Associate Scientist - Psychiatry

Responsibilities

• Counsels health departments, industry personnel, physicians, and others to develop health safety standards and public health improvement programs.
• Develops treatments and designs research tools and techniques.
• Explores subject area and defines scope and selection of problems for investigation through conceptually related studies.
• Examines the results of clinical trials and adjusts the dosage levels to reduce negative side effects or to induce better results.
• Communicates research results to the scientific community via published papers.
• Conducts research to develop methodologies, instrumentation and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings.
• Designs and conducts complex clinical research studies requiring the determination and evaluation of alternative methods, computational modeling, diagnosis and treatment.
• Engages in clinical investigation or other research, production, technical writing, and related activities.
• Makes recommendations that have a major impact on extensive scientific research activities.
• Mentors less senior scientists and Associate Researcher staff.
• Presents findings and communicates research results to the scientific community via published papers.
• Plans and directs studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
• Teaches principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and research staff.
• Utilizes safety procedures when handling materials to avoid contamination.
• Works with colleagues to develop new proposals for research and obtain support for new and/or continuing research activities.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Biological Science or related field
• Three years experience