Remote Senior Research Scientist - Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute

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Job Description - (Remote) Senior Research Scientist - Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (28737)

(Remote) Senior Research Scientist - Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute - 28737

The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) is a comprehensive multidisciplinary patient care, education, research, and innovation institute providing neurological and mental healthcare for 330,000 patients annually. More than 300 physicians and scientists of the RNI improve lives by pioneering advances in neuroscience, brain health, and therapeutics. The RNI team uses the latest technologies with academic, government, and industry partners to make tangible progress to combat public health challenges ranging from addiction to Alzheimer’s disease.

For more information, visit WVUMedicine.org/RNI.

As a Senior Scientist Specialized in Neurodegenerative Research, you will drive progress with the multidisciplinary WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute’s Innovation Center team. You will be part of an exciting collaborative effort at an R1 institution working towards innovative solutions to advance the science and clinical research around neurodegenerative diseases. In this role, your efforts will directly support the current and future research related to personalized medicine to advance rapidly evolving work in the field of focused ultrasound neuromodulation, lifestyle interventions and early prognostic indicators of neurodegenerative diseases.

Our institute has an extensive registry of patients receiving care through our multidisciplinary clinics for memory, movement disorders and traumatic brain injury. We have seen exponential growth in publications, grants, and IP for work that provide a foundation to improve lives of people in West Virginia and around the globe suffering from various neurodegenerative conditions. This position is primarily remote, and onsite presence may be required as needed.

This is not a faculty position and does not require fundraising or proof of prior grant awards. This position will advance the research and development missions of West Virginia University by providing the necessary skills for the coordination and implementation of operational tasks related to several research and development projects that are essential to the research activities of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:

• 37.5-hour work week
• 13 paid holidays ( staff holiday calendar )
• 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year ( employee leave )
• 18 sick days per year (for when you’re ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family’s, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
• WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information ? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ’s.
• Wellness programs

• Work with the RNI Innovation Center research team to carry out research projects and clinical trials focused on understanding and improving patients’ outcomes.
• Utilize tools such as electrophysiological, neuromodulation, cognitive batteries, and subjective questionnaires to measure, assess, and improve the monitoring, assessment, and treatment of patients.
• Meet with research participants to describe research protocols, gain informed consent, carry out follow-up visits and other duties as outlined in the research protocols.
• Design and oversee the implementation of clinical studies, ensuring that research protocols are scientifically rigorous and ethically sound.
• Supervise researchers and technicians, providing guidance and training on study protocols.
• Present research findings at…