Senior Research Scientist

The Biostatistics Center of the Milken Institute School of Public Health is an off-campus research facility of The George Washington University located in Rockville, Maryland. The Biostatistics Center serves as the coordinating center for large scale multi-center clinical trials and epidemiological studies funded by federal agencies including the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Biostatistics Center is a leader in the statistical coordination of major medical research programs of national and international scope. Visit our website at: www.bsc.gwu.edu .

The Biostatistics Center is seeking a Sr. Research Scientist to serve as the Operations Lead of a team serving as the Data Coordinating Center supporting the NIH-funded Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network ( https://mfmunetwork.bsc.gwu.edu). This position assumes major responsibilities for planning, conducting and supervising research, at a level functioning similar to that of an Associate or Full Professor. Using broad familiarity with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures, this role uses quantitative and qualitative methods to collect, analyze and report data activities. This role relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, and performs a variety of tasks to carry out research. This position leads and directs the work of others. This is the highest non-management research position.

Duties most typically performed by this position include utilizing their relevant professional experience and judgment to oversee the following activities:

• The coordination of regulatory and compliance activities of clinical sites for all activities.
• The development and maintenance of Study policies and standard operating procedures for the execution of key responsibilities and tasks.
• The planning and documentation of Study meetings; plans and manages Steering Committee meetings (including agenda, logistics, minutes, and implementation support).
• The posting and organization of content of Study websites, which provide access to documents and information required by investigators, network staff, medical monitors, and the general public.
• The implementation and documentation of quality assurance activities related to these functions.
• The generation of Study meeting minutes and the management of action items, as well as the maintenance of an electronic archive of network meetings and minutes.
• The planning and management of the education and training of study staff, including the training of clinical site staff and data audit visits of clinical centers.
• Evaluates and determines optimal information management, intra-staff communication, and tracking of essential information and complex report generation.
• Travel to meetings off site. Minimum of 2 trips per year.
• Maintains intermittent communication with The Biostatistics Center Systems Support staff and Administrative staff relating to systems and administrative details.
• Keeps abreast of current industry trends and enhances professional knowledge and skills through attendance at workshops/seminars or training as appropriate and in accordance with Biostatistics Center Professional Development Policy.
• Performs other work related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

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