Research Assistant

ProHEALTH Medical Management • New York, NY

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Research Assistant will design and conduct research within a specific field while receiving advanced training from a designated Principal Investigator to enhance professional skills and research independence needed for pursuing of a professional career in Medical Physics. The ideal candidate will work with the Principal Investigator to develop new ideas, design and evaluate experiments, process and analyze data as well as prepare scientific manuscripts for publications. The initial appointment is for one year and renewal is expected upon the Research Assistant’s performance.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Physics, Engineering, Computer Science or related fields
• Strong programming skills with MATLAB and Python; scripting skills in Eclipse preferred
• Experiences with Eclipse API scripting (C#), medical images analysis and processing
• Knowledge of Monte Carlo simulation for proton therapy
• Must possess strong technical problem-solving skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Participate the proton FLASH therapy project, support the cell and small animal Flash experiments and future clinical trial.
• Participate various interesting clinical projects in proton planning, treatment evaluation, device/tool development and new protocol implementation.
• Support adaptive therapy program and develop criteria to guide the adaptive clinical workflow
• Support the physicist team to standardize the proton SBRT program at NYPC
• Comply with all New York Proton Center policies related to Privacy Rules established under the Health Information Privacy and Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
• Other clinical and research supports as needed

Benefits

• competitive compensation and benefits package with flexibility for growth and career advancement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level