Staff Scientist

85046 Wake Forest University Health Sciences - Academic Translational Neuroscience

Full time

Yes

40

Qualifications

1. Doctoral degree in a relevant discipline such as psychology, neuroscience, biology, medicine or basic science.

2. Excellent written and oral skills

General Work Description

Complete currently funded research projects

Partner with senior faculty on new grant submissions that may include K01, R21, or other to fund research efforts

Develop collaborative projects with other faculty including participation in new programmatic funding opportunities

Oversee daily research operation and monitor scientific progress

Manage multiple research projects through the development stage, which involves planning, development, implementation, evaluation and reporting.

Work closely with senior PI, other faculty collaborators and research support team (subordinate research laboratory technicians, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows) to facilitate progress of research projects.

Perform quality control monitoring, implementation of study protocols, adherence to state and federal regulations and guidelines

Make knowledge-based decisions related to research projects and provide PI with recommendations that affect the design of the studies and completion of those studies

Required to handle small animals (rodents) and perform surgeries

Set up data science infrastructure to facilitate in lab and remote data analyses.

Assist PI by drafting IRB, FDA, and planned NIH applications, NIH progress reports, library research, word processing, equipment maintenance, and database management

Assist support staff to properly organize data, perform analyses and present data

As requested, present research at relevant seminars, meetings, national conferences and other events

Staff Scientist

$40.30 - $60.45

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
  
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
  
• Incentive pay for select positions
  
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
  

• Paid Time Off programs
  
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  
• Educational Assistance Program
  

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Complete currently funded research projects Partner with senior faculty on new grant submissions that may include K01, R21, or other to fund research efforts Develop collaborative projects with other faculty including participation in new programmatic funding opportunities Oversee daily research operation and monitor scientific progress