Senior Associate, Science, Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

The Pew Charitable Trusts • Buffalo, NY

147d • $79,900 - $89,300

About The Position

The senior associate will be part of a team that serves a key role in advancing scientific research and knowledge of endocrine disrupting chemicals. This work is part of a broader effort to reduce exposure to the most harmful EDCs in the near term while laying the foundation for longer term reform to prevent additional harmful EDCs from being introduced to the economy and the environment. Reporting to the officer, the senior associate will provide support by conducting background research, contributing to the production of research materials, and providing other project management assistance. Located in Pew’s Washington D.C. office, this position participates in Pew’s hybrid work program with core days in the office and the flexibility to telework the remaining days. Staff also enjoy four telework “flex weeks” per year.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Generally, four years of applicable experience.
• Familiarity with a scientific field is required.
• Specific knowledge of human health, endocrinology, toxicology, or chemistry is preferred.
• Excellent applied research and analytical skills, including synthesizing large sets of information and identifying key themes.
• Deft at translating scientific components and language into accessible research.
• Familiarity with at least one data analysis and visualization program (e.g., Tableau, Stata, R).
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Aptitude to write quickly and succinctly as well as revise and edit based on input from a range of reviewers.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated capacity to develop and manage productive and collaborative relationships both internally and externally.
• Proven capacity to think strategically and creatively, juggle multiple priorities, adjust to changing circumstances, organize time efficiently, and remain attentive to details.

Responsibilities

• Foster a work environment that inspires excellence, values impact, encourages transparency, builds mutual trust and respect, embraces and values diversity, and is collaborative, caring and compassionate.
• Monitor key activities of federal and state governments, academia, advocacy groups, and other relevant stakeholders that relate to endocrine disrupting chemicals, toxics, and chemical oversight.
• Maintain and develop an understanding of emerging issues by monitoring publications and participating in conferences, seminars, and other professional development activities.
• Conduct targeted literature reviews, gathering relevant scientific and gray literature, to help the project better understand and address relevant scientific and policy questions related to endocrine disrupting chemicals.
• Support knowledge management for the project by collecting and sharing team learnings and developing analyses to assist all the project’s workstreams (Policy, Cross-cutting, Private Sector).
• In collaboration with relevant external experts and Pew colleagues, support the development of research proposals and research materials such as issue briefs, web features, newsletters, and other materials.
• Assist in project management of external research by contractors, grantees, and other relevant partners.
• Facilitate engagement with Pew’s research quality and support staff as part of the internal review and approval processes of research projects to ensure sound methodologies and accurate findings.
• Collaborate with Pew’s communications department to prepare materials for the project’s website and ensure that they are timely, accurate, and relevant.
• Participate in activities that support program and Pew-wide objectives.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, affordable health care through medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Financial security with life and disability insurance.
• Opportunities to save using health savings and flexible spending accounts.
• Retirement benefits to help prepare for the future.
• Work/life benefits to maintain a good balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees