Research Development Partnerships Consultant - Government Resource Center

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• Job Title: Research Development Partnerships Consultant - Government Resource Center
• Department: Health Sciences | Government Resource Center

The Research Development Partnerships Consultant for the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center (GRC) provides managerial and operational leadership for partnership development and deliverable activities for project sponsors, primarily the Ohio Department of Medicaid, to optimize the utilization of GRC services.

The role serves as primary strategic engagement point of contact, responsible for anticipating and clarifying customer needs, establishing engagement approach, and ensuring the effective application of GRC services and relationships with health systems and colleges of medicine to achieve customer and organizational goals.

This position leads the development, implementation, oversight of partnership and project management practices, engages GRC leadership and stakeholders regarding development opportunities and partner relationships strategy; identifies strategic priorities into operational plans and execution across multiple initiatives.

The role influences cross-functional coordination to ensure alignment with GRC’s and partner’s strategic goals; builds strong business relationships with partner leadership; resolves complex issues; identifies improvement opportunities and manage problem resolution; drives internal and external stakeholders to continually improve and strengthen business relationships to meet customer’s needs; drives outcomes such as growing or retaining partner engagements or attaining high customer satisfaction; provides senior-level oversight for

existing requests and presents proposals for innovative solutions and services to clients; provides leadership to staff in pursuit of new partner engagement opportunities; ensures compliance with laws, regulations, policies and sponsor requirements related to GRC’s services and health services research.

Minimum Education Required:

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent.

Required Qualifications:

A minimum of six years of relevant experience required. Requires successful completion of a background check. Selected candidate may be asked to complete a pre-employment physical including a drug screen.

Additional Desired Qualifications:

Prior experience in healthcare policy and/or complex public sector program design.

Master’s degree preferred. Advanced training and/or experience in program evaluation and/or research methodology, including survey design, or a mixed methods approach to evaluation is preferred. Twelve (12) or more years of experience preferred. Demonstrated ability to provide leadership to professional staff who exercise significant independence, manage complex, high-impact initiatives with long-term implications.

Expert-level project and partnership management skills, including the ability to work with others to establish comprehensive strategies with appropriate objectives, metrics and execution schedules; strong interpersonal skills capable to effectively engage individuals and groups; strong communication skills to drive successful interactions, presentations and communications; demonstrates judgment and discretion to make effective decisions and problem solve.

Additional Information:

The Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center’s mission is to identify, research, and spread innovative practices to improve health for all Ohioans through partnerships with healthcare, state, and academic leaders. The GRC’s current work encompasses critical issues in public health and health services, including family health, behavioral health, Ohio Medicaid membership, management of chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension, and health system payment innovation.

See more about GRC’s project work here: https://grc.osu.edu/Projects

The GRC is a family-friendly workplace committed that supports in-person and remote-hybrid work arrangements. Our philosophy is to provide staff with the training, mentorship and professional development opportunities needed to meet their professional goals, and to proactively develop GRC’s future leadership within the organization.

Location:

Pressey Hall (0309)

Position Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

40

Shift:

First Shift

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check.  A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

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