Senior Neuroscience Research Scientist

Job 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

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• Conducts studies with clinicians, caregivers, and children at multiple medical centers. Collaborates with study teams and conducts multi-site research.
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• Assists study team in developing outcomes measures (e.g., item writing, cognitive interviewing, statistical analysis) .
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• Prepares presentations and writes scientific publications.
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• Creates and maintains data collection forms in RedCap as needed.
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• Assists with coding of qualitative data and data entry of questionnaires.
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• Manages, cleans, organizes, and conducts analysis of large datasets using a variety of methods.
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• Prepares and designs reports, tables, charts, and graphs with written summaries, conclusions, and recommendations.
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• Interfaces with internal and external study teams to support best practices in data collection, management, and security.
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• Strengthens collaborations with internal and external researchers, with the goal of publishing original articles for the organization.
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• Assists with preparing research protocols, consent forms, and other study documents .
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• Contributes to identifying potential new funding sources, grant writing, and grant reporting.
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Qualifications

Minimum Job Requirements

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• Ph.D in Neuroscience
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• 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.
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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

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• Knowledge of measurement principles, including familiarity with psychometric concepts such as measurement error, validity, reliability, and item response theory
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• Experience selecting appropriate methods and conducting statistical analyses with healthcare or social science data sets
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• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research design, including mixed methods design in the social sciences
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• Experience creating or refining survey instruments and other measurement tools
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• Demonstrated record of publication (as both first author and collaborator) in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presentations in academic or medical conferences
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• Experience with statistical software (SPSS, SAS, or R)
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• Experience with, or ability to learn, qualitative analysis software (NVivo or similar)
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• Experience creating and managing questionnaires, data collecion forms and databases (REDCap or similar)
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• Ability to learn new programs and processes easily in a fast-paced environment
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• Ability to enter, code, and clean data
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• Ability to survey public databases for research purposes
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• Experience conducting scientific literature reviews
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• Ability to identify and solve a range of problems within area of expertise
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• Familiarity with IRB regulatory requirements and processes
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• Excellent oral/written communication and interpersonal skills
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