Staff Scientist (Hybrid) - General Medical Sciences

Position Summary
The Staff Scientist will be primarily dedicated to supporting NIH-funded projects led by Jessica Mozersky, PhD. These projects focus on Alzheimer's disease, return of results that indicate risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease, and evaluating the impact of payment on recruitment and retention to Alzheimer’s disease research. Dr. Mozersky’s research focuses on the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomics, return of results, Alzheimer’s disease, informed consent, qualitative data sharing, and recruitment and retention of underrepresented individuals. New grants are anticipated that will fall into these broad categories and the Staff Scientist will be expected to work on these projects going forward.
Assists in developing and conducting research projects, including study design, research protocols, data analysis, and documentation of study findings.
Department Summary
The Bioethics Research Center (BRC) is a unit of the Division of General and Medical Sciences in the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The BRC conducts original research on ethical, social, and professional issues in healthcare and health research. BRC faculty conduct both qualitative and quantitative social science research.

Job Description

For more information on the department please visit https://bioethicsresearch.org/ .

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Following instructions and discussions with principal investigator, designs research protocols, including developing procedures for the collection, verification and management of data.
• Data collection, including qualitative data collection.
• Assists with grant preparation and reporting.
• Performs complex analysis of data collected and writes interpretative reports. Verifies the correctness of the data submitted and makes recommendations based on these analyses.
• Documents research topics and prepares and submits papers based on research work to publications and committees for publication or presentation to peers.
• Solves practical problems relating to difficulties with the execution of study protocols. Suggests technical or procedural improvements in research methods.
• Conducts literature searches related to research project.
• Additional tasks as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Public Health or a Social Science field strongly preferred (Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology or Health Care Ethics).
• Analytical, reasoning and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to analyze and interpret qualitative data and to communicate data in a clear, concise manner.
• Computer literacy including the ability to use a variety of software packages to analyze data, including qualitative data analysis software (Dedoose or NVivo), as well as literature management software (Endnote) - or a demonstrated ability to learn such software quickly.

Required Qualifications

PhD or master’s degree with 4 years of experience in research lab operations; or equivalent combination of education and experience equaling 9 years.

Grade
R10

Salary Range
$47,000.00 - $85,200.00 / Annually

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

Accommodation

If you are unable to use our online application system and would like an accommodation, please email [email protected]  or call the dedicated accommodation inquiry number at 314-935-1149 and leave a voicemail with the nature of your request.

Pre-Employment Screening
All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Benefits Statement

Personal

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.

• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.

• Want to Live Near Your Work and/or improve your commute? Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees. We also offer a forgivable home loan of up to $12,500 for closing costs and a down payment for homes in eligible neighborhoods.

• WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.

Wellness

• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!

Family

• We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We’ve got you covered.

• WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

For policies, detailed benefits, and eligibility, please visit: https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/

EEO/AA Statement
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