Research Principal

CancerNavigator is an early-stage healthcare company (remote, headquartered in Washington, D.C.) dedicated to supporting cancer patients in their hour of need. 

Our Mission & Our Work, in Brief

Cancer is the number one cause of death for commercially insured Americans and the top cost driver for health plans. And, cancer patients are struggling.

CancerNavigator is a white-glove, end-to-end, cancer support service for patients and their families. We work with health plans across the country to provide 1-1 support to members facing a cancer diagnosis. All of our support is delivered through dedicated Oncology Certified Nurses, who work with members to catch cancer early, get them to fantastic experts for their care, and help them through the thousands of other problems patients and their families face.

Join us to help serve cancer patients in their hour of need.

The “Research Principal” Role

CancerNavigator has built the country’s largest research base on where cancer patients should go for care. This research is the center of our work. We use it to help every cancer patient reach the exact right providers for them – the doctors and hospitals that will give them their best shot at making it through.

The Research Principal will lead this work, using qualitative and quantitative information to improve our research – mapping the best providers for patients in any clinical situation.

The role with more detail:

1. Interview Leading Oncologists. Learn from the top experts in the country; gather insights, cancer-by-cancer, on where patients should go for care.
2. Synthesize the Literature. Capture and organize every published study on what factors predict cancer outcomes.
3. Build Outcome Metrics. In partnership with our data team and using a large national claims data-set, build new metrics to deeply understand the outcomes of each hospital and doctor that treats cancer.
4. Write Guidelines. Build and update written guidelines on right-answer navigation pathways for patients with every type of cancer.

Every cancer patient deserves the best possible care. The Research Principal will build the guidelines to make sure they get it.

The Requirements

The right person for this role will be excellent at synthesizing and organizing large amounts of complex information and pulling out right-answer insights. More specifically, we are looking for someone with:

• Masters/PhD in relevant fields (medical science, health economics, economics, statistics, etc)  or 3+ years of work experience
• Strong academic research background and/or consulting research experience
• Strong analytical decision-making skills
• Confidence and organization when working with large amounts of information

Preferred Qualifications

• Healthcare and healthcare outcomes research experience
• Oncology research experience
• Based in Washington, DC

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary Range: $110-120k (dependent on qualifications and experience)
• Remote-first work if not based in Washington, D.C. (Potential to be in-office in D.C.)
• All-company on-sites 2-3 times per year in Washington D.C. (HQ) or other locations
• Medical and Dental Insurance (80% employer paid), Vision Insurance (100% employer paid)
• Healthcare and Dependent Care FSA
• Group Life and AD&D Insurance (company paid with the option to buy-up coverage)
• Unlimited PTO

Our Culture & Values, In Brief

We’re building a company where what we do matters. The goal couldn’t be clearer – serve cancer patients. As the business grows, and the work becomes more complex, we need to become more, not less, committed to why we are doing this.

We have three company values, which guide our company: 

1. Patients first, always: In everything we do, we put the cancer patient (and their families) first; we exist to serve them in their most urgent moments.
2. Respect for our responsibility: We strive, as a team, to respect the gravity of the responsibility we bear to patients, always acting and producing in a way that is worthy of the trust they have placed in us.
3. Kindness to and respect for others: We treat our teammates well, no exceptions. We are one team.

At CancerNavigator, we believe a well-rounded and diverse team is a key to our success. We never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status.