Program Director - Pediatrics
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SOM KC Pediatrics - Research (PEDS RESEARCH)
Behavioral PediatricsPosition Title:
Program Director - PediatricsJob Family Group:
Professional StaffJob Description Summary:
The Project Director is independently responsible for all facets of the Telehealth Regional Outreach for Communities, Kids, and Schools (Telehealth ROCKS) project, including strategic leadership of evaluation, budgeting, supervision, and policy development. This federally funded initiative supports family-school-community partnerships by strengthening school-based services, addressing social determinants of health, and offering training in the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model.
The Project Director will lead the design and implementation of technical solutions, educational approaches, and clinical services for partner sites. They will conduct systematic assessments of rural community needs and resources, particularly those related to young children with developmental and behavioral concerns, and guide rigorous data collection and analysis to inform continuous, evidence-based program improvement.Job Description:
Job Duties Outlined:
Principal Accountabilities: Along with the PI, lead project team working with participating facilities. Train facility personnel, including the site champion, in following the telemedicine assessment and treatment protocols spanning technical and clinical support. Provide ongoing training support. The position also oversees a team of health care and administrative contacts related to pediatric services over telemedicine.
- Design and oversee comprehensive evaluation frameworks to measure program outcomes and impact across multiple domains, including service delivery, clinical outcomes, and cost-effectiveness.
- Collaborates extensively with the Operations Director to develop comprehensive compliance protocols and implement targeted training initiatives that address identified knowledge gaps among staff.
- Maintains ongoing strategic dialogue with the Operations Director to identify compliance vulnerabilities, co-creating standardized operating procedures that ensure consistent implementation of evaluation frameworks.
- Independently develop and manage sophisticated data systems and analytics protocols to track key performance indicators and program effectiveness.
- Conduct rigorous statistical analyses of program data to identify trends, outcomes, and areas for improvement.
- Provide ongoing training support and evaluate training effectiveness through measurable outcomes and validated assessment tools.
- Independently liaise with external evaluators to ensure rigorous assessment of program impact and outcomes through validated methodologies.
- Analyze complex datasets using advanced statistical methods to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for program enhancement.
- Liaise with developmental and behavioral health treatment teams and healthcare trainees regarding training for utilization of technology, program development, and evaluation methodologies.
- Independently write and submit data-rich reports to funding agencies in a timely matter and coordinate comprehensive data collection and entry into online system.
- Lead the development of academic deliverables including peer-reviewed publications of program outcomes, conference presentations of evaluation findings, and evidence-based grant applications.
- Independently promote the project through formal and informal presentation of evaluation results for community events and national/international conferences.
- Direct the creation of evidence-based impact reports demonstrating program effectiveness to stakeholders using data visualization and compelling metrics narratives.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Work Environment
- This position in state travel sometimes requiring overnight stays.
Required Qualifications:
Education: Master's degree or more advanced degree in health sciences, behavioral health, education, communication, public health, or related field. Education may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
Work Experience:
- Three years of previous experience with program management and with working with child serving systems of care is essential.
- Three years of experience collaborating with communities and with program evaluation is required.
- Three years of experience with pediatric developmental/behavioral health is a plus.
- Experience with research design, survey development, data collection tools, and advanced statistical analysis methods.
- Demonstrated experience in quantitative and qualitative data analysis, statistical methods, outcomes measurement, and impact assessment methodologies.
- Experience in designing evaluation frameworks, selecting appropriate metrics, and implementing data-driven program improvements.
- Experience with statistical software packages and data visualization tools.
Preferred Qualifications:
Education:
- Master's degree or more advanced degree in health sciences, behavioral health, education, communication, public health, or related field. Education may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
Certification/License:
- Clinical trials certification.
Work Experience:
- Experience with project-related technologies including telehealth/telemedicine, and mHealth approaches, particularly in data collection and outcomes monitoring.
- Experience with pediatric developmental/behavioral health is a plus, as well as supervisory experience with students and employees.
- Track record of producing academic deliverables such as peer-reviewed publications featuring program evaluation results, data-driven grant proposals, and conference presentations.
- Experience in the school environment i, particularly in educational program evaluation.
- Proven grant writing and research interest with rural communities and/or early childhood health.
- Experience translating program outcomes and complex datasets into compelling narratives for wide audiences.
Skills:
- Problem solving skills.
- Communication, writing, and presentation skills.
- Organizational skills.
Required Documents:
- Resume/CV
- Cover Letter
If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers. A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here.
Comprehensive Benefits Package:
Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html
Employee Type:
RegularTime Type:
Full timeRate Type:
Salary
Compensation Statement:
The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.
Pay Range:
$83,000.00 - $131,000.00
Minimum
$83,000.00
Midpoint
$107,000.00
Maximum
$131,000.00
- Location:
- Kansas City
- Job Type:
- FullTime