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Senior Research Scientist

Job ID: 1136983_RR00099561

Facility: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (SOM)

Position Type: Full-Time/Regular

Shift: Monday – Friday; 9:00AM – 5:00PM

Department: Research, NYU Grossman School of MedicinePerlmutter CancerCtr-Research (S1468)

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Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Senior Research Scientist. In this role, the successful candidate is responsible for development of analytic algorithms and carrying out computational scientific inquiries in large cancer genomics datasets.  The position may include supervising junior technical and academic computational genomics staff and working independently within the scientific framework of the PIs laboratory.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Initiates, interprets, organizes, executes, and coordinates research assignments critical to departments mission.
  • Formulates and conducts research on problems of considerable scope and complexity.
  • Explores subject area and defines scope and selection of problems for investigation through conceptually related studies or series of projects of lesser scope.
  • Makes decisions and recommendations that have a major impact on extensive scientific research activities.
  • Develops new ideas that promote current research. Exercises a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding extensive scientific research programs and activities of outstanding novelty and/or importance.
  • May manage the operations of a lab for the Principal Investigator by supervising Post Docs and technicians. Oversees the maintenance and upkeep of all instruments and laboratory facilities.
  • Ensures timely and accurate completion of research projects.
  • May provide students with technical guidance and direction in the operation of various sample preparation techniques, extraction lines, and equipment as well as general laboratory practices and safety protocols.
  • May seek grant funding from external sources in support of their independent research projects with consent of the Pl and the Department Chair. May participate in writing grant proposals.
  • May be responsible research/lab quality control and compliance.
  • May develop protocol for the collection and quality of research data.
  • Develops research techniques and methodologies.
  • May determine and establish laboratory policies, procedures and practices.
  • Maintains a thorough knowledge of the advances in specialized fields through attendance of scientific conferences.
  • May make significant contributions to scientific papers. Is a resource/ author/ co-author for reports and presentations.
  • May provide recommendations for equipment purchases and for the redesign of lab space.
  • May coordinate the activity and experimental design between various labs, scientific staff, and collaborators. Identifies and resolves technical problems.
  • May serve on internal committees to help further goals of research projects and bring new expertise to the research program.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

To qualify you must have a PhD and 3 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Preferred Qualifications:

Substantial experience from having completed Post Doc training. Established a record of publications.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

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