Research Scientist 3
New Jersey Department of Health
Trenton, NJ · HybridJobSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Under limited supervision, the Research Scientist 3 supports data collection and analysis for New Jersey’s newborn biochemical and genetic screening follow-up program and SETNET project. The role creates data collection forms and surveys, analyzes program data, and prepares reports for grant deliverables and public and professional audiences. It also assists with federal grant applications and progress reports. Eligible employees may participate in a management-approved telework pilot for up to two days per week.
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Under limited supervision of a Program Manager, Research Scientist 1 or other program supervisor, supports the data collection and analysis needs of the Newborn Biochemical & Genetic Screening (NB&GS) Follow-up Program and the Surveillance of Emerging Threats to Pregnant Persons and Infants Network (SETNET) project.
Responsibilities of this position include creating and maintaining REDCap data collection forms and surveys to collect medical record data and to conduct outreach to families of children with special health conditions to assess child and family outcomes. The position will assist in conducting surveys and performing quality assurance of collected data. Using SAS and other statistical and data visualization software programs, such as Power BI, they will conduct data analysis of program data and create reports to meet grant deliverables and to demonstrate program performance to both professional and public audiences. They will assist with preparation of Federal grant applications and progress reports.
This position may be eligible to participate in the Department's pilot telework program, which offers eligible employees the opportunity to work remotely for up to two (2) days per week, as approved by management.
REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in a discipline appropriate to the position.
EXPERIENCE:
Two (2) years of experience in a field appropriate to the position.
NOTE: A Doctorate in a discipline appropriate to the position may be substituted for two (2) years of experience indicated above.
LICENSE:
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,119 open Research Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- New Jersey median$96–153K/yr29 salary ranges
- US median$34–45/hr42 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 34 open Research Scientist jobs in New Jersey and 2,119 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Research Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (1,098 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a master's degree; 925 of the 2,119 open Research Scientist jobs (44%) ask for a master's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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