Behavioral Scientist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• MD, DO, PhD, or equivalent.
• Five years of experience conducting research and demonstrating research productivity through peer-reviewed publications or other scholarly contributions.

Nice To Haves

• Seven years of research experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities of the position.
• Experience supervising, mentoring, or training research personnel.
• Experience developing and implementing research protocols, experiments, or projects.

Responsibilities

• Work with the PI to design and prioritize research projects, conduct complex scientific research, interpret results, and identify future research directions.
• Review scientific literature and incorporate relevant findings into research ideas, study development, and experimental approaches.
• Contribute to grant submissions by preparing research content, data analyses, and other laboratory-related materials.
• Prepare manuscripts, research papers, abstracts, reports, and other written materials based on research findings.
• Prepare and present research findings at scientific meetings and other professional forums.
• Develop and implement research experiments, protocols, timelines, and project plans.
• Analyze and interpret experimental data and contribute to the development of research conclusions and next steps.
• Collaborate with internal and external research partners on research studies and projects.
• Supervise, mentor, and train research personnel and assign research tasks as appropriate.
• Maintain laboratory operations, including ordering supplies, cleaning, routine animal care, and equipment maintenance.
• Maintain accurate laboratory notebooks and research records documenting experiments, calculations, procedures, and other relevant research information.
• Follow established quality control and assurance policies and procedures and maintain required documentation.
• Maintain compliance with applicable University, Department, IACUC, animal care, biosafety, and other research requirements.
• Participate in required training, laboratory meetings, and other research-related activities.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage beginning on day one.
• Health expense accounts with generous employer contributions for employees participating in a qualifying health plan.
• Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance.
• Additional voluntary insurance plans.
• Paid vacation and sick time, accruing upon hire.
• Ten paid holidays.
• One paid discretionary day after six months of employment.
• Paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave after 12 months of employment.
• Retirement program with a generous employer contribution.
• Additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b).