Senior (Data) Research Scientist

Senior Research Scientist

Research --> Basic Science/Technical

New York, NY • Full-Time/Regular

NYU Grossman School of Medicine is one of the nation's top-ranked medical schools. For 175 years, NYU Grossman School of Medicine has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history and enrich the lives of countless people. An integral part of NYU Langone Health, the Grossman School of Medicine at its core is committed to improving the human condition through medical education, scientific research, and direct patient care. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

Position Summary:

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 is responsible for overseeing the work of research staff, ensuring consistency, rigor, and timely execution across multiple concurrent studies, and serving as a key point of continuity across projects.

Job Responsibilities:

• 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 across multiple studies.
• Review and quality-check analytic outputs, code, and documentation to ensure methodological rigor, reproducibility, and adherence to study protocols.
• Support interpretation of results and contribute to manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, and reports under faculty direction.

• Serve as direct supervisor for research staff.
• Provide day-to-day guidance, mentoring, and performance feedback; support onboarding, training, and professional development.
• Assist CSTAR leadership with workload planning, prioritization, and coordination across projects.
• Participate in hiring, annual reviews, and promotion recommendations in collaboration with department leadership.

• Oversee execution of multiple concurrent research projects, ensuring milestones and deliverables are met.
• Serve as a point of escalation for technical or operational issues arising within the research team.
• Promote consistency in analytic methods, documentation, and best practices across projects.
• Prepare interim summaries and reports for principal investigators, funders, and oversight bodies as needed.

• Interface with faculty investigators to translate research questions into feasible analytic approaches.
• Collaborate with internal and external research partners, including investigators at other academic institutions.
• Support grant development and reporting activities for NIH-funded and other sponsored research, including contributing to methods and analytic sections.

Minimum Qualifications: To qualify you must have a PhD and 3 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization. NYU Grossman School of Medicine provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family. NYU Grossman School of Medicine is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration.

NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $65,000.00 - $100,000.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.