Research Specialist: Lab Methods & Grants

Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 103,000; Part time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham's The General Hospital Corporation seeks a part-time research professional to work under the principal investigator, performing high-level experiments and contributing to grants, journals and presentations. The role emphasizes independent work across several projects with strong data analysis expectations.

The successful candidate will have a Master’s degree in a related field, 3–5 years in academic or lab research, and proven organizational and communication skills for

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field is required.
• Experience in an academic or laboratory research setting (3–5 years).
• Ability to work independently with multiple projects and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Investigates, creates, and develops new methods and technologies for research advancement.
• Contributes to scientific literature, reports, journals and presentations.
• Develops proposals and study plans and coordinates reviews.
• Supervises routine reports of laboratory studies and distributes to collaborators.
• Reports progress at weekly seminars and writes up experimental work for grants and publications.
• Prepares summaries for meetings and publications; analyzes data with advanced statistics.
• Interprets literature findings to inform projects.

Skills

Problem solver

Task prioritization

Computer literacy

Organizational skills

Discretion

Deadline management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Master's degree in related field

Job description

Mass General Brigham's The General Hospital Corporation seeks a part-time research professional to work under the principal investigator, performing high-level experiments and contributing to grants, journals and presentations. The role emphasizes independent work across several projects with strong data analysis expectations.

The successful candidate will have a Master’s degree in a related field, 3–5 years in academic or lab research, and proven organizational and communication skills for