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Research Scientist, Us Health disparities - Seattle, United States - University of Washington
Description
As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world.
UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.
Its mission is to deliver to the world timely, relevant, and scientifically valid evidence to improve health policy and practice.
IHME carries out its mission through a range of projects within different research areas including the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD), Injuries, and Risk Factors; Future Health Scenarios; Cost Effectiveness and Efficiency; Resource Tracking; and Impact Evaluations.
IHME is committed to providing the evidence base necessary to help solve the world's most important health problems.This requires creativity and innovation, which are cultivated by an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment that respects and appreciates differences, embraces collaboration, and invites the voices of all IHME team members.
IHME has an excellent opportunity for a Research Scientist on the US Health Disparities team. As a Research Scientist, you will be contributing to research design and training, leading, and/or mentoring junior staff.IHME researchers analyze and produce key estimates for their assigned research team and will assess all available relevant quantitative data - including those on causes of death, epidemiology, and a range of determinants such as education and income - from surveys, vital registration, censuses, literature, registries, and administrative records.
This position with be part of the US Health Disparities Research Team, which conducts research focused on tracking health disparities within the US by county, racial/ethnic group, and socioeconomic status.
You will be integrally involved in producing, critiquing, improving, and disseminating results. You are someone who is capable of keeping your team on track to meet deadlines and research objectives. You already have a publication record, and at IHME, you will build out your portfolio with several peer-reviewed papers. You thrive in a collaborative work environment and are capable of working on multiple projects concurrently while meeting deadlines. You keep current of recent scientific, engineering, and technical advances and are able to translate these into your research.You are expected to interact successfully with a wide range of partners and to describe complex concepts and materials concisely.
Overall, researcher scientists are critical members of agile, dynamic research teams.This position is contingent on project funding availability.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Exhibit command of one or more of the research areas at IHME, including the methodology and its components.
Independently carry out quantitative analyses and participate in reciprocal research projects. Interpret and vet results from junior staff, formulate conclusions, and inform team leaders.
Develop, quality check, and distribute complex datasets to be used in epidemiological and statistical analyses.
Develop and implement new computational and statistical methods. Create, test, and use relevant computer code (R, Python). Maintain, modify, and execute analytic machinery that generates results.
Draft presentations and manuscripts and contribute to funding proposals. Lead and co-author scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals.
Maintain scientific awareness and intellectual agility with data, methods, and analytic techniques.
May lead and/or mentor junior staff.
Provide ideas and content for the development of internal trainings. Teach established trainings.
Contribute to research design.
Other duties as assigned that fall within reasonable scope of research team.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Master's degree in public health, epidemiology, statistics, biostatistics, math, economics, quantitative social sciences, or related discipline plus four years' related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Growing peer network where sought out as having solid command of engineering/technical areas, a given disease, risk, key indicator, relevant methodological area, and the related data sources and scientific underpinnings.
Results- and detail-oriented individual who can initiate and complete tasks under tight deadlines and changing priorities both independently and in a team environment.
Experience devising and executing statistical modeling techniques.
Demonstrated ability to quickly recognize problems in results and identify root causes in data, methods, and code.
Ease in designing, executing, and troubleshooting code in R and/or Python.
Excellent written and oral communication skills required, including track record of success in coauthorship on multiple scientific papers, presenting results, and representing research at meetings.
A long-term interest in a research scientist position contributing to the overall mission of our research.
A commitment to working to alongside others at IHME to illuminate the health impacts of systemic racism and to work within IHME to make our organization more diverse and inclusive.
See IHME's DEI statement here:
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
PhD or MD in public health, epidemiology, statistics, biostatistics, math, economics, or quantitative social sciences plus two years' experience preferred.
Experience mentoring and developing junior employees on soft and technical skills.
Experience with project management methods.
Peer-reviewed publication record.
Experience developing generalized linear mixed effects models.
Knowledge of small area estimation techniques. Experience analyzing US survey, census, vital registration, hospitalization, claims, and/or other health and population data sources.
Experience manipulating and visualizing data.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Weekend and evening work sometimes required.
This position is open to anyone authorized to work in the US.
Office is located in Seattle, Washington.
This position is eligible to work fully remote in the US; work schedule required to overlap 50% of IHME office hours, between 8 a.m.
and 6 p.m. Pacific Time.Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.
The University of Washington is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at / TTY) or
Application Process:
The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process.
These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others.Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select "Apply to this position".
Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your "My Jobs" page.
If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready.
Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.
