Sr Neuroscience Research Scientist

Position: Sr Neuroscience Research Scientist (Full Time, Days)
Job Summary

Responsible for health outcomes research design, data collection and analysis including use of clinical data, questionnaires, and individual/group interviews. Works closely with the research and clinical teams in the planning and conducting of original research, supporting a variety of other research projects and hospital initiatives, preparing reports and scientific publications, and presenting at local and national meetings.

Job

Specific Duties

* Conducts studies with clinicians, caregivers, and children at multiple medical centers. Collaborates with study teams and conducts multi-site research.

* Assists study team in developing outcomes measures (e.g., item writing, cognitive interviewing, statistical analysis) .

* Prepares presentations and writes scientific publications.

* Creates and maintains data collection forms in Red Cap as needed.

* Assists with coding of qualitative data and data entry of questionnaires.

* Manages, cleans, organizes, and conducts analysis of large datasets using a variety of methods.

* Prepares and designs reports, tables, charts, and graphs with written summaries, conclusions, and recommendations.

* Interfaces with internal and external study teams to support best practices in data collection, management, and security.

* Strengthens collaborations with internal and external researchers, with the goal of publishing original articles for the organization.

* Assists with preparing research protocols, consent forms, and other study documents .

* Contributes to identifying potential new funding sources, grant writing, and grant reporting.

Minimum

Job Requirements

* Ph.D in Neuroscience

* 4-7 years of work experience in health outcomes or social science measure development and mixed methods research (qualitative and quantitative); (OR) post-doctoral experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

* Knowledge of measurement principles, including familiarity with psychometric concepts such as measurement error, validity, reliability, and item response theory

* Experience selecting appropriate methods and conducting statistical analyses with healthcare or social science data sets

* Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research design, including mixed methods design in the social sciences

* Experience creating or refining survey instruments and other measurement tools

* Demonstrated record of publication (as both first author and collaborator) in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presentations in academic or medical conferences

* Experience with statistical software (SPSS, SAS, or R)

* Experience with, or ability to learn, qualitative analysis software (NVivo or similar)

* Experience creating and managing questionnaires, data collecion forms and databases (REDCap or similar)

* Ability to learn new programs and processes easily in a fast-paced environment

* Ability to enter, code, and clean data

* Ability to survey public databases for research purposes

* Experience conducting scientific literature reviews

* Ability to identify and solve a range of problems within area of expertise

* Familiarity with IRB regulatory requirements and processes

* Excellent oral/written communication and interpersonal skills