Research and Development Director jobs in Montana

Research and Development Director directs and implements an organization's research and development policies, objectives, and initiatives. Ensures research and development activities will maintain an organization's competitive position and profitability. Being a Research and Development Director consults with top management and research and development team and makes recommendations based on research findings and product performance. May require an advanced degree. Additionally, Research and Development Director typically reports to top management. The Research and Development Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. To be a Research and Development Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Director of Research
  • Kauffman Inc and Associ
  • Missoula, MT FULL_TIME
  • Director of Research

    Full Time Regular Professional (Remote)

    Company Overview

    Founded in 1990, Kauffman & Associates, Inc., is an American Indian– and woman-owned management

    consulting firm dedicated to uplifting American Indian and Alaska Native people, tribal and urban

    Indian communities, and social sector programs. We value Indigenous knowledge and believe in the

    inherent strength, resilience, and sovereignty of tribal nations to find community-led solutions

    for intergenerational healing, wellness, and growth.


    Our expertise spans diverse specialty areas, including behavioral health, public health, education,

    and tribal affairs. We work closely with diverse stakeholders, combining stories of lived

    experiences with data-driven insights, to drive positive change across Indian Country. At KAI, we

    do work that matters!

    Job Summary

    The Director for Research is responsible for leading and sustaining planning, implementation, and

    evaluation of a wide range of multidisciplinary indigenous research projects and strategic

    initiatives across KAI service delivery to benefit American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN)

    communities. Counsels in advancing organizational capacity in the Indigenous Evaluation Framework

    (IEF)1, and data collection, analysis and evaluation informed through Indigenous Ways of Knowing

    and Tribal Oral Tradition. Advises applied research activities focused on community-based

    initiatives, national evaluations, social marketing, and other evaluation components of client

    contracts. The work in this position is predominantly intellectual and varied involving independent

    research and evaluation across multiple contracts in education, health, behavioral health, social

    work, human services, and client identified focus

    areas. Effective collaborative teamwork is an essential skill in assisting with weaving together

    programmatic and evaluative efforts. Demonstrated experience with managing federal grants,

    contracts or initiatives is required.

    Essential Job Functions

    • Draw from Indigenous and Western evaluation frameworks to develop and implement culturally

    responsive and adaptive evaluation approaches. Designs and plans evaluation models using

    participatory processes including empowerment evaluation.

    • Facilitates integration of indigenous research principles across all aspects of KAI service

    lines and supports KAI Leadership in advancing indigenous research capacity including developing

    and delivering ongoing professional development opportunities.

    • Review and recommend for inclusion research components of grants for alignment with client

    guidelines/expectations and with an eye to best practices and indigenous methods in research and

    evaluation.

    • From and Indigenous Evaluation Framework, conducts program evaluation and applied research of

    various community-based initiatives and grant-funded projects which are primarily AIAN community

    focused.

    • Leads community engagement, participatory action research, and/or other strategies to implement

    studies in partnership with AIAN communities.

    • Apply rigorous analytic thinking in the collection and interpretation of quantitative and

    qualitative data including grounded theory. Uses mixed methods and adaptive approaches to gather

    information and write reports for programmatic, evaluation, and social marketing purposes.

    • Lead the development of literature reviews, reports, technical memos, TA tools, issue briefs,

    presentations, journal manuscripts and through multi-media formats.

    • Experience with federal contracts or subcontracts, and providing high quality deliverables and

    services, within budget and timelines, while coaching an effective team.

    • Able to negotiate Federal OMB Clearance, Data Use Agreements, and Institutional Review Board

    processes and documentation.

    Secondary Functions

    Secondary job functions include business development activities and continuously opportunities as

    assigned, including presentations to potential clients on KAI’s capacities around indigenous

    research and evaluation, meetings with project officers and other officials of funding agencies,

    and participation in various meetings with strategic partners.

    Additionally secondary functions include:

    • Maintain a strong understanding of the literature, legislation, regulatory, and policy

    requirements and tribal practice of indigenous research frameworks including tribal data

    sovereignty principles.

    • Provide individualized technical assistance and facilitate KAI colleague learning

    areas of needs assessment, program evaluation, performance measurement, data collection and reporting,

    data management, dissemination, and continuous quality improvement from an Indigenous Evaluation

    Framework.

    • Monitor activity relating to AIAN research which may include capacity building capacity of

    federal grant readers to understand indigenous and tribal logic models, tribal IRB development and

    data collection and evaluation practices with AIAN communities.

    • Serve as a liaison indigenous evaluation subject matter expert (SME) to assigned organizations

    and clients serving Indigenous communities including Tribes, Tribal organizations, and urban AIAN

    organizations.

    Specific Job Skills

    • Ability to conduct work that is predominately intellectual in character and requires the

    consistent exercise of discretion and judgment.

    • Reflexively analyze and make recommendations for continuous organizational capacity improvement

    with respect to indigenous evaluation research practice.

    • Outstanding relational, teamwork, and cultural competency with colleagues, community members,

    federal representatives, contractors, and clients.

    • Excellent qualitative research including grounded theory and indigenous evaluation and practice,

    and analysis skills as well as familiarity with quantitative research analysis.

    • Excellent analytical and writing skills that include attention to detail as well as a grasp of

    large conceptual frameworks.

    • Ability to facilitate and direct onsite/offsite evaluation work using participatory evaluation

    models such as empowerment evaluation.

    • Ability to incorporate adult learning methods when training and providing technical assistance

    to community.

    • Effectively analyze and report, written and verbally, findings from research and

    evaluation

    Education and Experience Required:

    • A Ph.D. in evaluation, psychology, health, social work, social services, or related

    field.

    • Demonstrated education/ experience conducting indigenous research and evaluation including

    leading, conducting, and managing research and/or evaluation projects.

    • Specific experience conducting research with mixed method qualitative and quantitative research

    designs and methodologies with AIAN communities.

    • At least 10 years demonstrated production of complex and high-quality work including federal

    grant writing, administration, tracking deliverables and report writing.

    • Experience with overall program evaluation and applied research of various community- based

    initiatives including Data Use Agreements and conducting research in an AIAN setting with IRB

    approval and/or tribal consent.

    Preferred

    • At least 5 years experience of personnel supervision in a AIAN tribal organizational setting

    including creating and administering budgets.

    • Demonstrated evidence of successful and creative project design, development, and

    management.

    • Demonstrated history of professionalism, teamwork, multi-cultural awareness and working with

    diverse populations.

    • Demands/Complexity
    • The Director of Research shall be responsible for producing high-quality, timely contract

    deliverables within budget. This individual will be assigned tasks that may at times be complex in

    nature with overlapping deliverables and deadlines. The Director of Research exercises independent

    judgment in matters of specialization within the discipline of social science. Work products will

    be subject to review by project managers respective of contract once the Director of Research has

    completed them.

    • Supervisory Responsibility
    • The Director of Research reports to the Vice President for Research, Evaluation, and Planning

    but regularly will serve as the Point of Contact to coordinate assignments and deliverables

    performed by Program Evaluators as well as support staff and

    consultants.

    • Contact with Others
    • The Director of Research will communicate face-to-face, by email, and by telephone with the Vice

    President for Research, Evaluation and Planning. The Director of Research also will communicate

    face-to-face, by email, and telephone with respective project managers, other members of the team,

    and other KAI staff and subcontractors as required. Interactions will include simple exchanges of

    information, coordination of activities, receipt of assignments and other instruction, and regular

    invitations to independent problem solving.

    Job Conditions

    The Director of Research will work remotely. The position will include travel, evening meetings,

    extended hours, and interruptions from time-to-time. Close computer work for extended periods

    of time will be required.

    Disclaimer

    This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties

    and skills required of this position. All KAI employees may be required to perform duties outside

    of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed, to meet the ongoing needs of the

    organization.

    Benefits Overview

    • 80% company paid medical insurance premiums; portion of family paid
    • 50% company paid dental insurance premiums; portion of family paid
    • Vision insurance
    • $50K company paid life insurance
    • Partial internet reimbursement
    • 15 days of annual leave in first year
    • 100% Remote work
    • Matching 401K with immediate vesting
    • EAP

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Intern - Research and Development
  • Mesa Labs
  • Bozeman, MT INTERN
  • Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? At Mesa Labs we’re passionate about protecting the vulnerable by enabling scientific breakthroughs, ensuring product integrity, increasing pati...
  • 7 Days Ago

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Behavioral Health Director
  • Native American Development Corporation
  • Billings, MT FULL_TIME
  • NADC/BUIHWC operates a Health Care Center in Billings, MT which is considered a “look alike” Federal Qualified Health Center (FQHC) primarily operating under a contract from Indian Health Services. Th...
  • 22 Days Ago

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Development Director
  • Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp
  • Lakeside, MT FULL_TIME
  • The Development Director is a self-motivated, results-oriented individual with a desire to develop and implement effective fundraising, donor solicitation, and donor management skills. The Development...
  • 3 Days Ago

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Development Director
  • Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership Montana Foundation
  • Bozeman, MT PART_TIME
  • JOB TITLE: Development Officer- Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership (REAL) Montana Foundation FLSA Status: Part-Time, Exempt Organizational Overview: Resource Education and Agriculture Leade...
  • 8 Days Ago

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Director of Development
  • Montana State University Foundation
  • Bozeman, MT FULL_TIME
  • Administrator: Associate Vice President of Development Preferred Experience: 2 years’ demonstrated success in major and principal gift fundraising, preferably within a university setting Education Req...
  • 10 Days Ago

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R&D Director, Clinical Algorithms
  • Grace Fredericks Recruitment
  • Chicago, IL
  • Position Title: Director of Clinical Algorithms Research & Development Location: Chicago, IL (Remote Considered) Are you...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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R&D Director
  • Kelly Services
  • Miami, FL
  • R&D Director Kelly Science is seeking a Research and Development Director to become a foundational member of our clients...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Food Technologist
  • H&F Bread Co.
  • Atlanta, GA
  • This position will be responsible for supporting and assisting the R&D Director with exciting projects and daily duties ...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Vice President of Programs
  • Clarity HR Solutions
  • Claremont, CA
  • Job Description Job Description Clarity HR Solutions is partnered with Parents Anonymous Inc. to find a qualified and pa...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Senior Financial Analyst, R&D
  • Marvin
  • Warroad, MN
  • The Senior Financial Analyst for Research and Development is a key business partner with Marvin's R&D engineering and pr...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Clinical Coordinator
  • WillowWood
  • Mount Sterling, OH
  • The R&D Coordinator will work closely with both the Participant Testing Director and Research and Development Director t...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director of Research and Development
  • Siete Family Foods
  • Austin, TX
  • If the Director of R&D role were a genre of music, it'd be techno. Like techno music, which beeps, bops, and repeats at ...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director, Polymer Sciences, Applications R&D
  • Evolved By Nature
  • Needham, MA
  • The Evolved By Nature Applications team is seeking an R&D Director, Polymer Sciences to take responsibility for developi...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Income Estimation for Research and Development Director jobs
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