Assistant Research Scientist

About the Role

NYU Grossman School of Medicine is seeking an Assistant Research Scientist to join their team. The successful candidate will collaborate with Principal Investigators (PIs) and work independently within the scientific framework of the PI's laboratory.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops new ideas that promote current research, exercising creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding extensive scientific research programs and activities of outstanding novelty and/or importance.
• May manage lab operations for the PI, supervising Post Docs and technicians, and overseeing instrument and laboratory facility maintenance.
• Ensures timely and accurate completion of research projects.
• May provide students with technical guidance and direction on sample preparation techniques, extraction lines, equipment operation, general laboratory practices, and safety protocols.
• May seek grant funding from external sources for independent research projects with PI and Department Chair consent, and may participate in writing grant proposals.
• May be responsible for research/lab quality control and compliance.
• May develop protocols for research data collection and quality.
• Develops research techniques and methodologies.
• May determine and establish laboratory policies, procedures, and practices.
• Maintains thorough knowledge of advances in specialized fields through scientific conference attendance.
• May make significant contributions to scientific papers, serving as a resource/author/co-author for reports and presentations.
• May provide recommendations for equipment purchases and lab space redesign.
• May coordinate activities and experimental design between various labs, scientific staff, and collaborators, identifying and resolving technical problems.
• Initiates, interprets, organizes, executes, and coordinates research assignments critical to the department's mission.
• Formulates and conducts research on problems of considerable scope and complexity.
• Explores subject areas 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.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• MS degree in a related discipline.
• 0-1 year of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Preferred Qualifications

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