Research Scientist

SUMMARY

Reports to the Director of the Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine. Research Scientists are responsible for direction of the research activities of a laboratory. They prepare and write grant proposals, direct research, supervise research staff members, publish research papers in peer-reviewed professional journals, and provide consultation within area of expertise to individuals both internal and external to the hospital.

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

• Prepares and submits research grant applications to the National Institutes of Health and other sponsors.
• Supervises postdoctoral fellows, research assistants, and other lab personnel including hiring, training, assigning work to complete, providing feedback, evaluating performance, and when necessary, disciplining.
• Assumes primary responsibility for the development, communication and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures for research and administrative functions in research setting, including conforming to all policies/procedures of relevant mandatory committee including the IRB.
• Identifies internal and external funding opportunities and works with departmental and Brown University Health Office of Research Administration on completion of grant application.
• Determines the direction of research efforts by reviewing data from previous research and external research papers to identify problem areas, sets up hypotheses 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 and interprets data using statistical methodology.
• Prepares, writes and presents papers for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals 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 or expertise and to exchange information.

• Basic Knowledge: Requires completion of a M.D. and/or Ph.D. in the appropriate scientific field. Requires an in-depth knowledge of the scientific field in which research is being performed. Requires supervisory skills to direct research assistants, senior research assistants, project directors, and other research staff. Requires grant-writing skills. Requires the interpersonal skills to interface both externally and internally to the Hospital. Requires peer-reviewed publications in professional journals.
• Experience: Requires one year of postdoctoral experience in research as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications and prior grant writing.

Work Environment and

Physical Requirements:

Works in a laboratory, community, or clinical research environments.

Independent Action: Performs independently within the department's policies and practices. Refers specific complex problems to the supervisor when clarification of the departmental policies and procedures are required.

Supervisory Responsibility: Supervises 3‑5 FTE's.

Pay Range: $68,000.00 - $

EEO Statement: Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

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

Work Type: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Work Shift: Day

Daily

Hours:

8 hours

Driving

Required:

No