Investigator I - Cancer Epidemiology

 Investigator - Cancer Epidemiology

The Cancer Epidemiology Investigator will work with our team on site at the Institute for Health Research in Aurora, Colorado. The IHR is seeking a scientist with demonstrated expertise and funding in Cancer Epidemiology, Screening and Prevention. This includes genetics and genomics impacting cancer and the use of precision medicine.   We are also interested in scientists with demonstrated interest in social determinants of health, disparities, or digital health as part of their research.

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is responsible for building an innovative research program and the procurement of research funding from internal and external sources; managing the implementation of an externally-funded or internally-funded research project and/or program to ensure compliance with award requirements; overseeing fiscal management and ensuring the appropriate use of funds; and evaluating projects and forecasting workload and costs to determine budgets and proper allocation of staff.

• Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations. Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome.
• Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions.
• Participates in mentoring activities by: seeking opportunities for professional growth and skill development under the mentorship of more senior researchers, as well as sharing knowledge and expertise with colleagues.
• Assists in the management of research projects by: attending trainings to stay up to date on of all applicable local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and accreditation standards, and any funding agency, grant, and/or contract management policies, as well as meeting the terms and conditions of the award to ensure research study activities are compliant; leveraging a comprehensive knowledge of ones field to partner with team on the identification and development of research methodologies, protocols, and data collection and analysis plans to ensure quality and scientific integrity for a study; leading and/or conducting qualitative and/or quantitative data collection, cleaning, management, and/or analyses, with minimal oversight, maintaining the quality, accuracy, and integrity of data; working across teams and functions to facilitate communication, coordinate research activities, and provide consultation toward achieving project goals; and leading and/or supporting the development and monitoring of budgets, timelines, and/or deliverables for medium to large-sized research studies, with minimal oversight.
• Contributes to the development of proposals by: collaborating on and/or leading the development and writing of proposals from conceptualization to submission, with minimal direction, in alignment with best practices; and participating in and/or leading the oversight of pre-award activities (e.g., define and negotiate aspects of the proposal including the scope of work and budget), under minimal supervision.
• Advances knowledge of the scientific community by: assisting and/or leading in the interpretation and/or presentation of data, with minimal oversight; and lead- and/or co-authoring technical products and peer-reviewed publications and/or developing abstracts, posters, and/or presentations, with minimal oversight, to disseminate research findings locally, nationally, or internationally to clinical partners, collaborators, stakeholders, or wider audiences.
• Participates in service to the local and scientific community by: participating in peer review for scientific journals, committees, panels, conferences, and/or professional organizations.

• Doctoral degree in Health Services, Public Health, Community Health, Health Education, Social/Behavioral Science, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy or directly related scientific field related to health research.