Staff Scientist - Cardiac Imaging

Geisinger • Danville, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Scientist conducts research under the supervision of a research faculty member and serves as a technical or intellectual resource to the assigned work group. The position may take responsibility for a specific topic within the faculty member’s research program. The Staff Scientist develops and leads research projects within the program’s scope, gathers preliminary data for grant applications, completes objectives of externally funded grants, and prepares work for publication. The role contributes to grant and manuscript writing and may submit authored grants with supervisor permission.

The Staff Scientist performs literature searches, develops protocols and project proposals, determines experimental design, collects and analyzes data, and reviews research controls and results for validity. The role maintains complete project records and may oversee support personnel at the supervising faculty member’s discretion. It also participates in research meetings and seminars and may present findings to external audiences at national meetings and academic institutions.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. The role is based at the Henry Hood Center For Health Research and is scheduled for 40 hours per week on the day shift. Geisinger describes its purpose and values as caring for patients, members, students, colleagues, and communities, with emphasis on kindness, excellence, learning, innovation, and safety.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree.
• At least 3 years of related work experience.
• Skills in reference content, research analysis, research and development functions, research documents, and research methodologies.

Nice To Haves

• Doctoral degree in Behavioral Science.
• Experience with prospective human subjects research.
• Familiarity with the MRI environment and safety procedures.
• Experience operating MRI equipment and troubleshooting in real time, particularly for cardiac MRI.
• Experience with MRI optimization methods and pulse sequence design.
• Medical image analysis experience, including manual or automated image segmentation and 3D mesh generation.
• Experience with image and signal processing.
• Proficient programming knowledge in MATLAB, Python, R, or similar languages.
• Understanding of and experience with myocardial structure and function measurements, including volumes, myocardial tissue properties, and strain.
• Experience with exome or genome sequencing data and bioinformatic analyses.
• Interest in heritable cardiomyopathy and/or arrhythmia.
• Experience with statistical analyses from large biobank cohorts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead research projects within the defined scope of the supervising faculty member’s research program.
• Gather preliminary data for grant applications, complete objectives of funded external grants, and prepare completed work for publication.
• Contribute to writing grant applications and manuscripts; submit authored grants with supervisor permission when applicable.
• Perform literature searches and use findings to develop protocols, projects, or grant applications for the work group.
• Determine experimental design, collect data, perform calculations, and analyze results.
• Review research or data controls and determine whether research results are valid.
• Maintain appropriate records of each project’s purpose, methods, results, and conclusions.
• Oversee support personnel in the work group when directed by the supervising faculty member.
• Participate in research meetings and formal seminars to present and discuss the work group’s research.
• Present research to extramural audiences at national meetings and academic institutions when applicable.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision, dental, and domestic partners.
• A collaborative, cooperative, and collegial atmosphere.

What This Job Offers

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