Baltimore, Maryland
Posted: 03-Mar-26
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Type: Full-time
Internal Number: A-182496-4
General Description
Salary: Professor: $240,000-280,000
Summary
The Vice Dean for Research (VDR) provides strategic leadership and primary responsibility for shaping the vision for continued growth of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing's (JHSON) research portfolio and scholarly activities. Reporting directly to the Dean, the VDR leads the development and evaluation of research and scholarly activities at the school, working closely with the Nursing Office of Research Administration (NORA), the finance team, and the HR team. As a key member of the school's senior leadership team, the VDR works closely with other school leaders to provide coordinated leadership and to integrate research and scholarship within JHSON, thereby facilitating faculty and student research. The VDR leads collaborative efforts with research leaders across JHU, including the JHU Vice Provost for Research. The VDR provides leadership to further advance the national and global reputation of the JHSON research community's contributions to nursing and health care.
The Opportunity
This is a unique opportunity for a visionary leader in nursing and interdisciplinary science to join one of the world's premier nursing schools. The Vice Dean will shape and execute a strategy that maintains JHSON's externally funded research, amplifies its policy and practice influence, and prepares faculty and trainees to compete and lead in a rapidly evolving ecosystem. The successful candidate will mobilize JHSON's strengths--community partnerships, methodological excellence, and clinical and population health impact--while forging new alliances across JHU, health systems, industry, philanthropy, and global partners. This position offers the chance to join an exceptional leadership team and world-class researchers committed to advancing health globally.
The Team
The Vice Dean is responsible for developing and implementing vision and strategies to support faculty research productivity, pre-award and post-award management, and faculty mentorship and development.
The VDR works closely with the Associate Dean for Finance and Administration and the Nursing Office of Research Administration (NORA) team to support and oversee grants management. The VDR works with the Associate Dean for Research, the Biostatistics and Methods faculty core, and all research faculty to grow and support JHSON's research enterprise. JHSON has approximately 45 research-track faculty and annual research expenditures exceeding $25M.
Why Join Us
- Shape the future of nursing science at scale. Lead the strategy to grow and diversify a premier school's research enterprise--driving federal and non-federal awards, center-level initiatives, and cross-campus collaborations that set national standards.
- Be at the forefront of a rapidly evolving funding landscape. Position JHSON to succeed in emerging priority areas and mechanisms.
- Champion the next generation of scholars.
- Collaborate with world-class teams. Work alongside renowned faculty, the Biostatistics and Methods core, and university research leaders--including the Vice Provost for Research--to catalyze interdisciplinary science across Medicine, Public Health, Engineering, and beyond.
- Drive practice and policy change. Forge partnerships with health systems, payers, community organizations, and philanthropies to create implementation-ready research that measurably improves outcomes and informs policy.
- Lead with purpose in a mission-driven institution. Join a school committed to health equity, innovation, and open science--where your leadership will enhance the visibility and influence of nursing in the broader health innovation ecosystem.
Major Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership and Alignment
- Work collaboratively with other JHSON leaders to promote the vision, mission, values, and strategic goals of the JHSON and JHU; provide strategic leadership, including determining structures to foster programs of research that leverage collective expertise
- Recommend policies, procedures, and practices that complement and strengthen JHSON's strategic direction and advance research
- Collaborate with the Dean and Associate Dean for Finance and Administration to develop and implement policies related to the management of research space
- Work with JHSON research centers and institutes and faculty interest groups to strategically promote discovery and collaboration
- Develop and monitor metrics to assess outcomes and effectiveness of JHSON research efforts
Research Collaboration and External Partnerships
- Liaise with University and Health System offices (e.g., Vice Provost for Research, Office of Research Integrity, JHM IRB, JHU Research Administration, ICTR) to develop quality collaborative, multidisciplinary research initiatives and strengthen JHSON's presence
- Serve as a connector to resources and partnerships; actively encourage linkages and structure opportunities across the JHU community
- Identify new partnerships with government, industry, healthcare organizations, non-profits, philanthropy, and other communities to provide resources and establish new collaborations
- Advance JHSON's global vision for research partnerships through collaboration with the Associate Deans for Global and Community Affairs to increase global and community-based research portfolios
Research Integrity, Culture, and Communications
- Promote research responsibility and ensure faculty and trainees are aware of scholarly integrity and research ethics
- Promote a research environment that fosters inclusive dialogue, trust, and respect among faculty, staff, students, and stakeholders
- Work with communications and marketing specialists to communicate relevant information to internal and external communities
Faculty Development, Mentoring, and Capacity Building
- Mentor faculty on research and grantsmanship; collaborate with the Associate Dean for Faculty Development to build capacity and mentoring to achieve research excellence and expand JHSON's scientific impact
- Assist and advise researchers to maximize external research funding through development
programs, internal peer review, nurturing scholarship, and mentoring processes; promote scholarly and research productivity and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Provide oversight of JHSON internal pilot grant program to support incremental advancement of faculty programs of research
Funding Strategy and Portfolio Growth
- Promote diversification of JHSON's research funding portfolio to reflect increased funding from varied sources
- Secure external funding to support own research program
Organizational Leadership and Operations (NORA)
- Partner with the Associate Dean for Finance and Administration and the Associate Director of NORA, who oversees day-to-day administrative and operational functions
- Lead the JHSON Research Council, an advisory body supporting research collaboration and communication
- Supervise the Associate Dean for Research
- Supervise the Director of the Biostatistics and Methods Core
- Serve as a member of school's executive leadership team
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Earned doctoral degree and scholarly credentials commensurate with appointment at senior faculty rank as well as eligibility for Maryland RN licensure.
- Established record of independent, externally funded research, with sustained scholarly productivity (peer-reviewed publications, presentations) and evidence of impact.
- Demonstrated success leading research strategy and portfolio growth at the department, school, or center level, including setting vision, developing metrics, and aligning structures and resources to advance research.
- Experience overseeing or partnering closely with research administration (e.g., pre- and post-award management, compliance, IRB/Human Subjects protections, responsible conduct of research, research integrity) and working effectively with central university research offices.
- Proven ability to build and lead multidisciplinary collaborations across academic units and with external partners (e.g., government, industry, health systems, philanthropy) to expand research opportunities and funding.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in mentoring and developing faculty and trainees in grantsmanship, scholarship, and career progression; experience with internal pilot grant programs or faculty development initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of federal and sponsor policies and compliance (e.g., NIH/CDC/HRSA, IRB/HIPAA, data security/management), and experience promoting ethical, responsible research conduct.
- Commitment to advancing an inclusive, respectful, and collaborative research culture; demonstrated ability to engage diverse communities and perspectives.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to represent the school's research enterprise internally and externally; skill in communicating research accomplishments and opportunities to varied audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to drive action through impact and influence.
Preferred Qualifications
- Distinguished record of securing and managing multi-site or large-scale grants and contracts; experience diversifying funding across federal, foundation, industry, and philanthropic sources.
- Experience collaborating with or leading university-level research initiatives and committees (e.g., Vice Provost for Research, Office of Research Integrity, JHM IRB, ICTR), and navigating complex, decentralized environments.
- Leadership experience supervising senior research leaders and teams
- Experience developing and assessing research performance metrics, dashboards, and outcomes reporting; facility with research analytics and data-informed decision-making.
- Success in advancing global and community-based research partnerships, including working with global/community affairs leaders to expand international and local portfolios.
- Experience in strategic research communications and reputation-building in collaboration with marketing and communications teams.
- Background in nursing or health professions schools and familiarity with clinical research operations, community-engaged research, and translational science ecosystems.
- Evidence of effective space planning and resource allocation for research laboratories/centers, including alignment with financial stewardship.
- Record of leadership in research integrity initiatives (e.g., RCR training, conflict of interest processes, data governance).
- Demonstrated success leading change and continuous improvement in research operations and culture.
Salary Range
The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.
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