Associate Research Scientist

NYU Langone Health • New York, NY

5h • Onsite

About The Position

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Associate Research Scientist. In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for collaborating with Principal Investigators (PIs) and working independently within the scientific framework of the PIs Section, The Section of Medical Ethics (SoME). This person will lead the implementation of empirical bioethics research from planning to completion and will support the development and submission of grants to NIH, foundations, and industry partners. This Section is led by Brendan Parent, Director of SoME within the Division of Health Delivery Sciences in the Department of Population Health. The work of SoME spans ethics and policy research in artificial intelligence in health care, trust and organization of healthcare systems, organ donation and transplantation, compassionate use and expanded access to experimental treatment, reproductive medicine, and vaccines. The Research Scientist will work closely with SoME faculty, divisional administration, and staff to effectively implement research. This role will serve as a consulting methodologist for the SoME, supporting and leading empirical strategies for research including surveys, interviews and focus groups and secondary data analyses of large, existing datasets. The ideal candidate will bring experience in several methodological approaches - and most importantly, be willing to learn alongside Section faculty and advise based on the state of the science.

Requirements

• MS degree with at least 1 year of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

• Established record of working in fields of Bioethics/Medical ethics, Health Policy, Public Policy, or Public Health.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of the organizations Core Values and incorporates them into the performance of duties.
• Initiates, interprets, organizes, executes, and coordinates research/project assignments critical to the Section on Medical Ethics, including drafting grant proposals and drafting and submitting protocols to IRB.
• Maintain in-depth, up-to-date knowledge of current state of literature and policy landscape to inform development of empirical bioethics and related policy projects.
• Explores subject area and defines scope and selection of problems for investigation through conceptually related studies or series of projects of lesser scope.
• Makes decisions and recommendations that have a major impact on extensive scientific research activities.
• Develops new ideas that promote current research.
• May manage the operations of projects for Principal Investigators by supervising Post Docs and staff. Oversees the timeline of projects and implementation of projects.
• Ensures timely and accurate completion of research projects.
• May develop protocol for the collection and quality of research data.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of the advances in specialized fields through attendance of scientific and ethics conferences.
• May make significant contributions to scientific papers. Is a resource/ author/ co-author for reports and presentations.
• May provide recommendations for software/hardware purchases.
• May coordinate the activity and experimental design between various staff and collaborators. Identifies and resolves technical problems.
• May serve on internal committees to help further goals of research projects and bring new expertise to the research program.
• May seek grant funding from external sources in support of their independent research projects with consent of the PI and the Department Chair. May participate in writing grant proposals.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness package.
• Robust support system for any stage of life.
• Support for career development.
• Support for starting a family.
• Support for saving for retirement.
• Financial security benefits.
• Generous time-off program.
• Employee resources groups for peer support.
• Holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees