Research Scientist/Engineer 2
About The Position
The Department of Health Systems and Population Health (HSPop) currently has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time Research Scientist/Engineer 2. About this Opportunity The Research Scientist/Engineer 2 will be an integral member of a research team supporting studies working to increase evidence-based care for substance use disorders (SUD) for vulnerable populations and related conditions, including HIV. Project work for this position will support research related to understanding barriers and facilitators to implementing SUD care in a variety of settings, designing and evaluating novel approaches to providing SUD care to vulnerable populations, and identifying determinants of SUD outcomes for diverse populations. This role will contribute to multiple health services and outcomes projects spanning internal and external sites, multiple investigators, and multiple clinical disciplines. This position requires the application of scientific research principles to support complex research program needs. The Research Scientist/Engineer 2 will act as a scientific and technical lead on day-to-day projects and collaborate closely with other team members (e.g., research coordinators, other research scientists, co-investigators, and primary investigators) to execute study aims. This position is eligible for partial telework with onsite work based at the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health in Seattle, WA.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Health or a related field
- Two years of work experience directly conducting research activities, including independently collecting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative sources of data, managing aspects of federally-funded grants (human subjects, administration, investigator collaboration, research deliverables), and preparation of research products (abstracts, manuscripts)
- Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.
- Knowledge and experience with qualitative analysis methods
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Experience leading the execution of study aims in collaboration with investigators
- Knowledge of substance use topics and/or prior research experience with substance use populations
- Knowledge of HIV research and/or prior research working in clinics and/or with people living with HIV
- Knowledge of/experience with working in community-engaged research
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Public Health
- Knowledge of implementation science topics preferred
- Knowledge of VA data systems preferred
Responsibilities
- Manage all aspects of projects necessary to accomplish deliverables, including sponsor reporting, acquiring ethics approvals, and budget management
- Develop and manage project timelines; communicate and guide team in work necessary to support deliverables
- Lead recruitment and conduct data collection activities, including qualitative, quantitative (e.g., survey), and ethnographic methods
- Assist and/or lead data cleaning and management activities
- Organize data files to support analysis
- Assist and/or collaborate on data analysis (qualitative, quantitative)
- Generate results, support interpretation of conclusions
- Independently contribute to and assist with the design, creation, drafting and editing of project-specific written communications (e.g., journal articles, reviews, meeting summaries and progress reports)
- Complete tasks to support administration of research, including managing investigator documents (e.g., biosketch, CV, etc.), travel and purchasing documentation, budget management
- Support grant proposal development
Benefits
- Benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
