Staff Scientist I - Dunn Lab

Beth Israel Lahey Health

1d • $60,000 - $200,000

About The Position

The Staff Scientist I conducts research in an area of specialty. The role is for an individual who has progressed beyond the Research Fellow/Trainee stage and is functioning at the independent Principal Investigator level, with a range of independence from entry to more senior. A doctoral degree or foreign equivalent must have been awarded or its requirements completed.

The position has authority to direct and support managers with functional area responsibilities and direct responsibility for hiring, termination, corrective action, and performance reviews. It has full responsibility for planning, monitoring, and managing the department budget. There are no direct or indirect reports.

The position requires a Ph.D. and/or Medical Degree, 0–1 years of related work experience, including one year of supervisory or management experience, and advanced technical computer skills relevant to the functional area and related systems. The role requires strong written and oral communication, broad and comprehensive knowledge, the ability to lead collaborative teams, and leadership of customer service initiatives.

This role involves light physical work, including frequently exerting up to 20 pounds of force to move objects. Some duties are sedentary, but the employee must stand for periods or move throughout the hospital campus. Staff must be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.

Requirements

• Ph.D. and/or Medical Degree required; a doctoral degree or foreign equivalent must have been awarded or its requirements completed.
• 0–1 years of related work experience required, including 1 year of supervisory/management experience.
• Advanced technical computer skills relevant to technical support for the functional area and related systems.
• Ability to communicate complex information effectively in English in writing to staff, management, and external customers across functional areas.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts verbally in English and address sensitive situations, resolve conflicts, negotiate, motivate, and persuade others.
• Ability to demonstrate broad and comprehensive knowledge of theories, concepts, practices, and policies and apply it in complex or unprecedented situations across multiple functional areas.
• Ability to lead and direct multiple collaborative teams for large projects or groups, internally and externally to the Medical Center and across functional areas.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research in an area of specialty.
• Direct and support managers with functional area responsibilities.
• Undertake hiring, termination, corrective action, and performance reviews.
• Plan, monitor, and manage the department budget.
• Communicate complex information effectively in writing and verbally, including addressing sensitive situations, resolving conflicts, negotiating, motivating, and persuading others.
• Lead and direct collaborative teams for large projects or groups, both within and outside the Medical Center and across functional areas.
• Lead operational initiatives to meet or exceed customer service standards and expectations.

What This Job Offers

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