The goal of this workforce development track is to facilitate and advance success of clinical and translational science (CTS) CRPs across campus, and beyond. The new co-director will collaborate with the co-director of Workforce Development, who leads the Investigator Workforce Development track, to ensure a robust program and facilitate integration and collaboration. The primary duties involve overseeing each of the pillars within the CTSI CRP track, and leading in innovation of each of these elements, which include but are not limited to:
- Coordinating with CTSI leadership regarding CTSA training-related programs for CRPs and insuring integration with the overall CTSA award
- Participating in developing and implementing a range of CRP training initiatives locally and nationally
- Creating toolkits/resources for the CTSI website that support CRP success in CTS
- Developing and overseeing innovative educational program that serve the CTS community (e.g. micro-learning using online learning management systems, seminars, workshops, symposia)
- Enhancing the future CRP workforce by developing collaborations with community colleges and outreach to secondary schools about career options for CRPs (e.g., identifying innovative and appropriate strategies to reach a variety of secondary school students, junior college, undergraduate students including talks at schools, developing educational programs, summer camps)
- Overseeing CTSI-based CRP mentoring programs
- Serving on Leadership Committees of the CTSI, as appointed
- Being engaged with the national CTSA leaders in workforce development for CRPs and creating a national reputation for our work through collaborations, toolkit development, scholarly projects, publication and funded opportunities.
- Overseeing CTSI staff that support this mission area
The CTSI is funded under the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award. The CTSI has been funded since 2008 and was successfully awarded its next seven years of funding through 2030.
This CTSI leadership position is associated with salary support through the NIH CTSA grant (based upon the NIH cap).
The term for the program co-director will begin January 1, 2026.
Applications will be accepted from May 5, 2025, through June 8, 2025
About the CTSI and the Clinical Research Professional Training Program Track
The Clinical and Translational Science Institute
The Ohio State University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is a collaboration among The Ohio State University, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Nationwide Children's Hospital dedicated to turning the scientific discoveries of today into life-changing disease prevention strategies and the health diagnostics and treatments of tomorrow.
Funded by a multi-year Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) from the National Institutes of Health, the CTSI leverages expertise from every college across the university, including scientists and clinicians from the seven Health Science Colleges, the College of Engineering, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The CTSI also partners with community health and education agencies and regional institutional network partnerships.
The CTSI provides financial, organizational and educational support to biomedical researchers, as well as opportunities for community members to participate in valuable research.
CTSI Vision, Mission and Strategic Goals
Synergizing strengths and leveraging resources to catalyze scientific innovation…. Turning the scientific discoveries of today into life-changing disease prevention strategies and the health diagnostics and treatments of tomorrow for all.
Vision: Catalyze research teams and facilitate innovation through the creation of an environment that fosters translation of knowledge to improve human health.
Mission: To Advance Today’s Discoveries to Improve Health for All.
Strategic Goals :
• Build on the unique and diverse strength of our institution to create an integrated academic home for innovative, team-oriented clinical and translational science.
• Enhance and nurture the career development of highly trained clinical professionals with an emphasis on innovation and transdisciplinary science.
• Optimize the efficient conduct of the highest quality, generalizable clinical and translational science that is relevant to the community setting.
• Develop, enhance and integrate a portfolio of outstanding shared resources.
Core values: Innovation, Collaboration, Integration, Transformation, enabling through Education, Sustain
The CRP Career Development and Training Program
The purpose of the workforce development program at the CTSI is to support the full clinical translational science workforce. The Investigator Career Development and Training Program and the CRP Career Development and Training program work in tandem to ensure focused career development for interdisciplinary clinical research teams. Initiatives will recognize that CTS is a collaborative endeavor that requires approaches to solving problems that cut across disciplinary boundaries by emphasizing team science. Our CRP Career Development and Training Program will work to create a culture where members of CTS research teams and other clinical professionals are encouraged to engage in collaborations and strive to ensure that CTS research teams are professionally recognized for these efforts. This program is expected to support and enhance the impact of the CTSI activities by laying the foundation for high-quality research by creating and maintaining a skillful, multidisciplinary and diverse translational science workforce.
Requirements
The basic requirements, in addition to a willingness to be a dedicated program co-director of the Clinical Research Professional track and an active participant of working committees, stipulate that each candidate must:
- Be a current Ohio State or Nationwide Children’s faculty member
- Have a notable scholarly record consistent with the duties of the role
Qualifications
Candidates should have a demonstrated ability to lead a program that includes faculty and staff members, a record of CRP workforce education and training initiatives, including expertise in online learning, leading national working groups and mentoring CRPs in their research careers.
Application Process Complete the application form for the WFD program co-director position at the CTSI by 11:59 pm, June 8, 2025
A completed application packet includes: candidate application, a 2-3 page statement that describes interest in the role and experiences in CRP Workforce Development that would equip the candidate for success, a CV and NIH Biosketch that includes a personal statement related to the CTSI role you are applying for. Once an application is submitted, the CTSI will follow up with a confirmation on the submission materials.
The CTSI PI, Dr. Julie Johnson, will be the hiring authority, with input from a subcommittee of the Executive Committee
Julie Johnson, PharmD, is the Director and Principal Investigator at The Ohio State University Clinical and Translational Science Institute.