Assistant Scientist-MSH - Population Health Science & Policy

About the Role

The Assistant Scientist conducts research involving the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engages in clinical investigation or other research, production, technical writing, and related activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead methods development in item response theory (IRT) and psychometric methods for PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) biomarker data.
• Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data, and presenting findings.
• Design and conduct complex clinical research studies requiring the determination and evaluation of alternative methods, computational modeling, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
• Follow strict safety procedures when handling materials to avoid contamination.
• Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.
• Confer with health departments, industry personnel, physicians, and others to develop health safety standards and public health improvement programs.
• Develop treatments and design research tools and techniques.
• Explore subject areas and define the scope and selection of problems for investigation through conceptually related studies.
• Develop hypotheses to be tested and methodology for evaluating results.
• Examine the results of clinical trials and adjust dosage levels to reduce negative side effects or induce better results.
• Communicate research results to the scientific community via published papers.
• Develop new proposals for research and obtain support for new and/or continuing research activities.
• Make decisions and recommendations that have a major impact on extensive scientific research activities.

Qualifications

Required:

• PhD in Biological Sciences or related field
• Two years of experience

Preferred:

• Expertise in IRT, psychometrics, Bayesian inference
• Additional expertise in cognitive diagnostic models and causal inference

Pay

The salary range for this role is $75,000 - $112,500 annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need.

About The Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.