Policy Director Clinical Science, Medicine
About The Position
The Policy Director conducts research and analysis on policy issues, drafts and reviews policy documents, coordinates and collaborates with government agencies, and provides strategic advice and recommendations to senior leadership. The role conducts and oversees medicine- and health-related literature reviews, performs data analysis related to biomedical research, and prepares memos, reports, manuscripts, publications, and conference presentations. It communicates analysis results and provides writing, editing, health care, and policy expertise for information dissemination within VA-ORD. Assignments include journal article briefs; detailed briefs or reports on the policy impact of VA research on clinical care; implementation reviews; and publications related to Health Systems Research portfolios. The work serves a nationwide audience of leaders in VA clinical, research, and operational areas. The position develops and summarizes policy-relevant information and contributes to research translation for clinical care. It tracks ongoing research using Veteran data in VA and conducts comparative evaluations with other national and international research performance and outcomes. It synthesizes research relevant to Veterans and prepares materials for publication and dissemination through multiple channels. The role also provides subject matter expertise and project management for dissemination and writing projects, including formatting and proofreading materials, communicating with partners, recording decisions and findings, and drafting reports and presentations. The position has no supervisory responsibilities and no financial accountability.
Requirements
- Master's degree required.
- Over 5 years of writing and editing experience.
Nice To Haves
- Doctoral degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Conduct research and analysis on policy issues and draft and review policy documents.
- Coordinate and collaborate with other government agencies and provide strategic advice and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Design, oversee, and conduct literature reviews related to medicine and health.
- Perform data analysis to extract scientific knowledge and information related to biomedical research.
- Prepare memos, reports, manuscripts, publications, and conference presentations.
- Present analysis results and provide writing, editing, health care, and policy expertise for information dissemination within VA-ORD.
- Prepare journal article briefs, reports on the policy impact of VA research on clinical care, implementation reviews, and publications related to Health Systems Research portfolios.
- Develop and summarize policy-relevant information and contribute to translating research for clinical care.
- Track ongoing research using Veteran data in VA and perform comparative evaluations of national and international research performance and outcomes.
- Synthesize and summarize research relevant to Veterans and assemble substantive research information for publication and dissemination.
- Provide subject matter expertise and project management for information dissemination and writing projects.
- Format and proofread dissemination materials, communicate among partners, record decisions and findings, and draft reports and presentations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
