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Director, Center for State Health Policy
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Director, Center for State Health Policy
Department
State Health Policy Center
Salary Details
A minimum of $136,187
Offer Information
The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university’s broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.
Benefits
Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include:
- Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
- Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
- Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
- Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
- Life insurance coverage
- Employee discount programs
Posting Summary
The Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research (Institute/IFH), a unit of Rutgers Health, seeks a dynamic faculty scholar and health policy leader to serve as Director of its Center for State Health Policy (Center/CSHP). This is a distinctive opportunity to propel the growth of one of the nation’s foremost state health policy centers that is within New Jersey’s premier public research university.
The Center has pursued its mission to inform, support and stimulate sound and creative state health policy in New Jersey and across the nation since 1999, when it was established with a major grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). Building upon the Center’s successful twenty-six-year track record, the incoming Director will have the opportunity to leverage CSHP’s widely recognized reputational capital and all its research assets to distinguish the Center’s work for years to come.
Reporting to Tobias Gerhard, Professor & Director for the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, the Director will be responsible for advancing CSHP’s role as New Jersey’s premier health policy research partner while enhancing Rutgers’ national reputation for academic excellence and rigorous scholarship. The CSHP Director will lead strategic research initiatives that address critical health policy challenges, oversee faculty development, and continue to cultivate the Center’s trusted relationships with state government agencies, policy leaders, research sponsors, and a broad network of external stakeholders. They will be expected to secure extramural funding, including large-scale grants from federal sponsors, including the NIH, while fostering interdisciplinary collaborations across CSHP, IFH, Rutgers Health, and the broader University. Additionally, the Director will contribute to the mentorship and professional development of emerging scholars and health policy researchers, ensuring a pipeline of highly skilled, well-trained and enthusiastic academic professionals. The Director will also support the development of connections and collaborations among researchers from different departments and disciplinary backgrounds and the State’s health policymakers and stakeholders.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Advance the strategic role of the Center as the premiere, trusted health policy research partner of New Jersey policymakers and advance Rutgers distinctive health policy scholarly reputation relative to peer institutions.
- Contribute to the research mission of the Center by creating an environment that facilitates faculty productivity and development by supporting, mentoring and partnering with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Expand extramural funding for CSHP research, including developing and leading large research initiatives funded by the NIH or other major peer-reviewed research sponsors, and fostering success of the Center’s faculty in developing their funded research portfolios.
- Promote an inclusive, welcoming and professional environment within the Center and a culture that advances the highest standards of research ethics, impartiality and rigor, and engages with the communities at the heart of the Center’s work.
- Contribute to Rutgers educational and service missions, including the development of the next generation of health policy and service scholars from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Serve as a leader and contributor to the success of the Institute for Health, Rutgers Health and the University at large, including through the development of rich data resources and the application of innovative research methods to generate insights in the study of public policies addressing health equity and population health.
Position Status
Full Time
Posting Number
25FA0836
Posting Open Date
Posting Close Date
12/31/2025
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience
- A doctoral degree in a discipline such as economics or political science; an applied field such as public health, public policy, law, social work or health services research; or a clinical degree (ex. dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy) combined with in-depth training and experience in research methods relevant to health policy.
- Academic and disciplinary distinction suitable for nomination as an associate or full professor.
- Experience in performing and leading collaborative health policy research, including interdisciplinary translational and implementation science and community engaged research and collaboratio
- A strong record of securing federal or other extramural funding and of fostering research productivity in health policy, health equity and population health.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective partnerships and successful collaborations with faculty and external partners, including policymakers and policy stakeholders, in a large, complex environment.
- Exceptional leadership skills, the ability to articulate a strategic vision for the Center, experience in public communication for the purpose of translating research to policy, e.g., conducting media interviews or testifying before legislative committees.
- An entrepreneurial mentality that promotes the success of the Center, its faculty and staff and other stakeholders.
- A commitment to transparency and an inclusive management style.
- Demonstrated experience in recruiting, mentoring, and leading a team of top faculty and research staff and emerging academic scholars.
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Overview
Established in 1999 with major funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Center combines Rutgers University’s traditional academic strengths in public health, health services research, and social science with applied research and policy analysis initiatives.
Housed within the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, a unit of Rutgers Health, the Center was conceived in response to the unique and essential role of the states in the formation and implementation of sound health policy.
The Center is home to an expert, dedicated team of multidisciplinary faculty and staff who regularly engage with key state health policy stakeholders to:
- Conduct rigorous, timely, and impartial research on health policy issues;
- Provide objective and practical evaluation of programs and policy choices;
- Educate current and future health policy makers, researchers, and administrators; and
- Promote the practical application of scholarship in health policy.
Statement
The Center engages in projects that are consistent with its mission of informing, supporting, and stimulating sound and creative state health policy in New Jersey and around the nation.
To achieve this mission, the Center limits its engagement to projects that meet the following criteria:
- The project will provide impartial information that has a high likelihood of being useful in health policy formation, implementation or evaluation or would otherwise advance important, generalizable knowledge about health and healthcare services.
- The Center has the capacity and resources (e.g., datasets) to conduct the project with a high level of scientific rigor and expertise.
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Rutgers University-New Brunswick
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
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New Brunswick
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NJ
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