Director, Center For Innovation And Research - Michigan State University
Michigan State University and Sparrow Health System jointly announce the recruitment for the Director of the newly formed Center for Innovation and Research. The Director of the Center will have a track record of federally funded research, and demonstrated ability to build partnerships and collaborations. S/he will also be responsible for providing leadership for the Center's research program development and implementation activities. The Director will have a PhD or other terminal degree in health care, business, engineering, science, etc., and meet the requirements for appointment to a tenured faculty position at Michigan State University.
Michigan State University has a long history of successful partnerships with the business and health care community and a hard-earned reputation for creatively applying knowledge to real-world problems. (http://innovation.msu.edu).
The Director will need to be a visionary leader who helps to create the shape and formation of the
MSU/Sparrow Center for Innovation and Research. The mission of the Center is to transform the
delivery of health care through implementation and evaluation of research promoting innovative
approaches to high quality, safe care, improved patient outcomes and lower costs. The Director will
be responsible for providing the leadership for the research program development and
implementation activities. S/he will plan, develop, and monitor research-related processes and
activities and seek resources for the Center for Innovation and Research. And, the Director will
support the strategic direction of innovation for the MSU/Sparrow Center for Innovation and
Research. S/he will serve as liaison between Sparrow and MSU, and clinical and academic
investigators and will champion the development of the culture of innovation for the collaborative
research activities in the MSU/Sparrow Center Innovation and Research.
Website: http://www.thehollandergroup.net/pos_desc_files/MSU-Sparrow%20CFIR%20Director%20(March%202013).pdf
Michigan State University has a long history of successful partnerships with the business and health care community and a hard-earned reputation for creatively applying knowledge to real-world problems. (http://innovation.msu.edu).
The Director will need to be a visionary leader who helps to create the shape and formation of the
MSU/Sparrow Center for Innovation and Research. The mission of the Center is to transform the
delivery of health care through implementation and evaluation of research promoting innovative
approaches to high quality, safe care, improved patient outcomes and lower costs. The Director will
be responsible for providing the leadership for the research program development and
implementation activities. S/he will plan, develop, and monitor research-related processes and
activities and seek resources for the Center for Innovation and Research. And, the Director will
support the strategic direction of innovation for the MSU/Sparrow Center for Innovation and
Research. S/he will serve as liaison between Sparrow and MSU, and clinical and academic
investigators and will champion the development of the culture of innovation for the collaborative
research activities in the MSU/Sparrow Center Innovation and Research.
