Research Teaching Specialist V

New Jersey's academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University-New Brunswick and collaborating universitywide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.

Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state-at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark's University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.

Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Rutgers School of Health Professions ( SHP) is seeking a Research Teaching Specialist V to work in the Department of Health Informatics.

Under the direction of the Principal Investigator(s), Dr. Priyadarshini Kachroo, the Research Teaching Specialist V will assist with ongoing projects in the Kachroo Translational Data Analytics Lab. The candidate is required to have a Bachelor's degree in health sciences and will be involved in routine data quality assessments, application of machine learning and artificial intelligence methods, data management tasks, manuscript development, grant proposal assistance and other relevant scientific activities like assisting in statistical analysis and data coding, presentation and manuscripts preparation, etc.

The Research Teaching Specialist V will have the opportunity to work with real-time electronic health record data, developing computational methods to integrate genomic, multi-omic, and environmental factors affecting lung health outcomes. Regular communication with Dr. Kachroo and related team members on assigned projects is expected. Research activities may also include but are not limited to basic analysis of quantitative and qualitative data with guidance of PI and related faculty.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university's broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include:

Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 or the applicable provisions of relevant collective negotiations agreements, this position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, are subject to change or discontinuation, and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System.

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