LifeStance Health

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At LifeStance Health, we strive to help individuals, families, and communities with their mental health needs. Everywhere. Every day. It’s a lofty goal; we know. But we make it happen with the best team in mental healthcare. Thank you for taking the time to explore a career with us. As the fastest growing mental health practice group in the country, now is the perfect time to join our team! LifeStance Health Values Belonging: We cultivate a space where everyone can show up as their authentic self. Empathy: We seek out diverse perspectives and listen to learn without judgment. Courage: We are all accountable for doing the right thing - even when it's hard - because we know it's worth it. One Team: We realize our full potential when we work together towards our shared purpose. Benefits As a full-time employee of LifeStance Health, the following benefits are offered: medical, dental, vision, AD&D, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. Additional benefits include a 401k retirement savings with employer match, paid parental leave, paid time off, holiday pay and an Employee Assistance Program. ROLE OVERVIEW LifeStance is seeking a visionary and highly skilled National Clinical Director of Research to lead our national research strategy and foster a culture of clinical innovation. This role will be responsible for: · Driving research innovation by identifying, developing, and integrating novel treatment approaches and interdisciplinary methods to advance patient care and clinical outcomes. · Developing and maintaining strategic partnerships with universities, hospitals, and community organizations to strengthen research collaborations, enhance community impact, and secure potential funding opportunities. · Overseeing the dissemination of research findings through peer-reviewed publications, white papers, and national conference presentations, ensuring LifeStance’s research contributes meaningfully to the broader scientific and clinical community. Compensation: $132,000 - 160,000/annually, plus annual bonus potential Key Responsibilities · Meet established annual research output goals, such as preparing and submitting 2–3 peer-reviewed manuscripts in the first year, by rapidly assessing existing data, building research pipelines, and initiating high-quality projects immediately upon onboarding. · Rapidly synthesize and analyze large volumes of EHR-derived and real-world clinical data, converting complex datasets into feasible, publication-ready research questions and appropriately scaled study designs that can yield early wins for the organization. · Function as a hands-on, lead contributor, particularly in the first 1–2 years, by driving manuscript development from concept through submission, ensuring first- or senior-author–level ownership of key projects rather than solely participating in large collaborative publications. · Develop and manage partnerships with external research entities, including universities, research organizations, and funding agencies. · Lead and oversee the design, execution, and dissemination of clinical research studies, including multi-site trials and quality improvement research. · Identify and pursue grant funding opportunities (e.g., PCORI, NIH) to support research initiatives; lead or contribute to grant writing and submission processes. · Oversee research staff, including part-time researchers and research assistants, ensuring productivity, high-quality deliverables, and professional development. · Ensure compliance with ethical, regulatory, and IRB requirements for all research activities. · Present research findings to internal and external audiences, including national conferences, publications, and stakeholder meetings. REQUIREMENTS · Doctoral degree (PhD, PsyD, MD, or equivalent) in psychology, psychiatry, behavioral health, public health, or a related field required. · Demonstrated experience leading or supporting clinical trials and research partnerships in healthcare; candidates with primarily academic backgrounds must have served as Principal Investigator (PI) on major, grant-funded research projects (e.g., PCORI, NIH, or equivalent). · Proven success in securing and managing research funding, including grant writing experience (PCORI, NIH, or similar). · Familiarity with data analytics, statistical methods, and research software/tools (e.g., SPSS, Stata, R). · 10+ years of relevant clinical, research, and leadership experience · Excellent ability to lead, supervise, and collaborate across disciplines. · Skilled communicator with the ability to present complex research findings to varied audiences. · Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. · Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in research practices. · Internal candidates with the right experience and interest are strongly encouraged to apply. · Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. · LifeStance is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status · Demonstrates awareness, inclusivity, sensitivity, humility, and experience in working with individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses, sexual orientations, gender identities, and other various aspects of culture PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS · The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. · While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, bend, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee must be able to lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. LifeStance provides the compensation range and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. LifeStance reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law. #LI-JK2 #LIRemote LifeStance is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are fully committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all our employees. Learn more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at LifeStance. At LifeStance Health, we know that mental health care jobs are more than careers, they are missions. When people choose careers in mental health, they do it because they care about their impact on the world. So do we. That’s why we’re assembling the very best team for both telehealth and in-person care. Are you ready to change lives together? Not finding the right fit? Let us know you're interested in a future opportunity by clicking Get Started below or create an account by clicking 'Sign In' at the top of the page to set up email alerts as new job postings become available that meet your interest!