Research Scientist- Applied Biostatistics

Research Scientist - Applied Biostatistics

Reports to a departmental or divisional director and is responsible for the direction of the research activities of a laboratory. Prepares, writes, and presents research papers. Provides consultation within area of expertise to both internal and external stakeholders. Brown University Health employees are expected to role model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.

• Supervises postdoctoral fellows, research assistants, and other lab personnel, including hiring, training, assigning work, providing feedback, evaluating performance, and disciplining as necessary.
• Manages the development, communication, and compliance with research policies and procedures, including IRB and IACUC.
• Identifies internal and external funding opportunities and collaborates with the Office of Research Administration on grant applications.
• Reviews current literature to update research approaches and assigns literature reviews to assistance.
• Determines research direction by reviewing data, sets hypotheses, and designs experiments.
• Ensures accurate data collection, analysis, and interpretation using statistical methodology.
• Prepares, writes, and presents papers for publication as principal investigator on research projects.
• Participates in hospital committees, both research and non‑research.
• Provides professional consultation to internal and external contacts within area of expertise.

• Completion of a M.D. and/or Ph.D. in the appropriate scientific field;
  Brown appointment at Instructor or Assistant Professor rank.
• In‑depth knowledge of the scientific field in which research is performed.
• Supervisory and administrative skills to direct a small group of research assistants.
• Interpersonal skills to interface externally and internally with the hospital.
• One year of research experience.
• Experience working in a laboratory environment with possible exposure to human and animal serum, chemical reagents, animal subjects, and radioactive materials.

$68,000.00 - $

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East Providence – 375 Wampanoag Trail, East Providence, Rhode Island 02915

Full‑time, Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–5:00 pm (Day shift)

8 hours

No

Mid‑Senior level