
Research Scientist II
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The Research Scientist II is a senior non-faculty researcher who designs and performs complex scientific research using advanced concepts and procedures in a specialized field. The role plans and completes complex research procedures, analyzes findings, oversees laboratory operations and research staff, and contributes to scientific reports and manuscripts. It also trains students and research fellows in specific protocols.
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JOB REQUIREMENTS: Summary Senior non-faculty researcher, use fundamental and advanced concepts, practices, and procedures of particular field of specialization to design and perform complex scientific research. Primary Responsibilities Plan and complete the most complex procedures: participate in discovery projects. Oversee organization, coding, synthesis and analysis of findings. Review research methodologies; plan, develop and compose protocols for implementation, assessment, testing, cost effectiveness, and quality. Supervise staff including hiring, training, performance reviews, coaching and corrective actions; oversee daily oerations of the laboratory. Oversee assignments to researchers, biostatisticians, data analysts, and other members of the research team including staff members, who gather, code, enter and track data. Plan and perform statistical analyses using advanced techniques; determine and review statistical findings with investigators and recommend design modifications in study protocols. Prepare scientific reports, outcome findings and scientific manuscripts. Assist in outcome interpretation and composition of the results sections of manuscripts and reports. Participate in meetings with principle investigator and research staff and evaluate/interpret the validity of data, develop methodologies, evaluate lab procedures. Train students, residents and post-doctoral fellows in specific research protocols; develop training materials. Develop, implement and maintain a computerized record system for reporting results. Other duties as assigned. Knowledge - Skills - Abilities Knowledge of biology, chemistry, mathematics, documentation, and records management. Data utilization, complex problem solving, critical thinking, resource management, and writing skills Qualifications Appropriate experience may be substituted for education an on equivalent basis. Minimum Required Education:PhD in a scientific field Minimum Required Experience:4 years Physical Requirements Work requires occasionally lifting moderate weight materials, standing, or walking continuously. Work Environment Occasional exposure to dust, noise, temperature changes, or contact with water or other liquids. Work is performed in an environmentally controlled environment. Sensory Acuity Ability to detect and translate speech or other communication required. May occasionally require the ability to distinguish colors and perceive relative distances between objects. #LI-AV1 Why MCW? Outstanding Healthcare Coverage, including but not limited to Health, Vision, and Dental. Along... For full info follow application link. EEO/AA Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability The Medical College of Wisconsin is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability or sexual orientation. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/F09E95BA29644012 Qualified females, minorities, and special disabled veterans and other veterans are encouraged to apply.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,306 open Research Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$150–230K/yr1,553 salary ranges
- US median$34–48/hr45 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 22 open Research Scientist jobs in Wisconsin and 2,306 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Wisconsin
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Research Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,277 postings).
- Education
- 1,211 of the 2,306 open Research Scientist jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 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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