Research Director, Department of Psychiatry
MaineHealth
Listing collected from MaineHealth's career site. NextChapter is independent of MaineHealth.
Westbrook, ME · Posted October 26, 2026
Just laid off? Start here: a plan for the first weeks
See every open role at MaineHealth
More in Maine job market · Healthcare & Hospital Systems · Research jobs
Similar jobs
- Insurance Public Policy Analyst · KKR · Washington, DC
- Deputy Director, Research & Insights · Stand Together Trust · Arlington, VA
- Head of Research · Asana · San Francisco, CA
- VP, Research · Scale AI · San Francisco, CA
- Director of Research, Text-to-Speech · Deepgram · San Francisco, CA
- Head of Research · Alldus · NY
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among social scientists and related workers, all other is little observed so far. Measured exposure for social scientists and related workers, all other: 3% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
Skills this job asks for
Say which you have and which you want to build. We use it to match you to jobs like this one.
About the job
Westbrook, ME, USA MaineHealth
MaineHealth Behavioral Health is seeking a full-time Research Director to strategically lead and foster a growing department and system-wide research enterprise, mentor emerging talent, and create partnerships that elevate behavioral health research on a regional and national stage.
Position Highlights:
Collaborates closely with the Chief, MaineHealth Behavioral Health / Chair, Department of Psychiatry to advance all departmental missions
Provides strategic leadership for research across MaineHealth Behavioral Health and the Department of Psychiatry
Oversees, supervises, and mentors research leaders, faculty, fellows, residents, and medical students in research and scholarly activities
Ensures compliance with ethical, regulatory, and institutional research standards
Maintains an active independent research program while prioritizing the growth of departmental research capacity
Develops and implements innovative strategies to promote faculty research productivity and achievement
Builds and sustains a diverse portfolio of research projects, engaging faculty and trainees across the department
Identifies, secures, and maintains extramural funding from governmental and non-governmental sources
Serves as the department’s research representative and works to leverage research opportunities within MaineHealth Behavioral Health, MaineHealth Institute for Research, Tufts University, and the broader MaineHealth community
Represents the Department of Psychiatry at national governmental and non-governmental organizations to expand research partnerships
Plays a key role in faculty, staff, and trainee recruitment, with emphasis on research excellence and growth
Qualifications:
Education: Doctoral degree (MD, PhD, PsyD, ScD, DrPH) in relevant discipline.
Experience: Eight or more years of applicable experience within the field and discipline. Completion of post-doctoral training or research fellowship.
Additional Skills/Requirements Required: Excellent written and verbal skills as demonstrated by a strong record of scientific publications and presentations. Eligible or at rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor. Must possess a working knowledge of federal regulations, compliance policy, and human subjects protections as they relate to the conduct of a wide variety of research projects. Demonstrated experience in administration and the supervision of research team members.
Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: Advanced statistical training with working knowledge of multiple analytic programs (SPSS, SAS, R, Stata, Excel, etc.).
If you have questions about this role, please contact Maggie McGauley, Executive Recruiter, at maggie.mcgauley@mainehealth.org.