Research Scientist - Orthopaedics

Current Employees and Students: Please log in to Workday to use the internal job search and application process.Job Profile Summary:FUNCTIONResearch and Scholarship creates and disseminates knowledge through scholarship, scientific inquiry and creative expression.SUB-FUNCTIONClinical Research studies people, animals, data or tissue samples to understand health and disease. Clinical Research helps find new and better ways todetect, diagnose, treat and prevent disease. Types of clinical research include clinical trials, which test new treatments for a disease, and natural historystudies, which collect health information to understand how a disease develops and progresses over time.CAREER BANDPeople Leader - Managerial - Work is primarily achieved through others with direct accountability for setting direction and deploying resources. Responsiblefor leading people including conducting performance management, reviewing pay, and typically making employment decisions. Accountable for business oroperational processes and/or program management. Utilizes business acumen and industry or discipline knowledge to directly or indirectly influence others.Manages a team of two or more individuals who deliver work product related to an expected core competency of the leadership role.CAREER LEVELManages operations, front line supervisors and/or individual contributors who exercise moderate independence in assignments. May be responsible for thetraining and orientation of 2 or more employees; typically reports to an Associate Director/Senior Manager (M3), Director (M4), or Assistant/AssociateDean. Knowledge of principals within body of formal knowledge or in-depth knowledge across multiple work areas. Participates in the development ofpolicies and procedures to achieve specific goals. Uses judgement, evaluation and interpretation to help others select the right course of action. Impact istypically on medium-term (1 - 2 year) goals; translates goals into operational activities and guides their execution. Develops and manages initiatives todeliver results. Interacts with peers, individual contributors and stakeholders to discuss and resolve operational matters. May influence or explain to otheroutside of immediate area policies, practices and procedures to gain cooperation.Minimum Required QualificationsBachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences, Health Sciences, Social Sciences or other medical field, or equivalent combination of education experiencerequired. 5 years of relevant experience required. 8-12 years of relevant experience preferred.Research Scientist to participate in the development and implementation of a nationally competitive program investigating orthopaedic clinical outcomes with special attention disadvantaged and at-risk populations within the Department of Orthopaedics at The Ohio State University; writes and submits grant proposals of original research in the area of orthopaedic clinical outcomes with special attention disadvantaged and at-risk populations as Principal Investigator (PI), co-investigator or collaborator to obtain funding in support of research with significant salary support from extramural funding sponsors; develops and tests hypotheses; plans, designs and executes advanced research projects to support departmental research objectives; conducts statistical analysis, evaluation, and interpretation of raw data; plans and writes manuscripts, articles, abstracts and research reports for publication in peer-reviewed journals; develops and implements new research techniques and methodologies in the laboratory; writes IRB and ILACUC protocols for research; ensures and is accountable for compliance to federal and institutional laboratory and radiation safety regulations; maintains departmental accountability to regulatory compliance at the institutional, state, and national level across the research enterprise, supervises the clinical coordinator research manager; develops new and on-going collaborative research opportunities; serves as the departmental point of contact for clinical research projects.Minimum Required QualificationsDoctoral degree in biology or molecular, cellular & developmental biology required; extensive experience in a progressively responsible research capacity required; demonstrated publication record in peer-reviewed journals required; technical expertise in molecular biology, cell biology and biochemistry preferred; experience in laboratory management preferred; grant funding track record desired. Requires successful completion of a background check. Selected candidate may be requested to complete a pre-employment physical including a drug screen.Screen reader users may encounter difficulty with the online application. For assistance with applying, please contact hr-accessibleapplication@osu.edu. If you have questions while submitting an application, please review these frequently asked questions.Thank you for your interest in working at Ohio State.Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.