Sr. Research Scientist

Responsibilities

• Supervises postdoctoral fellows, research assistants, and other lab personnel including hiring, training, assigning work to complete, providing feedback, evaluating performance, and when necessary, disciplining.
• Affirms primary responsibility for the development, communication, and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures for research and administrative functions in the research setting. This includes but is not limited to conforming to all policies/procedures of relevant mandatory committees including IRB and IACUC committees.
• Identifies internal and external funding opportunities and works with departmental and Brown University Health Office of Research Administration on completion of grant application.
• Reviews current literature to update approaches to research being conducted. Assigns review of specific literature to assistance.
• Determines the direction of research efforts by reviewing data from previous research and external research papers to identify problem areas. Sets up hypothesis and designs experiments to test them. Responsible for the development of research methodology used.
• Ensures accurate collection and analysis of data gathered in research experiments. Interprets data using statistical methodology.
• Prepares, writes, and presents papers for publication as the principal investigator on research projects.
• Participates in Hospital committees both research and non-research. Contacts individuals both internal and external to the Hospital to provide professional consultation within area of expertise and to exchange information.

Qualifications

• BASIC KNOWLEDGE: Requires completion of a M.D. and/or Ph.D. in the appropriate scientific field and Brown appointment at Associate Professor or Professor rank. Requires an in-depth knowledge of the scientific field in which research is being performed.
• EXPERIENCE: Requires significant experience in research in field of study.

Pay

$100,000.00-$400,000.00

Location

The Miriam Hospital - 164 Summit Ave Providence, Rhode Island 02906

Type of Work

M-F 8:00am-5:00pm

Shift

Day

Daily Hours

8 hours

Driving Required

No