Director, Research Infrastructure and Implementation

Why ThedaCare?

Living A Life Inspired!

Our new vision at ThedaCare is bold, ambitious, and ignited by a shared passion to provide outstanding care. We are inspired to reinvent health care by becoming a proactive partner in health, enriching the lives of all and creating value in everything we do. Each of us are called to take action in delivering higher standards of care, lower costs and a healthier future for our patients, our families, our communities and our world.

At ThedaCare, our team members are empowered to be the catalyst of change through our values of compassion, excellence, leadership, innovation, and agility. A career means much more than excellent compensation and benefits. Our team members are supported by continued opportunities for learning and development, accessible and transparent leadership, and a commitment to work/life balance. If you're interested in joining a health care system that is changing the face of care and well-being in our community, we encourage you to explore a future with ThedaCare.

Benefits, with a whole-person approach to wellness -

• Lifestyle Engagement

• e.g. health coaches, relaxation rooms, health focused apps (Wonder, Ripple), mental health support

• Access & Affordability

• e.g. minimal or zero copays, team member cost sharing premiums, daycare

About ThedaCare!

Summary :

Froedtert ThedaCare North Region, is a rapidly growing heath system providing trauma care across the spectrum of rural and urban settings throughout North-Eastern Wisconsin. The Froedtert ThedaCare North Region consists of 11 hospitals & CAHS. These range from trauma undesignated critical access hospitals, state designated level 3-4 centers, and an ACS verified Level II trauma center located in Neenah, WI. The North Region is aligned with the ACS verified Level I center at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI and it is a national leader in trauma care and research.

Under the general oversight of the VP of Graduate Medical Education & Clinical Research and the Medical Director of Clinical Research, the Director of Research Infrastructure and Implementation is the key strategist who provides the strategic direction and operational leadership in the development of multi-institutional trauma research program across the enterprise. They must possess a proven history of successful leadership and national influence to design, direct, and operationalize research infrastructure at scale to ensure enterprise-wide alignment, growth, and fiscal stewardship as the strategic priority initiative leader over of trauma research operations.

SPAN OF CONTROL: Reporting to the Medical Director of Clinical Research, the Director of Research and Integration is responsible for establishing governance frameworks, performance standards, strategic direction, and scale of trauma research infrastructure across the Froedtert ThedaCare North Region. As an executive facing role in partnering with senior leadership, they create a competitive advantage through nationally recognized research programs, drive revenue generating research initiatives and demonstrate return on investment through funding acquisition and system efficiencies.

Job Description:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Partners with senior leadership to build, scale, and operationalize research infrastructure at the enterprise level by serving as the strategic priority initiative owner of multidisciplinary trauma research team development, labor management, and overall operational administration of trauma research in the ThedaCare North Region.
• Develops and directs workforce capability in trauma research and implementation science, ensuring the research infrastructure is optimized on performance, staffing, reliability, and cost.
• Governs national trauma research visibility and national partnerships contributing to institutional reputation
• Directs system-level, evidence based rural and urban triage teams focused on rapid-cycle outcomes and translation research in alignment with American College of Surgeons (ACS) verification and quality standards
• Advances institutional positioning for ACS verification and national benchmarking by serving as the subject matter expert with national influence
• Responsible for external funding strategy, grant portfolio development, and fiscal stewardship for trauma research funding streams
• Responsible for mentoring and growing other research activities through the Clinical Research Office in the support of GME Resident, Nursing programs, and other higher-learners. Effectively directs team members in a manner consistent with ThedaCare policies and values. Ensures the recruitment and retention of competent team members to meet the needs of the business operations of the department.
• Comply with all ThedaCare policies and ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
• Maintain contemporary professional knowledge and education. Maintain good standing within the community and ThedaCare.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

Minimum Required:

• A Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD) in a related field, with at least eight years of postdoctoral trauma experience and be recognized as an expert in the field of trauma research, OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience

Additional:

• Knowledge of aspects of finance, human resources and background in healthcare or emergency services a plus.

LICENSURE

Minimum Required:

• Dependent on Degree

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Minimum Required:

• Candidates must have a robust publication record demonstrating national scholarly contributions across the trauma landscape.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

Minimum Required:

• The ability to effectively build positive, constructive relationships with others aimed at building collaboration, consensus, and high-performance teams
• Model's professionalism in work quality, actions, interpersonal skills, and communications with constituents and business partners
• Works well with cross-functional teams and experientially diverse stakeholders

Preferred:

• High-level of Emotional Intelligence

TECHNICAL SKILLS & ABILITIES

Minimum Required:

• Deep expertise in trauma-specific research, data management, statistical modeling (SPSS, R, SAS), and clinical trial methodology. Strategic planning, effective management of resources and employee supervision.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office programs

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & ABILITIES

Minimum Required:

• Expert effective communication skills
• Expert proficiency in intra and inter-departmental collaborations and relationship building
• Champions FT Mission, Vision and Guiding Principles

Preferred:

• Servant Leadership Orientation
• Demonstrated proficiency with making decisions and recommendations on a variety of complex matters

QUALITIES:

• Ability to support, advance and live our mission and evidence of such:

• Mission - Our reason for Being - To advance the health of our communities through excellence and discovery, inspiring each person to live their unique best life

• Ability to support, advance and work toward our vision and evidence of such.

• Vision - Who we Aspire to be - To be your trusted partner, transforming health care for everyone every day

• Commitment to and evidence of demonstrating our guiding principles.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Scheduled FTE:

1

Location:

ThedaCare Regional Medical Center - Neenah - Neenah,Wisconsin

Overtime Exempt:

Yes

Worker Shift Details:

Days