economic impact of AI-enabled care delivery. You will serve as the connective tissue between our internal teams, academic collaborators, and the broader health economics community — translating operational data into rigorous, publishable evidence. This is not a supervisory role overseeing others’ research from a distance. We need someone who can get their hands dirty: formulating study designs, managing IRB processes, running analyses, writing manuscripts, and driving projects to completion.

Requirements

Advanced degree in a relevant field (PhD preferred) — e.g., health services research, biomedical informatics, epidemiology, health economics, clinical research, or a related discipline
Demonstrated experience designing and leading applied research studies independently, with a track record of peer-reviewed publications
Familiarity with AI/ML evaluation methodologies in healthcare settings
Experience working with claims data, EHR data, or clinical operations data
Strong understanding of health economics concepts including cost-effectiveness analysis, total cost of care modeling, and value-based care frameworks
Ability to communicate findings clearly to both scientific and business audiences
Comfort operating in a fast-paced, resource-constrained environment where speed and rigor must coexist

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in digital health, health tech, or a clinical AI company
Existing relationships with academic medical centers or health services research groups
Awareness of regulatory and payer evidence landscapes in digital health
Background collaborating with actuaries or health plan analytics teams
Familiarity with clinical trial design, pragmatic trials, or real-world evidence generation

Responsibilities

Lead Independent Research
Design, execute, and publish studies evaluating Doctronic’s clinical AI systems — including diagnostic accuracy, treatment appropriateness, patient outcomes, and operational performance. You will own the full research lifecycle from hypothesis through publication.
Build and Manage Academic Partnerships
Identify, cultivate, and manage collaborative relationships with academic medical centers and research institutions. Structure joint studies, negotiate data sharing agreements, and coordinate multi-site research efforts that lend external credibility and rigor to our evidence base.
Drive Health Economics and Value Demonstration
Partner with health economists and actuaries to develop and validate savings methodologies, cost-effectiveness analyses, and actuarial models. Translate clinical performance data into the economic language that payers, health systems, and regulators require.
Collaborate with Internal Evaluation Teams
Work closely with Doctronic’s internal clinical evaluation and data science teams to prioritize research questions, establish evaluation frameworks, and ensure that ongoing quality measurement feeds into the broader research agenda.
Shape the Research Roadmap
Help define what questions matter most — and in what order — to support Doctronic’s commercial, regulatory, and scientific objectives. Balance the need for rapid evidence generation with methodological rigor.