Cook Children's Health Care System

Cook Children's Health Care System

Director, Clinical & Translational Science

Fort Worth, TX · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 5 hours ago
Data EngineeringStatisticsProject ManagementBudgetingPerformance ManagementClinical TrialsClinical ResearchScientific WritingResearchExperimental DesignLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoringOrganizational SkillsBiostatisticsEpidemiology

About the role

  • Medical Center Office Building (901 7th Ave)
  • Cook Children's is building a nationally recognized pediatric clinical and translational science enterprise that accelerates the transformation of scientific discoveries into improved diagnostics, therapeutics, care delivery models, and patient outcomes. The Director, Clinical & Translational Science serves as the strategic, scientific, and operational

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive clinical and translational science strategy aligned with Cook Children's research, clinical, and organizational priorities.
  • Lead institutional efforts to grow the portfolio of investigator‑initiated and externally funded research, including center‑level and multi‑site programmatic awards.
  • Build scalable, investigator‑facing services that support study design, protocol development, project management, grant preparation, and scientific collaboration.
  • Partner with Research Informatics to enable effective use of research data platforms, analytics capabilities, and digital tools in support of clinical and translational science, while respecting their ownership of technical platforms and data engineering.
  • Develop strategic external partnerships and consortia with universities, pediatric hospitals, industry, and funding agencies to enhance Cook Children's national visibility and research impact.

Requirements

  • Master's degree required in appropriate field (e.g., Research, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Statistics, Chemistry, etc.)
  • 7+ years of relevant professional experience is required
  • Proven leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills is required
  • Demonstrated expertise in identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts
  • Computer proficiency in word and data processing
  • Knowledge of principles of research and federal regulations;

Compensation

  • These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.

Benefits

  • Strengthen the clinical and translational research workforce through education, mentoring, and professional development programs for investigators and research staff.
  • Education & Experience:
  • Demonstrated experience with clinical research study design and development, data management, statistical analysis, and medical and grant writing required

Company info

  • Cook Children's is an equal opportunity employer.
  • These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.
  • As such, Cook Children's offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws.

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