Sr Research Associate in Vascular Cognitive Neuroscience - Onsite or Hybrid

Ochsner Health•New Orleans, LA

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways. At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today! This job oversees the conduct and daily operations of biomedical research projects in collaboration with physicians, scientists, or other leaders. Works independently and conducts research with minimum supervision. Oversees and coordinates all aspects of research data or specimen collection, processing, and analysis. Makes detailed observations, analyzes data, and interprets results; prepares technical reports, summaries, protocols, and quantitative analyses. Maintains familiarity with current scientific literature; investigates, creates, or develops new methods and technologies for project advancement; writes grants and secures extramural funding; prepares research manuscripts, scientific reviews, abstracts and posters for publication or presentation; and participates in scientific conferences, seminars, and training programs. Job Description To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company’s discretion.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree sciences, social sciences, mathematics, analytics, artificial intelligence, public health or related fields.
5 years of experience in biomedical research.
Knowledge of biomedical research processes.
Project management, time management, and organizational skills.
Strong medical writing skills and analytical skills.
Ability to read papers and present in organized manner.
Proficiency in project-relevant technical skills, such as programming, machine learning, image analysis, complex statistical analysis.
Knowledge of data visualization, charts, dashboards, and reporting tools preferred.
Knowledge of research regulations and compliance policies and procedures.
Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications, including project-relevant applications.
Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally.
Strong interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in healthcare.

Responsibilities

Executes research projects and initiatives, organizes workflow of project management, communicates with, and presents plans/projects to team members, leads project update meetings, and sets meeting agendas and priorities.
Collects, records, and evaluates research data and oversees data integrity, including oversight of data collection directly from participants, pulling data from electronic health records, and processing images and oversees maintenance of accurate and thorough patient data records ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and confidentiality of all patient data.
Develops and implements recruitment strategies for research volunteers and recruits, consents, or interviews research participants.
Stays current with scientific and medical literature related to research projects and organizes and publishes research data in the form of abstracts, presentations and journal or book articles.
Writes grants and IRB applications.
Teaches and mentors junior research staff and delegates appropriate research tasks.
Engages in programming, machine learning, image analysis, complex statistical analysis and performs data visualization, charts, dashboards, and reporting tools.
Leads research activities in compliance with federal, state, local and organization policies, and procedures.
Fosters relationships with internal and external stakeholders through regular engagement, communication, and consistent delivery of analytic work products.
Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.
This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.