Job Description

Sr. Clinical Researcher

Lyra Health is the leading provider of mental health solutions for employers supporting more than 20 million people globally. The company has delivered 13 million sessions of mental health care, published more than 20 peer-reviewed studies, and delivered unmatched outcomes in terms of access, clinical effectiveness and cost efficiency. Extensive peer-reviewed research confirms Lyra's transformative care model helps people recover twice as fast and results in a 26% annual reduction in overall healthcare claims costs. Lyra is transforming access to life-changing mental health care through Lyra Empower, the only fully integrated, AI-powered platform combining the highest-quality care and technology solutions.

Lyra is at the forefront of increasing access to evidence-based, effective mental health services on a large scale. Lyra has developed innovative blended models of coaching and psychotherapy that combine leading clinical expertise with routine outcomes monitoring and engaging clinical digital tools. Lyra's Clinical Research team has published more than 20 peer-reviewed papers showing the impact and value of Lyra's programs and innovative clinical product, across coaching, therapy, and medication management. One of Lyra's core values is to Follow the Science. Ignoring the science has been a problem for mental health. Lyra is committed to following the best clinical evidence. We are guided by facts, certain that quality matters, and committed to publishing our results. We don't ignore the data.

Responsibilities

• Develop research ideas, generate proposals, assess feasibility of ideas, and execute on research ideas to generate research products, including peer-reviewed papers
• Conduct analyses using different databases with utilization and clinical outcomes data
• Inform clinical product development, including the selection of patient-reported outcome measures and other metrics of usability, feasibility, and effectiveness
• Serve as subject matter expert on mental health, workforce wellbeing and the value of Lyra's services for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring communications reflect the state of the science
• Stay up to date on current research literature and analytical methods in digital mental health, clinical research, and workforce well-being.
• Conduct literature reviews to meet the needs of cross-functional team members, generating summary documents to communicate results and recommendations

Qualifications

• PhD in clinical psychology, health services/outcomes research, mental health, or closely related field (e.g., behavioral science, implementation science) that focuses on strong pragmatic research methods and statistics within mental health.
• 5+ years post-PhD experience required, with at least some non-academic industry experience
• Experience executing research studies with a variety of study designs and data types, including retrospective data, longitudinal designs, cohort studies, and other pragmatic research designs
• Experience as primary lead on long-term research projects from start to finish with multiple collaborators and cross-functional stakeholders
• Extensive experience publishing on clinical outcomes research, including 10+ peer-reviewed publications (5+ as first author)
• Excellent scientific and non-scientific verbal and written communication skills, demonstrated through independent composition or presentation of research briefs, conference proceedings, webinars, blogs, or white papers
• Expert knowledge of clinical outcome measures, including patient reported outcomes like the PHQ-9 or GAD-7
• Ability to generate datasets using queries, conduct statistical analyses, and maintain documentation using common statistical languages (e.g., R, SQL, Python) and platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Github, Jupyter notebooks)
• High comfort with technology, and a willingness to learn new tech tools
• Openness to exploring new ideas and learning quickly in new areas
• Flexibility to respond to constant change, feedback, and improvement in a fast-paced environment
• Compassionate, with the ability to approach collaborations with an open mind, in a non-judgmental and flexible way, and a willingness to communicate transparently with others and listen for their input and perspective

Preferred Qualifications

• Clinical psychologist or other mental health care provider with a history of engaging in patient care
• Interest in and/or experience with the integration of AI into mental health care

$119,000 - $183,000 a year

As a full-time Sr. Clinical Researcher, you will be employed by Lyra Health, Inc. The anticipated annual base salary range for this full-time position is $119,000-$183,000. The base range is determined by role and level, and placement within the range will depend on a number of job-related factors, including but not limited to your skills, qualifications, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

Annual salary is only one part of an employee's total compensation package at Lyra. We also offer generous benefits that include:

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage (including medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, life and disability insurances)
• Lyra for Lyrians; coaching and therapy services
• Equity in the company through discretionary restricted stock units
• Competitive time off with pay policies including vacation, sick days, and company holidays
• Paid parental leave
• 401K retirement benefits
• Monthly tech allowance
• We like to spread joy throughout the year with well-being perks and activities, surprise swag, free food, regular community celebrationand more!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or any other category protected by law. By applying for this position, you acknowledge that your personal information will be processed as per the Lyra Health Workforce Privacy Notice. This information will only be retained for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, as described above. Please note that Lyra does not "sell" or "share" personal information as defined by the CPRA.

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