Research Scientist, Grayken Center for Addiction

at  Boston Medical Center

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Research Scientist will work on multiple research studies including those funded by major foundations, as well as unfunded studies. The research scientist will design and conduct statistical analyses, assist with grant preparation, be responsible for data management, prepare data visuals, and contribute to manuscripts and reports. The research scientist will supervisor more junior data analysts and students on the team.

EDUCATION:

• Requires PhD Degree, preferably in a relevant health-related field (e.g. nutrition or public health)

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of three years of experience in related work required.
• Past supervisory experience preferred
• Strong STATA or SAS, and/or other programming experience required.
• Experience working in complex environments with a high degree of organizational effectiveness.
• Experience working with community and policy leaders preferred.
• Experience with teaching and/or academic mentorship

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Advanced proficiency in use of Stata, SAS, or other statistical programs
• Experience with survey and qualitative data, EMR data, clinical trial data
• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide variety of data structures, coding schemes, and data sources.
• In depth knowledge of study design and analytic methods. General familiarity with grant writing and submission.
• Demonstrated leadership capacity applicable to design and implementation of scientific research, including applications for funding and other external support.
• Excellent written and oral skills with a proven ability to write for a variety of audiences and interact with all levels of employees.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop relational database, including management of data for clinical research including clinical trials, health services research, survey studies, qualitative research, and quality improvement projects.
• Management and oversight of data analysts and students
• Plans, coordinates and supports complex data analyses, including data cleaning, management, coding and regression modeling for mixed effects and multilevel modeling from survey data, electronic medical record (EMR) data), claims data and clinical trial databases.
• Implements methods and techniques for new activities involved in extracting, coding, and using data for modeling analysis and epidemiologic studies. Uses STATA (statistical software), and other analytic software tools as necessary.
• Works on a day-to-day basis with the leadership team and evaluation team members to implement research protocols, including data cleaning, maintenance and analysis.
• Meticulously organizes and stores data and research protocols and ensures that all study details are documented and protected in accordance with established procedures and requirements.
• Writes custom scripts and software programs, using statistical programming languages (e.g. SAS) to aid in data analysis and management.
• Prepares monthly data reports for internal stakeholders and assists with writing for publication using a variety of formats for peer-reviewed journals that summarize study results.
• Works in partnership with PIs and senior staff for new grant proposal development, and preparation of research reports and presentations. Conduct pre-to-research exploratory data analyses using descriptive statistics and data visualization.
• Assist with power analyses and preliminary data generation for grant proposals. Participates in the preparation of manuscripts, reports for funders, reports for the public/key stakeholders and national presentations