Sr Neuroscience Research Scientist (Full Time, Days)

Job Summary: Responsible for health outcomes research design, data collection and analysis including use of clinical data, questionnaires, and individual/group interviews. Works closely with the research and clinical teams in the planning and conducting of original research, supporting a variety of other research projects and hospital initiatives, preparing reports and scientific publications, and presenting at local and national meetings.

Job Specific Duties: * Conducts studies with clinicians, caregivers, and children at multiple medical centers. Collaborates with study teams and conducts multi-site research. * Assists study team in developing outcomes measures (e.g., item writing, cognitive interviewing, statistical analysis). * Prepares presentations and writes scientific publications. * Creates and maintains data collection forms in Red Cap as needed. * Assists with coding of qualitative data and data entry of questionnaires. * Manages, cleans, organizes, and conducts analysis of large datasets using a variety of methods. * Prepares and designs reports, tables, charts, and graphs with written summaries, conclusions, and recommendations. * Interfaces with internal and external study teams to support best practices in data collection, management, and security. * Strengthens collaborations with internal and external researchers, with the goal of publishing original articles for the organization. * Assists with preparing research protocols, consent forms, and other study documents. * Contributes to identifying potential new funding sources, grant writing, and grant reporting.

Minimum Job Requirements: * Ph. D in Neuroscience * 4-7 years of work experience in health outcomes or social science measure development and mixed methods research (qualitative and quantitative); (OR) post-doctoral experience. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities* Knowledge of measurement principles, including familiarity with psychometric concepts such as measurement error, validity, reliability, and item response theory * Experience selecting appropriate methods and conducting statistical analyses with healthcare or social science data sets * Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research design, including mixed methods design in the social sciences * Experience creating or refining survey instruments and other measurement tools * Demonstrated record of publication (as both first author and collaborator) in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presentations in academic or medical conferences * Experience with statistical software (SPSS, SAS, or R) * Experience with, or ability to learn, qualitative analysis software (NVivo or similar) * Experience creating and managing questionnaires, data collecion forms and databases (REDCap or similar) * Ability to learn new programs and processes easily in a fast-paced environment * Ability to enter, code, and clean data * Ability to survey public databases for research purposes * Experience conducting scientific literature reviews * Ability to identify and solve a range of problems within area of expertise * Familiarity with IRB regulatory requirements and processes * Excellent oral/written communication and interpersonal skills Job: Research

Department: BRAIN INSTITUTE ADMINISTRATION-2100-714030 Job Status: Professional