[Hiring] Managing Research Scientist @University of Washington Medical Center

Role Description

IHME has an outstanding opportunity for a Managing Research Scientist to join their team. Reporting to Faculty Team Leader, the Managing Research Scientist is responsible for the following:

• Independently perform quantitative analyses.
• Contribute to research design and dissemination.
• Supervise members on your research team.
• Manage the scope, timeline, and resources required to deliver high-quality study results.
• Coordinate with collaborating research sites and partners.

We are looking for someone to join a new initiative within the Program in Cardiovascular Health Metrics focused on heart disease in women. The project links gold-standard clinical registry data with large-scale administrative datasets to investigate the burden of coronary microvascular disease burden and its risk factors. This position is contingent on project funding.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, statistics, biostatistics, math, economics, quantitative social sciences, or related discipline plus four years’ related experience.
• Previous supervisory experience with hiring, developing employees, priority setting, setting quality standards, and performance coaching.
• Excellent analytic, critical thinking, and quantitative disease modelling skills.
• Intermediate knowledge of and experience with project management methods.
• Results- and detail-oriented; initiate and complete tasks under tight deadlines.
• Experience devising and executing statistical modeling techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly recognize problems in results and implement solutions.
• Advanced proficiency in designing, executing, and troubleshooting code in R.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to and sustain collaborations with external research teams.
• Experience in working with large datasets.
• Ability to work both independently and in collaboration with a team.
• Interest in a management-level research scientist position contributing to the overall mission of IHME’s research.

Requirements

• MD or PhD in public health, epidemiology, statistics, biostatistics, math, economics, or quantitative social sciences plus two years’ experience preferred.
• Experience with cardiovascular disease and risk factor modelling using large datasets.
• Experience with Python as a second programming language.
• Experience mentoring and developing junior employees on soft and technical skills.
• Peer-reviewed publication record.
• Experience implementing hierarchical models, particularly small area estimation or geospatial models.
• Experience working with US survey, census, vital registration, and other data sources.

Benefits

• Pay Range Minimum: $120,000.00 annual
• Pay Range Maximum: $143,820.00 annual
• For information about benefits for this position, visit UW Benefits .

Application Requirement

• This recruitment requires references and a cover letter. Applications that do not include this will not be forwarded to the hiring department.
• Please attach a cover letter to your application.
• Please provide three references in your cover letter with at least one reference being a past or present supervisor.