Professional Researcher

University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, San Francisco’s Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences is seeking a Professional Researcher to provide leadership for innovative research programs in collaboration to advance health worldwide. The role focuses on genetic variations in responses to therapeutics and regulatory mechanisms for optimal health.

The role interacts with faculty to promote collaboration and plays a key role in large national and international projects, providing guidance to

Qualifications

• A doctorate degree or its equivalent in related biomedical field by hire date.
• PhD preferred.
• Strong understanding of the biopharmaceutical, therapeutic, regulatory or related sciences.
• Experience with grant awards, scholarly publications and international projects.
• A publication record commensurate with this faculty level and at least 2 years of experience in training and supervising scientists.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage specific grant programs investigating genetic variations in response to therapeutics.
• Collaborate with faculty to advance the research agenda across multiple fronts.
• Provide guidance to graduate students and postdocs in laboratory projects or data analysis.
• Promote collaborative research between UCSF labs and other institutions on national and international projects.

Skills

Grant management

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Collaboration

Education

Doctorate degree

PhD preferred

Job description

Professional Researcher

Position Description: The Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences (BTS) seeks individuals with strong understanding of research development who can help provide the leadership required to implement innovative research programs in collaboration to advance health worldwide. The ultimate goal of the position is to ensure better health through better therapeutics. Specific responsibilities include leadership and management of specific grant programs devoted to investigating the genetic variations in people’s responses to specific therapeutics and the regulatory mechanisms for optimal health. This position will provide research faculty with the breadth of senior management collaboration and ideation needed to advance the research agenda on many fronts simultaneously.

The Assistant/Associate/Full Professional Researcher role is to interact closely with faculty members and staff at UCSF and to promote collaborative research between the laboratory and other faculty members. In addition, this individual plays a key role in large national and international collaborative research projects. The Assistant/Associate/Full Professional Researcher is required to provide guidance to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in their laboratory-based projects or in data analysis.

Required Qualifications: A doctorate degree or its equivalent degree in related biomedical field (by hire date), preferably in pharmacy, medicinal chemistry, bioengineering, bioinformatics. A PhD is preferred. Strong understanding of the biopharmaceutical, therapeutic, regulatory or related sciences preferred. Experience working with government agencies or other national health and science-related agencies preferred. Advanced communication and presentation experience preferred. Experience with grant awards, scholarly publications and international projects preferred. A publication record commensurate with this faculty level and at least 2 years of experience in training and supervising scientists in the laboratory setting are preferred. Candidates must meet the required qualifications at the time of appointment. Candidate’s application materials must state qualifications (or if pending) upon submission.

See Table 13B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $96,700-$257,100.

Document Requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - CV must clearly list current and/or pending qualifications (e.g. board eligibility/certification, medical licensure, etc.).
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Research - Two-page summary of past research and future goals.

Reference Requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

UCSF is committed to welcoming and serving all people, honoring the dignity of every individual without preference or prejudice, in support of its public mission and in alignment with our PRIDE values and Principles of Community.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
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