Research Scientist Job at Boston Medical Center
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Research Director, the Research Scientist will work on multiple research studies including those funded by the National Institute of Health and foundations, as well as unfunded studies of junior investigators. The research scientist will design and conduct statistical analyses, assist with grant preparation, be responsible for data management, prepare data visuals, and contribute to manuscripts and reports. The research scientist will supervisor more junior data analysts and students on the team.
Position: Research Scientist
Department: Addiction Services
Schedule: Full Time
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:
NONESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
Related duties as required. Special projects as assigned.
(The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required).
JOB DESCRIPTION CHARACTERISTICS
EDUCATION:
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:
EXPERIENCE:
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
DEPTOFMED
Req id: 30015
The Research Director, the Research Scientist will work on multiple research studies including those funded by the National Institute of Health and foundations, as well as unfunded studies of junior investigators. The research scientist will design and conduct statistical analyses, assist with grant preparation, be responsible for data management, prepare data visuals, and contribute to manuscripts and reports. The research scientist will supervisor more junior data analysts and students on the team.
Position: Research Scientist
Department: Addiction Services
Schedule: Full Time
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:
- Design and develop relational database, including management of data for clinical research including clinical trials, health services research, survey studies, qualitative research, and quality improvement projects.
- Management and oversight of data analysts and students
- Participates in the development of research protocols and data dictionaries.
- Plans, coordinates and supports complex data analyses, including data cleaning, management, coding and regression modeling for mixed effects and multilevel modeling from survey data, electronic medical record (EMR) data), claims data and clinical trial databases.
- Implements methods and techniques for new activities involved in extracting, coding, and using data for modeling analysis and epidemiologic studies. Uses STATA (statistical software), and other analytic software tools as necessary.
- Works on a day-to-day basis with the leadership team and evaluation team members to implement research protocols, including data cleaning, maintenance and analysis.
- Meticulously organizes and stores data and research protocols and ensures that all study details are documented and protected in accordance with established procedures and requirements.
- Writes custom scripts and software programs, using statistical programming languages (e.g. SAS) to aid in data analysis and management.
- Prepares monthly data reports for internal stakeholders and leads or collaborates in writing for publication using a variety of formats, including briefs, reports, and manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals that summarize study results.
- Collaborates on submission of results to funding agencies.
- Serves as a liaison and reference to physicians, investigators and other staff members with questions regarding data collection and research protocols, procedures and requirements of specific protocols.
- Works in partnership with PIs and senior staff for new grant proposal development, and preparation of research reports and presentations.
- Conduct pre-to-research exploratory data analyses using descriptive statistics and data visualization.
- Assist with power analyses and preliminary data generation for grant proposals.
- Participates in the preparation of manuscripts, reports for funders, reports for the public/key stakeholders and national presentations
- Participates in meetings with partners/collaborators, and provides interim written and statistical summaries of results for discussion by co-investigators, collaborators, various officials, academics, allied groups and staff.
- Participates in staff meetings/initiatives including the Pediatric Research Taskforce and TEAM UP internal and external meetings
- Utilizes hospital's behavioral standards as the basis for decision-making and to facilitate the department and the hospital's goals and mission.
NONESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
Related duties as required. Special projects as assigned.
(The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required).
JOB DESCRIPTION CHARACTERISTICS
EDUCATION:
- PhD Degree Required prior to hire, preferably in a relevant health-related field (e.g. nutrition or public health)
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:
- None
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of three years of experience in related work required.
- Past supervisory experience preferred
- Strong STATA or SAS, and/or other programming experience required.
- Experience working in complex environments with a high degree of organizational effectiveness.
- Experience working with community and policy leaders preferred.
- Experience with teaching and/or academic mentorship
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
- Advanced proficiency in use of Stata, SAS, or other statistical programs
- Experience with survey and qualitative data, EMR data, clinical trial data
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deliver required products in a timely manner
- Ability to solve intellectual problems of appreciable variety and complexity using originality and ingenuity.
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Provide guidance and oversight to less senior team members
- Thorough knowledge of research methodology and statistical methods.
- Demonstrated ability to work with a wide variety of data structures, coding schemes, and data sources.
- Attention to detail, documentation and record keeping.
- In depth knowledge of study design and analytic methods.
- General familiarity with grant writing and submission.
- Ability to exercise appreciable latitude for independent judgment and action.
- Ability to work successfully in a team environment and effectively represent the work and organization in external environments.
- Demonstrated leadership capacity applicable to design and implementation of scientific research, including applications for funding and other external support.
- Ability to develop relationships with co-workers and employees in other divisions/departments/institutions through effective communication.
- Excellent written and oral skills with a proven ability to write for a variety of audiences and interact with all levels of employees.
- Strong computer literacy with Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, Access etc.) and Endnote.
DEPTOFMED
Req id: 30015
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