Staff Scientist Senior (Pharmacy)

Location:

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Scranton Campus

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

The Staff Scientist Senior (Pharmacy) will lead the design, implementation, and dissemination of innovative pharmacy program evaluations across Geisinger’s Enterprise Pharmacy. Reporting directly to the System Director of the Center for Pharmacy Innovation and Outcomes (CPIO), this role will collaborate with pharmacy leaders, investigators, and clinical teams to assess program impact, generate publications, and contribute to national and international recognition of Geisinger’s pharmacy initiatives. The position will serve as a scientific and strategic resource, bridging research, evaluation, and communication.

Job Duties:

• Collaborate with administrative, operational and clinical teams to identify service gaps where evaluations may be needed.
• Conduct literature reviews and gap analyses to inform program design, implementation, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement.
• Develop and maintain evaluation protocols and implementation frameworks.
• Lead and support evaluations of programs, including design, data collection, analysis, and reporting and conduct and collaborate with data analysts and IT teams to extract, clean, and prepare data for analysis.
• Conduct statistical analyses using appropriate software (e.g., SAS, R, Stata, or Python) to assess program outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and impact.
• Apply qualitative methods (e.g., interviews, focus groups, thematic analysis) to understand stakeholder perspectives and contextual factors influencing program success and improvement.
• Develop, submit and revise high-quality scientific content including peer-reviewed (and non-peer-reviewed) manuscripts, abstracts for consideration at regional, national and international proceedings, presentations, and reports.
• Develop scientific communications related to programs and initiatives.
• Contribute to grant writing and support external funding efforts.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to learners, including postdoctoral residents and fellows.
• Provide editorial support for manuscripts, proceedings, abstracts, presentations and related publications.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details:

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Doctoral degree (PharmD or PhD) in pharmacy, health economics, public health, health services research, or related field. Fellowship training in related research field preferred.

Skills:

• Strong scientific writing and editorial skills.
• Proficiency in qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Experience with medical education or communications including mentoring learners and staff.
• Excellent organizational, time-management, and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong leadership in driving initiatives forward.
• Foster a positive and inclusive work environment that encourages innovation and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across interprofessional teams.
• Technical Tools: Proficiency in relevant evaluation software (e.g. NVIVO, SAS, R, Python, TreeAge) Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint), EndNote, Tableau, and other data/document sharing platforms.
• Travel: Willingness to travel up to 15% for program delivery and training.

Education:

Doctoral Degree- (Required), Doctoral Degree-Behavioral Science (Preferred)

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Skills:

Reference Content, Research Analysis, Research And Development Function, Research Documents, Research Methodologies

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. 

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.