Scientist I - Consortium for Defense Psychology

• Provide oversight and operational leadership for the day-to-day management of clinical research activities, problem solves research-related issues, serves as a liaison for communicating with research implementation sites, and ensures effective use of Center resources and personnel time.
• Process and interpret experimental data, working alongside statistical consultants.
• Formulate experimental hypotheses and design experimental protocols.
• Make scientific observations, maintain detailed workbooks/documentation, and ensure documentation fulfills generally accepted professional/industry standards.
• Coordinate and contribute to new grant and funding applications.
• Maintain effective and timely communication with scientific collaborators; serves as a representative of the Center and in this capacity, demonstrates strong interpersonal, communication, and conflict resolution skills.
• Meet sponsor and regulatory-related requirements by ensuring that all communications with study's sponsors and regulatory boards are conducted in a timely and effective manner.
• Design and plan for new activities and projects.
• Assist with the preparation and submission of applications to secure intramural and extramural funding to further support the activities of the Center.
• Draft scientific/scholarly manuscripts for publication in coordination with the PI.
• May present at national conferences to disseminate the work conducted by the Center.
• May participate in the hiring, training, and supervision of research personnel.
• Perform limited budgetary oversight, to include planning/forecasting, preparing, and approving budgetary changes in coordination with appropriate Center personnel.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance and participation in required training.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Assigned Lead: May recommend the following: employee hiring, disciplinary action, and starting salaries; provide input on employee performance evaluations.

Join the HJF Team!

HJF is seeking a Scientist I - Consortium for Defense Psychology to serve as an Associate Investigator on various sponsored studies of the Consortium for Defense Psychology (CDP). The Research Psychologist will develop and conduct research projects, in coordination with principal investigators (PIs), statistical consultants, and both internal and external collaborators. The CDP will lead survey research to assess the needs of military families and barriers to care, conduct secondary analyses of Military Health System records to identify predictors of access and dropout, and test a new telehealth referral network to improve care quality. CDP's work will directly advance knowledge of mental, emotional, developmental, behavioral (MEDB) conditions and support the development of innovative, scalable interventions for military-connected children and families.

This position will be in support of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences' Consortium for Defense Psychology (CDP), which is based in Bethesda, MD. CDP strives to be the central hub for the Military Health System (MHS) in the development and implementation of training and education to clinicians of military-connected individuals. A key program under the CDP is the DoD Child Collaboratory study, which utilizes tele-education and telehealth to increase capacity of MTFs and community providers to provide high-quality, culturally relevant care to military children. CDP recently received additional funding to launch multiple lines of research that align to the Child Collaboratory project's goals. The new studies will involve leveraging electronic medical record data to examine clinic-, provider-, and patient-level factors (e.g., staffing, caseloads, parental rank) linked to access and early dropout from psychotherapy. Analyses will also explore associations with high-cost care (e.g., ER visits, hospitalizations) and intergenerational impacts of parental military exposures on child outcomes. Additional studies will examine the feasibility and acceptability of a novel telehealth referral network at one or more MHS sites, and examine barriers and facilitators to care via surveying providers and military connected families.

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing military medicine. We serve military, medical, academic and government clients by administering, managing and supporting preeminent scientific programs that benefit members of the armed forces and civilians alike. Since its founding in 1983, HJF has served as a vital link between the military medical community and its federal and private partners. HJF's support and administrative capabilities allow military medical researchers and clinicians to maintain their scientific focus and accomplish their research goals.