Assistant Scientist-MSH - Population Health Science & Policy

Job Description

The Assistant Scientist conducts research involving the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engages in clinical investigation or other research, production, technical writing, and related activities.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biological Sciences or related field

• Two years experience

Preferred:

• Expertise in IRT, psychometrics, Bayesian inference

• Additional expertise in cognitive diagnostic models and causal inference

Responsibilities

Dr. Shelley Liu, Associate Professor of Population Health Science and Policy, is seeking an Assistant Scientist to join her NIH R01-funded research program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. This position focuses on applying and developing item response theory (IRT) and Bayesian psychometric methods for PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) biomarker data — a novel and growing application space at the intersection of quantitative methodology and environmental health. The position involves leading methods development in IRT and psychometric methods.

The Assistant Scientist will have the opportunity to lead multiple first-author publications on methods development, co-author additional publications, and develop collaborations at a medical school.

• Conducts research to develop methodologies, instrumentation and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings.

• Designs and conducts complex clinical research studies requiring the determination and evaluation of alternative methods, computational modeling, diagnosis and treatment.

• Plans and directs studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.

• Follows strict safety procedures when handling materials to avoid contamination.

• Teaches principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.

• Confers with health departments, industry personnel, physicians, and others to develop health safety standards and public health improvement programs.

• Develops treatments and designs research tools and techniques.

• Explores subject area and defines scope and selection of problems for investigation through conceptually related studies.

• Develops hypotheses to be tested and methodology for evaluating results.

• Examines the results of clinical trials and adjusts the dosage levels to reduce negative side effects or to induce better results.

• Communicates research results to the scientific community via published papers.

• Develops new proposals for research and obtain support for new and/ or continuing research activities.

• Makes decisions and recommendations that have a major impact on extensive scientific research activities.

About Us

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About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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Compensation Statement

Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $75000 - $112500 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.