Position: Research Scientist, Research Support Services

Location: Boston, MA

Schedule: 40 hours per week, Remote

ABOUT BMC:

At Boston Medical Center (BMC), our diverse staff works together for one goal - to provide exceptional and equitable care to improve the health of the people of Boston. Our bold vision to transform health care is powered by our respect for our patients and our commitment to ensure everyone who comes through our doors has a positive experience.

You'll find a supportive work environment at BMC, with rich opportunities throughout your career for training, development, and growth and where you'll have the tools you need to take charge of your own practice environment.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Transforming and Expanding Access to Mental Health Care in Urban Pediatrics (TEAM UP) for Children is a pediatric behavioral health integration initiative: Boston Medical Center works closely with pediatric primary care sites to develop/implement interventions to expand access to quality behavioral health care for children and families in a multicultural setting. The Evaluation arm of TEAM UP designs and conducts analyses that help with practice improvement and document model impact. The research scientist is a member of the Evaluation team.

Specifically, the research scientist is responsible for conducting data cleaning and management and descriptive and longitudinal analyses from electronic medical record data, survey data and claims data, including creating data visualizations. The candidate must be able to perform pertinent background research, which contributes to a greater understanding of conditions, issues and trends impacting a wide range of programs/projects, policies, and topics.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design/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.
• Uses STATA (statistical software), and other analytic software tools as necessary. Writes custom scripts and software programs, using statistical programming languages (e.g. SAS) to aid in data analysis and management.

• Works with the leadership team and team members to implement research protocols, including data cleaning, maintenance and analysis. Participates in the development of research protocols and data dictionaries.
• Prepares monthly data reports for internal stakeholders and leads or collaborates in writing for publication using a variety of formats, including briefs, reports, and manuscripts 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.

(The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required).

JOB REQUIREMENTS

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.
• 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 with teaching and/or academic mentorship

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Advanced proficiency in use of Stata, SAS, or other statistical programs and experience with survey and qualitative data, EMR data, clinical trial data
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide guidance and oversight to less senior team members
• Thorough knowledge of research methodology and statistical methods.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide variety of data structures, coding schemes, and data sources.
• In depth knowledge of study design/analytic methods and 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.

This position is funded by a 4 year grant. There may be opportunity beyond this grant funding for position integration into ongoing operations.

JOB BENEFITS:

• Competitive pay
• Tuition reimbursement and tuition remission programs
• Highly subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Career Advancement/Professional Development: Access a wealth of ongoing training and development opportunities that will not only enhance your skills but also expand your knowledge base especially for individuals pursuing careers in medicine or biomedical research.
• Pioneering Research: Engage in groundbreaking research projects that are driving the forefront of biomedical science.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT:

As the primary teaching hospital for Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and BU schools of public health and dentistry, intellectual rigor shapes our inquiries. Our research is led by a belief that skin color, zip code, and financial circumstances shouldn't dictate health.

Boston Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail toTalentacquisition@bmc.orgor call617-638-8582to let us know the nature of your request.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans