Director of Research | Life Sciences

Seeking a Director of Research | Life Sciences to build and lead a strategic initiative focused on unlocking the value of healthcare data across research, public health, and commercial applications.This is a high-impact, externally facing leadership role at the intersection of clinical data, healthcare research, and business development. The Director will be responsible for identifying, developing, and advancing partnerships that leverage healthcare data - particularly within the New York healthcare and public health ecosystem.The ideal candidate combines deep subject matter expertise in clinical/healthcare data with strong commercial acumen and stakeholder engagement skills, capable of driving initiatives from concept through execution.QUALIFICATIONS6–8+ years of experience across a combination of: Healthcare data / clinical data analytics | Healthcare research or life sciences | Public health or health system environmentsProven client-facing experience with strong external stakeholder engagementExperience working within or alongside New York healthcare systems, public health organizations, or research ecosystems strongly preferredClinical Data Analyst transitioning into research, strategy, or partnershipsHealthcare data roles within: Health systems (e.g., academic medical centers) | Public health departments | Life sciences or research organizationsExperience with EMR platforms such as Epic or similar systems is a plusStrong understanding of: Clinical and healthcare data structures | Data extraction, transformation, and reporting conceptsFamiliarity with tools such as: Tableau or similar BI | visualization platformsAbility to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiencesTechnical fluency required (hands-on engineering not required)Exceptional relationship-building and communication skillsDemonstrated ability to: Identify and qualify opportunities | Influence stakeholders | Drive initiatives forward to executionEntrepreneurial mindset with a “builder” mentalityStrong presentation and storytelling capabilitiesKey Attributes for SuccessDeep familiarity with the New York healthcare and research landscapeAbility to navigate regulatory and compliance complexities in healthcare dataBalanced profile combining: Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in healthcare data | Commercial instinct and business development driveHigh energy, proactive, and internally motivated to source and develop opportunitiesMission-driven mindset with a passion for public health impact and data-driven innovationThis role will sit HYBRID in New York, NY