Director of Research

Position Overview

• Location Type: Fully remote (must be able to work core hours on Pacific/Hawaiian time zones)
• Job Type: Full time
• Salary: Not specified

This role is for a Director of Research who will collaborate within Clinical Excellence and beyond to ensure alignment of the Mission, strategic priorities, and industry best practices for our growing portfolio of research and training programs. The Catalight Research Institute’s Director of Research will be an integral member of the Clinical Excellence (CE) team, promoting a culture of high performance and continuous improvement that values learning and a commitment to quality. We are looking for an adaptive team member who will support inclusive and equity-informed strategies and programs that can adapt and scale to support the multi-faceted needs of our clients, families, and customers in support of our dynamic portfolio. The ideal candidate is bold, solution-oriented, welcomes ever-changing environments, and approaches work with a growth mindset. They are excited for an opportunity to innovate, collaborate on strategy development and operational excellence across the Family of Companies (FoC), while building relationships with care and enjoy creating inclusive spaces. Occasional travel may be required.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in clinical psychology
• Licensed Psychologist
• BCBA certification preferred
• Fluent in American Psychological Association Publication Manual, 7th Edition publication guidelines.
• Experience conducting research with human subjects
• Experience implementing ABA, parent-mediated interventions, CBT, and/or other evidence-based interventions for autistic people and people with I/DD.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, etc.)
• Can read and interpret inferential statistics

Responsibilities

• Inform and contribute to a collaborative yet transformative approach to Clinical Excellence operations that reflects our mission, values, and provides an exceptional learning experience.
• Contribute to, support, and implement programs that are people-centered and wellbeing-focused.
• Meet and exceed identified goals and metrics by innovating, taking risks, critically thinking, and establishing credibility as an advisor across the family of companies and beyond.
• Successfully build, support, and collaborate within a high-performing team in a fast-paced, dynamic, and growing work environment.
• Oversee and support five or more research initiatives each year including writing IRB protocols, submitting protocols for IRB approval, implement research study to completion, contribute with manuscript writing, support research team with manuscript writing, and submit to peer-reviewed journals for publication.
• Attend and present at 6-8 conferences per year as determined by the research team.
• Contribute to manual and curriculum writing for programs and training content for Catalight Classroom.
• Support Catalight Classroom capstone courses.
• Contribute to complex case consultation.
• Build relationships with other researchers and clinicians nationally and internationally to support furthering research for the I/DD community.
• Establish strong and collaborative partnerships within Clinical Excellence, its’ community, as well as throughout the FoC.
• Manage and perform special projects and duties as assigned.

Additional Qualifications/Requests

• Sensitivity to working with an ethnically, linguistically, culturally, and economically diverse population.
• A commitment to the values of the organization while demonstrating good judgment, flexibility, patience, and discretion when dealing with confidential and sensitive matters.
• Experience working and communicating with families.
• Experience working with those with I/DD and their families.
• Appreciation for cross-departmental collaboration.
• Navigates ambiguity with an excitement for problem-solving.
• Thrives in an exciting, dynamic, evolving environment.