Staff Scientist: Research Leadership, Grants & Mentorship

noordacollegeofosteopathicmedicine; Provo (UT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Dental & Vision Plans

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

401(k) Matching

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine in Provo, Utah is seeking a Staff Scientist to help develop and manage a productive, externally funded research program within Osteopathic Medicine. The role includes day-to-day lab operations, mentoring students, and advancing grant and manuscript development while enhancing research productivity.

Ideal candidates will demonstrate a strong record of scholarly output, grant writing experience, and the ability to lead by influence, coordinating with internal

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Manage laboratory operations, research workflows, data gathering, reporting, and compliance with institutional policies and protocols.
• Train, mentor, and oversee lab technicians, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, medical students, and pre-matriculation students involved in research activities.
• Support research productivity through experimental work, data analysis, figure preparation, manuscript writing, and submission to peer-reviewed journals.
• Identify extramural funding opportunities and assist with preparing and submitting grant applications.
• Develop and monitor research budget recommendations, expenditures, resource needs, and annual reporting requirements.
• Build collaborative research partnerships with internal and external partners at the local, regional, national, and international levels.
• Present research at professional conferences and contribute to institutional service, committee work, accreditation documentation, and college advancement activities.

Skills

Grant writing

Mentorship

Collaboration

Data analysis

Budgeting

Education

Master’s degree in an appropriate health-related science

Job description

Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine in Provo, Utah is seeking a Staff Scientist to help develop and manage a productive, externally funded research program within Osteopathic Medicine. The role includes day-to-day lab operations, mentoring students, and advancing grant and manuscript development while enhancing research productivity.

Ideal candidates will demonstrate a strong record of scholarly output, grant writing experience, and the ability to lead by influence, coordinating with internal