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We are recruiting a change agent, who will drive clinical initiatives across Virta, while also leading the research team. We are looking for a cross functional leader who can influence broadly, improving the care we provide to our patients and the outcomes we deliver to our clients. 

The clinical research team’s mission is to “prove” and improve patient health outcomes with unwavering commitment to the patient, scientific rigor, and ethics — to demonstrate Virta’s value to patients, providers, payers, and policy makers and to identify opportunities to augment or optimize health outcomes for our patients.  See the team’s work here.

This leader will have three primary areas of responsibility (and potentially a fourth):

1. Spearheading clinical initiatives in collaboration with Virta’s team of clinicians and coaches, as well as other cross-functional teams, to advance clinical and business impact.

2. Leading the research team, composed of doctoral level clinical investigators, who conduct virtual clinical trials and collaborate with academic investigators on sponsored and collaborative research, all leading to peer-reviewed publication.

3. Developing real world evidence supporting Virta’s impact on clinical and economic outcomes, in collaboration with the Virta data science team and external data resources, from data warehouses to health plans and employers.

4. (Maybe, depending on bandwidth and experience). Leading a sophisticated key opinion leader program to develop relationships with clinical and scientific influencers across metabolic health and cardiovascular disease.

Key day-to-day Responsibilities

• Drive change across the Virta clinical organization, selecting 4-5 key initiatives to advance that meaningfully impact Virta’s OKRs in the service of our patients and our clients.

• Develop and implement a strategy for our clinical research team to devote resources efficiently to clinical trials that will advance science in support of Virta’s business.

• Lead and nurture Virta’s team of experienced clinical researchers who have decades of combined experience developing, implementing, and publishing data from pivotal clinical trials in metabolic health, as well as presenting and publishing on analyses from our own registry data.

• Build a network of key investigators who are interested in collaborating with Virta researchers on trials that extend the impact of the Virta program.

• Strategically align Virta’s scientific work with key national and international conferences, meetings, and symposia.

• Represent Virta’s science on the podium at scientific meetings, in calls and presentations with Virta’s clients and sales prospects, and at internal meetings.

• Participate as an active member of the Virta Medical Group leadership team, representing the scientific point of view and leading/collaborating on evidence-based clinical initiatives that advance the quality and efficiency of the care Virta provides to thousands of patients suffering from metabolic health adversity.

• Develop and advance a real world evidence program, leveraging source of data both within and outside of Virta.

Qualifications:

• A masters degree in a health- or behavioral health-related field with human subjects research experience is required, while a doctorate is highly desirable.

• At least two years of experience working with patients directly in a clinical or research setting. Virta succeeds through behavior change, and thus experience working with patients to make healthy choices in their lives is essential.

• Leadership skills. At least five years of experience leading others, and has helped their team members develop skills and be successful, and built a vibrant, fun, professional culture.

• At least five years of business experience working in a start-up or related high-growth organization in order to translate Virta science for t