Sr Neuroscience Research Scientist (Full Time, Days)

Description

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 RedCap 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.
Qualifications

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
Job:
Research
Department:
BRAIN INSTITUTE ADMINISTRATION-
Job Status:
Professional