Staff Scientist: Lead Research, Grants & Mentorship

Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine; Provo (UT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance Plans (various)

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Dental & Vision Plans

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability Insurance

401(k) Matching

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Other Employee Perks

Job summary

Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine in Provo, UT seeks a Staff Scientist to develop and manage an externally funded research program within Osteopathic Medicine. You will oversee daily lab operations, train researchers, contribute to grants and manuscripts, and mentor students and fellows.

The role emphasizes collaboration, budget oversight, and advancing scholarly work while engaging with internal and external partners and presenting at conferences.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in an appropriate health-related science required.
• Experience in grant writing required; NIH grant experience preferred.
• Demonstrated record of research productivity and scholarly writing.
• Experience with research planning, budgeting, and collaborative project management.
• Preferred: experience preparing IRB and/or IACUC protocols and prior grant funding.

Responsibilities

• Manage laboratory operations, research workflows, data gathering, reporting, and compliance with policies.
• Train, mentor, and oversee lab personnel and students involved in research.
• Support research productivity through experiments, data analysis, figure preparation, and manuscript submission.
• Identify extramural funding opportunities and help prepare grant applications (e.g., NIH).
• Develop and monitor research budgets, expenditures, and annual reporting needs.
• Build collaborative research partnerships with internal and external partners at multiple levels.
• Present research at professional conferences and contribute to college service and accreditation.

Skills

Grant writing

Mentoring

Data analysis

Scholarly writing

Budget planning

Project management

Collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in health-related science

Job description

Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine in Provo, UT seeks a Staff Scientist to develop and manage an externally funded research program within Osteopathic Medicine. You will oversee daily lab operations, train researchers, contribute to grants and manuscripts, and mentor students and fellows.

The role emphasizes collaboration, budget oversight, and advancing scholarly work while engaging with internal and external partners and presenting at conferences.