Postdoctoral Fellow, Driver Lab

Mass General Brigham

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Driver Lab is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to support a growing research portfolio focused on traumatic brain injury (TBI), concussion recovery, and rehabilitation outcomes. The lab’s work emphasizes pragmatic clinical trials, telehealth/digital health delivery, and implementation science to improve real-world adoption of evidence-based interventions for people living with brain injury. The Postdoctoral Fellow will play a lead role in research activities across ongoing and emerging projects, including intervention development/adaptation, trial execution, data analysis, manuscript preparation, and grant development. This is an excellent opportunity for a postdoc who wants to build expertise at the intersection of brain injury rehabilitation + behavioral interventions + real-world implementation.

Requirements

• PhD, ScD, MD, or equivalent doctoral degree in a relevant field (e.g., Rehabilitation Science, Public Health, Epidemiology, Psychology, Neuroscience, Health Services Research, Kinesiology/Exercise Science, Biostatistics, or related discipline).
• Demonstrated research experience in one or more of: brain injury/concussion, rehabilitation, behavioral interventions, clinical trials, implementation science, outcomes research.
• Strong record/potential for peer-reviewed publications.
• Excellent scientific writing and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary clinical research environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with pragmatic trials, multi-site studies, or stakeholder-engaged research.
• Experience with digital health/telehealth intervention delivery and evaluation.
• Facility with statistical programming (e.g., R, Python, SAS, Stata) and reproducible workflows.
• Familiarity with implementation frameworks (e.g., RE-AIM, CFIR, Proctor outcomes) and/or mixed methods.
• Background in community-based exercise/health promotion research in rehabilitation populations.

Responsibilities

• Research design & execution Lead and support study activities for ongoing and new projects in TBI/concussion rehabilitation (e.g., pragmatic trials, behavioral/lifestyle interventions, telehealth-delivered programs).
• Develop and refine protocols, manuals of procedures, and study workflows; contribute to intervention adaptation for brain injury populations.
• Coordinate with clinical stakeholders, study staff, and collaborating sites to ensure consistent and high-quality implementation.
• Data & analysis Oversee data quality processes (data cleaning, codebooks, monitoring, documentation).
• Conduct quantitative analyses (and/or mixed methods analyses, depending on background).
• Contribute to interpretation of results and translation into actionable clinical/research insights.
• Scholarly writing & dissemination Prepare and submit manuscripts as first author and co-author.
• Present findings at internal forums and national conferences.
• Contribute to grant proposals (NIH/PCORI/foundation submissions), including drafting aims, methods, analysis plans, and dissemination/implementation approaches.
• Mentorship & team science Provide day-to-day mentorship to research staff and trainees as appropriate.
• Participate in lab meetings, center activities, and cross-disciplinary collaborations.
• Contribute to the academic/research community through teaching, peer review, and service opportunities aligned with the fellow’s goals.

Benefits

• Close mentorship and sponsorship for career development (papers, grants, conference presentations).
• Opportunities to lead analyses and first-author manuscripts.
• Collaboration within a high-impact rehabilitation hospital environment and a growing brain injury research center.
• Exposure to clinical operations and real-world implementation—ideal preparation for academic, health system, industry, or policy careers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees