Scientist

Job Summary:

Are you an experienced research professional passionate about improving the health and well-being of Wisconsin residents? The Emergency Care Systems Laboratory (ECSL) has an exciting opportunity for a Scientist to lead their expanding and cutting-edge research in the BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

The DEM has created the ECSL to better align and harness our research and operational partnerships to achieve our mission. DEM faculty and staff organize and deliver emergency care via strong partnerships across the health system and community.

The department is nationally known for its patient care innovations, close alignment between clinical operations, education, and research, and a culture that supports rapid cycle quality improvements. Critically, DEM has experience both creating and rigorously evaluating and disseminating care innovations using both qualitative and quantitative analysis.

The ECSL is transdisciplinary, including clinical operations (e.g., physician, nursing), educators, and researchers (e.g., health services, engineering, data science, nursing, design). Further, it collaborates closely with UW and UW Health entities. The ECSL leverages existing strengths of UW and UW Health, as UW is a leader in rigorous research and UW Health is a leader in the adoption of many technologies critical to the future of emergency care (e.g., predictive analytics, clinical decision support, artificial intelligence). Additionally, it provides an academic home for trainees and faculty to work at the interface between UW and UW Health on important and impactful emergency care topics.

The laboratory is looking for an energetic, mission-driven, community-focused PhD-level (or equivalent) scientist to join our team. This individual will work closely with diverse faculty across UW and other institutions who have expertise in domains including statistics, engineering, informatics, nursing, and epidemiology.

Responsibilities will include identifying research problems, designing research studies, writing study protocols, performing and supervising research/research teams, interpreting research results, presenting results at professional meetings, and submitting scholarly publications. Additionally, the Scientist will identify and secure research funding in conjunction with the rest of the team. Depending on experience, the Scientist may supervise staff.

Responsibilities:

Identifies research problems, designs research methodologies, performs research, and prepares and/or presents results for presentation to professional organizations or for scholarly publications to help advance research.

• 25% Identifies research problems and develops complex research methodologies and procedures
• 15% Collects and analyzes complex research data, conducts experiments and interviews, and documents results according to established policies and procedures under general supervision
• 5% Conducts literature reviews, prepares reports and materials, and disseminates information to appropriate entities
• 5% Attends and assists with the facilitation of scholarly events and presentations in support of continued professional development and the dissemination of research information
• 10% Writes or assists in developing grant applications and proposals to secure research funding
• 5% May supervise the day-to-day activities of a research unit as needed
• 15% Serves as a unit subject matter expert and liaison to internal and external stakeholders providing advanced level information and representing the interests of a specialized research area
• 20% Serve as the liaison between operational and research partners to ensure ECSL projects are completed in a timely manner with high quality academic outputs (e.g., journal articles, grant applications)

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

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Education:

Required

Terminal Degree

Preferred focus in Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Qualifications:

• The applicant must have 2 years of experience in health services research, operations research, human factors engineering research, or related research field. This must include experience developing and implementing clinical and/or health services research protocols, including research quality assurance and Institutional Review Board applications.

• The applicant must have experience communicating with a variety of audiences, collaborators and partners from diverse backgrounds and academic fields.

Work Type:

Full or Part Time: 80% - 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location. The Scientist may work fully on-site or in a hybrid arrangement.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $85,000 ANNUAL (12 months)

Depending on Qualifications

The starting salary for the position is $85,000 but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Additional Information:

The applicant should have excellent writing and communications skills, strong attention to detail, and the flexibility to work both independently and collaboratively. The applicant should have demonstrated experience and expertise in research design, research methods, statistical analyses, and presentation of results.

The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment. University sponsorship is not available for this position.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications relevant to the position.

You will also be asked to provide contact information for three (3) references, including your current/most recent supervisor during the application process. References will not be contacted without prior notice.

Contact:

Brian Patterson

bpatter@medicine.wisc.edu

608-265-6043

Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Scientist II(RE044)

Department(s):

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/EMERG MED

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

303588-AS

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