Research Scientist (Full Time) (Healthcare)

Job Summary

Serves as a key collaborator to investigators, providing clinical and behavioral research expertise. Participates in ongoing implementation science, quantitative and qualitative research, and pursues independent and collaborative research. Focuses on implementation science and also broadly contributes to a variety of activities including health outcomes, quality of life, and population health initiatives.

Job Specific Duties

• Designs and conducts research studies, such as personalized medicine, quality of life, implementation science, and other priority areas. 
  
• Collaborates with other investigators in developing and executing interdisciplinary clinical research. 
  
• Provides consultation to investigators and project coordinators on clinical study design and development of research questions. 
  
• Leads or supports the preparation of extramural grant applications and contracts. 
  
• Analyzes and interprets complex data for reporting, presentations and publications. 
  
• Contributes to high level discussions with funding agencies and research teams within organization and with collaborating organizations. 
  
• Makes decisions for day-to-day operations of projects including the resolution of technical problems and questions from project staff. 
  
• Monitors progress of study activities (e.g. data collection and validation, recruitment, pilot studies, focus groups, etc.) and ensures that study objectives are met.
  
• Collaborates with researchers, biostatisticians, data scientists, graduate students, residents and clinical fellows to ensure progress of studies. 
  
• Oversees data collection and direct data analysis by staff. 
  
• As a subject matter expert, trains and mentors researchers and trainees in scientific writing including grantsmanship and manuscript development.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Ph.D. in epidemiology or related field 
  
• 4-7 years of experience in a University or academic medical center environment
  
• 2-4 years of work experience leading and contributing to multi-site research protocols, grant and manuscript writing, and implementing science initiatives

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience in healthcare research setting to include management responsibility
  
• Experience coordinating, implementing and supervising live recruitment studies, including the preparation of clinical protocols and correspondence with the IRB, authoring consent forms, designing data collection tools and creating study tracking databases, preferred
  
• Knowledge of research principles, design and strategies, and data interpretation methods
  
• Able to work independently in accordance with established objectives
  
• Detail oriented, highly motivated, and committed to achieving excellence in the form of productivity and publications
  
• Able to negotiate and manage time commitments and resources
  
• Able to acquire and maintain knowledge of systems and databases
  
• Able to develop and present professional reports and presentations to senior-level audiences
  
• Able to develop and implement research instruments
  
• Ability to function in a team environment