Team Leader, Real World Evidence Generation in Washington, District of Columbia at American College of Cardiology Foundation
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Job Description
Location: Washington, DC, United States
Department: NCDR Research
Description:
Job Description
The Team Lead for Real World Evidence (RWE) Initiatives provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR®)’s extensive portfolio of registry-based research studies, including both internally and externally funded initiatives. This individual will play a pivotal role in advancing the use of real-world data to generate evidence that informs clinical practice, policy, and innovation in cardiovascular care.
This position requires a highly organized, proactive leader who can manage complex, multi-year, high-revenue projects while fostering collaboration across internal teams and external stakeholders. The Team Lead will be instrumental in driving the success and growth of NCDR’s research and publications business line, ensuring excellence in study design, execution, and dissemination.
Responsibilities
Collaborates with the Team Lead to shape NCDR’s overall RWE research strategy, drive its execution and ensure alignment with ACC’s mission and strategic priorities.
Directs and monitors the NCDR Research & Publications revenue pipeline to meet short- and long-term financial targets. Analyzes trends and presents periodic financial results to division leadership.
Identifies new business opportunities through competitive market research and partners with the RWE Growth Strategy & Partnerships Associate and ACC Corporate Relations and Business Strategy team to pursue and convert leads.
Ensures timely completion of deliverables tied to financial milestones across a large portfolio of projects. Proactively identifies risks and communicates mitigation strategies to senior leadership.
Supports the development and implementation of standardized operational procedures, policies, and performance metrics. Recommends and implements process improvements to enhance efficiency and quality.
Builds and maintains strong relationships across ACC business lines, IT, legal, compliance, and other internal stakeholders to ensure seamless coordination and teamwork.
Strengthens partnerships with stakeholders to enhance registry-based studies. Represents NCDR in internal initiatives and external forums, including industry, professional societies, and regulatory agencies.
Collaborates with physician leaders, member committees, and work groups. Applies ACC policies consistently across research and publication activities, including committee appointments and relationships with industry.
Partners with the Principal Data Scientist to identify and develop new RWE-based client solutions and product offerings.
Manages and supports two interrelated research teams by:
Clearly defining roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
Guiding teams in identifying challenges and mitigating risks early.
Providing regular feedback, coaching, and mentoring to foster growth and performance.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in health services research, public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, or related field (Doctorate preferred).
Minimum 7 years in clinical research using non-administrative clinical data (cardiology preferred), including 2+ years of staff supervision.
Proven ability to manage priorities, resources, and financial targets with a high degree of autonomy; strong client communication and strategic alignment skills.
Familiarity with FDA and CMS guidance on RWE.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Exceptional interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills; ability to build consensus across cross-functional teams and cultivate strategic relationships.
Experience leading, coaching, and motivating employees.
Willingness to travel as needed.
Background in RWE, research study design, implementation science, health outcomes research and observational data.
Clinical experience related to health outcomes research (cardiology-specific work preferred).
Familiarity with statistical methods and statistical software packages such as SAS or SPSS.
About Us:
About Us
At the American College of Cardiology, we bring our hearts to work.
We are a 500-person organization dedicated and committed to our mission to transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health for all for more than 75 years. When you join our team, you become part of a culture that envisions a world where science, innovation and knowledge optimize cardiovascular care and outcomes.
Every day, we are committed to supporting our more than 60,000 members and their patients around the globe and in doing so, ensure our staff have a positive environment of teamwork, collaboration, professionalism and excellence. To learn more about why ACC has been recognized as a great place to work, please visit our site, www.acc.org/jobs.
What We Offer:
ACC values all members of our College family, including ACC staff. As the foundation of the organization, ACC staff enjoy world-class benefits and a culture of work-life balance. Our benefit offerings include insurance (medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability, and supplemental options), generous paid time off (pre-loaded vacation and sick, 12 holidays and an organizational shut-down during the last week of the year, parental leave, 2 community service days, and half-day summer Fridays), tuition assistance and a very competitive 10% retirement contribution after a year of service, and much more! You can visit our careers site for an overview of our full offerings. Please note that these offerings may change at any time.
ACC believes in fair and equitable pay. Multiple factors are taken into consideration when we determine what salary to offer a selected candidate. These factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, as well as internal equity, market, and business considerations. Our salary ranges differ based on the cost of labor in the local market where the job will be performed.
The salary ranges for will vary based on the local labor market; ACC’s Recruitment Team will be able to provide more information to candidates during initial discussions.
EEOC:
ACC is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all candidates and employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and veterans. ACC is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact Katie Sarreal, HR Business Partner at ksarreal@acc.org or (202)375-6351.
Salary Range: 140,000-155,000