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.
Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:

Instill Trust and Value Differences
Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES:

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. This includes but is not limited to 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. 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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

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 RESPONSIBILITYupervises 3-5 FTE’s

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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.

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