University of Washington · 1 month ago
Research Scientist (Fixed Term)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$106K/yr - $128K/yr
4+ years expThe University of Washington is seeking a Temporary Research Scientist to join the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). The role involves analyzing and producing key estimates for research projects, contributing to research design, and mentoring junior staff in the area of global health research.
EducationHigher EducationUniversities
No H1B
Responsibilities
Exhibit command of the team's research areas, including the methodology and its components
Independently carry out quantitative analyses and participate in reciprocal research projects. Interpret and vet results from junior staff, formulate conclusions, and inform team leaders
Develop, quality check, and distribute complex datasets to be used in epidemiological and statistical analyses
Develop and implement new computational and statistical methods. Write, test, and maintain code in Python or R, with a willingness to learn and adapt to additional programming languages as needed. Maintain, modify, and execute analytic machinery that generates results
Assist in drafting presentations and manuscripts, and contribute to the preparation of funding proposals
Lead and co-author scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals
Maintain scientific awareness and intellectual agility with data, methods, and analytic techniques
May lead and/or mentor junior staff
Contribute ideas and content for internal and external training materials to enhance understanding and effective use of IHME tools and data. May participate in teaching established trainings
Contribute to research design
Other duties as assigned that fall within reasonable scope of research team
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in public health, epidemiology, statistics, biostatistics, math, economics, quantitative social sciences, or related discipline plus four years' related experience
Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration
Demonstrated understanding of the common measurement methods and study designs employed in analytic observational epidemiology, their biases and limitations, and available approaches to adjust measurements to support valid causal inference
Growing peer network where sought out as having solid command of engineering/technical areas, a given disease, risk, key indicator, relevant methodological area, and the related data sources and scientific underpinnings
Excellent analytic, critical thinking, and quantitative skills
Results- and detail-oriented individual who can initiate and complete tasks under tight deadlines and changing priorities both independently and in a team environment. Flexibility with hours and workload is key
Experience devising and executing statistical modeling techniques
Demonstrated ability to quickly recognize problems in results and identify root causes in data, methods, and code
Ease in designing, executing, and troubleshooting code in R or Python
Excellent written and oral communication skills required, including track record of success in coauthorship on multiple scientific papers, presenting results, and representing research at meetings
Demonstrated ability to contribute to and sustain collaborations with external research teams
Experience in working with large data sets, including devising strategies for reliable data management for large data sets, computationally efficient modeling techniques to use such data sets, and critical evaluation of highly multidimensional model outputs that result from such work
Experience with meta-regression, preferably using Burden of Proof or other published methodology employed to estimate causal relationships from diverse datasources
Ability to work both independently and in collaboration with a team
A long-term interest in a research scientist position contributing to the overall mission of our research
Preferred
MD or PhD in public health, epidemiology, statistics, biostatistics, math, economics, or quantitative social sciences plus two years' experience preferred
Experience with machine learning, data mining, and analytic techniques
Experience mentoring and developing junior employees on soft and technical skills
Experience with project management methods
Peer-reviewed publication record
Benefits
For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-temporary-per-diem-and-less-than-half-time/
Company
University of Washington
University of Washington is an educational institution that provides undergraduate, graduate, and research programs.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$197.82MKey Investors
Avista foundationNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health
2026-01-18Grant· $10M
2025-04-21Grant· $0.01M
2024-09-13Grant
Leadership Team
Arthur Denny
Founder
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