Research Scientist: Independent Research & Lab Leadership

NYU Langone; New York (NY); On-site; USD 59,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits and wellness –,

Generous time-off program

Job summary

NYU Langone Health, in partnership with NYU Grossman School of Medicine, seeks a Research Scientist to collaborate with Principal Investigators and work independently within a PI-led laboratory framework.

The role involves formulating complex research projects, guiding experiments, and possibly managing lab operations, while contributing to grant proposals and maintaining rigorous data quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• MS degree and 2–4 years of experience or an equivalent mix.
• Postdoctoral training strongly preferred.
• Experience with animal research and cell culture; organoids understood.
• Computational proficiency (R, Python) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Formulates and conducts research on problems of considerable scope.
• Develops new ideas promoting current research with creativity and judgment.
• May manage a lab, supervising Post Docs and technicians; oversees instruments.
• Ensures timely and accurate completion of research projects.
• Provides technical guidance on sample preparation techniques and safety.
• May seek grant funding and assist in grant proposals.
• Coordinates activities between labs, staff, and collaborators.
• Contributes to lab policy development and data quality control.

Skills

Organizational skills

Independent work

Interpersonal & communication skills

Detail-oriented

Rigour & reproducibility

Education

MS degree

PhD strongly preferred

Post Doc experience

Tools

R

Python

Job description

NYU Langone Health, in partnership with NYU Grossman School of Medicine, seeks a Research Scientist to collaborate with Principal Investigators and work independently within a PI-led laboratory framework.

The role involves formulating complex research projects, guiding experiments, and possibly managing lab operations, while contributing to grant proposals and maintaining rigorous data quality and safety standards.