"Supervising Research Scientist"

Position Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Supervising Research Scientist for the department of Psychiatry at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Under the direction of the Director of the Center for Psychiatric Health & Genomics (CPHG), the Supervising Research Scientist is responsible for supporting the Director in providing scientific leadership and furthering research development within the Center. This includes supporting development of new research initiatives within the Center and supporting existing Programs of other faculty within the Center, especially those newly recruited into the Center.

The Supervising Research Scientist will also serve as the staff scientific lead for the Pato Lab under the direction of principal investigators. This includes ensuring achievement of scientific Aims of the extramurally funded research projects within the lab and supervising and directing scientific staff in support of achieving those Aims. The Pato Lab focuses on human subjects studies of persons with Serious Mental Illness (SMI).

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Support the Director in implementing academic and scientific activities of CPHG, including speaker series, preparation of scientific presentations and publications, participation in scientific consortia, etc. Under the direction of the Director, initiate and lead new research programs in psychiatric genomics, including participating in study design and human subjects protocol designs.
• Serve as coordinator of scientific partnerships in genomic analyses, including analyzing extant and future cohort populations for inclusion/exclusion criteria in studies, managing flow of biospecimens and data in these partnerships, monitoring QC of biospecimens and data, and participating in analytic design and methodology plans and subsequent genomic analysis.
• Supports human subjects research participant cohort database management and analysis, including tracking and managing access, use, and analysis by CPHG faculty, trainees, students, and academic partners. This includes facilitating and tracking use of cohort data by the scientific community external to Rutgers University, including supporting communication and coordination among external partners to enhance scientific discovery and reduce duplicative science.
• Serves as lead on specified extramurally sponsored projects. Supervises and Provides oversight both of ascertainment/assessment teams that recruit and conduct structured diagnostic interviews of clinical research study participants and of programming and data management personnel. Assists with the instructing and training of lower-level study raters, recruiters and collection of samples to develop the skills necessary to perform the required functions.
• Trains direct activities of subordinate research staff, supervising and directing scientific staff in support of achieving those Aims.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Doctoral Degree in a relevant science (mental health, genetics, etc.) plus two (2) years of related research experience required, or a Master's Degree in a relevant science plus (4) four years of related research experience.
• Experience in complex data management and analysis in a biomedical research setting.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Physical Demands: Standing, sitting, walking, talking, hearing, and driving. No special vision requirements. Must be able to lift or exert up to 25 pounds.
• Work Environment: Office environment. Off-site field environment (events, healthcare facilities, etc.). Moderate noise.

Special Conditions

• Must have access to personal transportation to conduct field activities