Senior (Data) Research Scientist New York, NY

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Senior Research Scientist.

The Senior Research Scientist provides senior scientific, operational, and supervisory leadership for an expanding portfolio of transplant-focused operations research within the Center for Surgical and Transplant Applied Research (CSTAR). This role oversees the work of research staff, ensuring consistency, rigor, and timely execution across multiple concurrent studies, and serves as a key point of continuity across projects.

• Scientific and Technical Leadership - Provide senior-level oversight of quantitative, statistical, optimization, and simulation based analyses conducted by CSTAR research staff; guide development and execution of analytic strategies, statistical analysis plans, and modeling approaches; review and quality‑check analytic outputs, code, and documentation; support interpretation of results and contribute to manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, and reports under faculty direction.
• Supervisory and Personnel Management - Serve as direct supervisor for research staff; provide day‑to‑day guidance, mentoring, and performance feedback; support onboarding, training, and professional development; assist leadership with workload planning, prioritization, and coordination across projects; participate in hiring, annual reviews, and promotion recommendations.
• Project and Operational Oversight - Oversee execution of multiple concurrent research projects, ensuring milestones and deliverables are met; serve as a point of escalation for technical or operational issues; promote consistency in analytic methods, documentation, and best practices; prepare interim summaries and reports for principal investigators, funders, and oversight bodies.
• Collaboration and Grant Support - Interface with faculty investigators to translate research questions into feasible analytic approaches; collaborate with internal and external research partners; support grant development and reporting activities for NIH‑funded and other sponsored research, including contributing to methods and analytic sections.

• PhD in a relevant field.
• At least 3 years of experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience) in operations research, biostatistics, or related field.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to work effectively at all organizational levels.

NYU Grossman School of Medicine is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration.

Salary range: $65,000.00 – $ annually. Actual salaries depend on experience, specialty, education, and hospital needs. The range does not include bonuses, incentives, or other compensation.