Staff Scientist, Cancer Biology, Charlotte

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Charlotte, NC

3d • $41 - $62

About The Position

A scientist experienced in molecular biology, genetics, and murine models of disease is needed for the cancer biology lab located at The Pearl in Charlotte, part of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Conducts high quality research that requires expertise in a particular field (e.g., health economics, implementation science) for system-wide projects. Effective and experienced communicator, project manager, research collaborator, and key contact for multi-site studies. This position works very independently, collaborating with scientists and investigators to facilitate and drive high quality research and serves as resource and subject matter expert across Advocate Aurora Health, consulting on research design and methods, conducting and informing analyses, and translating results to scientists, investigators, clinical leaders and collaborators. Functions as a junior investigator in protocol development, planning and implementation; presenting at national conferences, and leading and supporting manuscript writing and publication. The role responsibilities include consultations with investigators, coordination of research study teams, complex data analysis and interpretation, and training/mentoring staff. Provides major contributions to research projects, high profile projects, grant submissions, presentations and publications.

Requirements

• PhD in Molecular Biology, Genetics or other related Health Science.
• Typically requires 4 years of experience in health care, academic or industry settings.
• Expert in research methods associated with particular discipline / training.
• Expert with statistical software (R, SAS, STATA, or SPSS).
• Excellent in data management, cleaning, and analysis of large datasets.
• Excellent experience in providing consultations with scientists and investigators.
• Proficient with MS-Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and relational databases (e.g., REDCap)
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams on complex projects.
• Customer service orientation.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with ability to multi-task under pressure, meet deadlines and work with high degree of accuracy.
• Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative working relationships.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to effectively communicate analytic findings in internal and external meetings/conferences and publications.
• Experience with publications as co-author or lead author and grant submissions as co-investigator.
• Experience with electronic health records and other data collection databases.

Responsibilities

• Manages and executes multiple, complex research studies to accomplish study objectives.
• Considers the strategic objectives of WFSOM while developing and leading research activities and large projects.
• Collaborates with scientists, investigators and leaders to manage and coordinate the work of research associates, research analysts, and other study team members to ensure research objectives are met.
• Provides expert scientific knowledge in a particular field (e.g., cancer biology, implementation science) across all phases of a research project, including protocol development, research design and methods, implementation and analysis plans, data management, and dissemination activities (presentations, publications).
• Evaluates and maintains literature reviews to evaluate study feasibility and state of the science in a particular area(s).
• Communicates findings to scientists, research teams and collaborators.
• Designs data dictionary and data collection plans; Manages data cleaning and data analysis.
• Independently manages large datasets and complex databases.
• Coordinates complex data requests with the research analytics team.
• Directs or conducts advanced data analyses (aligned with discipline expertise) and assists with more complex analyses to support publication and presentation of scientific results.
• For reporting research to clinical and leadership audiences, creates thoughtful and concise summaries and translates sophisticated research into understandable conclusions and recommendations.
• Acts as key contact for assigned research collaborators, coordinating work associated with the project, managing data, implementation and other aspects to completion within the scope of the contract or grant.
• Participates in outreach activities to engage stakeholders and promote research.
• Leads and contributes to meetings, conference calls, and workgroup calls to achieve study objectives and communicate study progress to investigators, study team, collaborators, and sponsors.
• Tracks research progress to completion to achieve study objectives on time within the scope of the contract or grant.
• Acts as a subject matter expert for methods and techniques in a particular field (e.g., health economics, implementation science) and serves as a system-wide resource and mentor for other team members; Leads educational sessions and mentors investigators, research teams, and others within the internal research community on research methods.
• Contributes to and leads grant submissions and the dissemination of findings as a co-investigator or key contributor in writing proposals, abstracts, manuscripts and presentations.

Benefits

• Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
• Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job Incentive pay for select positions Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree