Description

Senior Staff Scientist

US-OR-Portland

Requisition ID: 2025-37011
Position Category: Research
Job Type: Unclassified Administrative
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Posting Department: Division of Oncological Sciences - Knight Cancer Institute
Posting Salary Range: $94,370 - $195,000 annual salary, with offer based on experience, education and internal equity
Posting FTE: 1.00
Posting Schedule: Monday through Friday
Posting Hours: 8:30am to 5:00pm plus occasional nights and weekends
HR Mission: School of Medicine
Drug Testable: No

Department Overview
The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute is a pioneer in personalized cancer treatment and research, led by Dr. Brian Druker, whose development of Gleevec transformed Chronic Myeloid Leukemia from a fatal disease to a manageable one and proved that targeted therapies can work. The institute focuses on precision oncology, the early detection, prevention, and treatment of cancer, and creating a welcoming and supportive environment for its caregivers, researchers, and support personnel. Knight affiliates subscribe to three guiding principles: we are bold, we are supportive, and we work as a connected team in our fight to end cancer as we know it. The primary mission of the Division of Oncological Sciences at OHSU's Knight Cancer Institute is to better understand cancer through basic, translational, and population-based research that improves cancer prevention, detection, and treatments for all. Our community of faculty, trainees, and staff brings together scientists from a broad range of disciplines and works collaboratively to advance innovation and translate discoveries from the lab into meaningful impacts for cancer patients and our community. The primary mission of the Division of Oncological Sciences at OHSU's Knight Cancer Institute is to enhance understanding of cancer through basic, translational, and population-based research, ultimately improving cancer prevention, detection, and treatment for all. Our community of faculty, trainees, and staff brings together scientists from a broad range of disciplines and collaborates to advance innovation and translate laboratory discoveries into meaningful impacts for cancer patients and our community. Every Knight Cancer employee is expected to embody our guiding principles: 

We act BOLDLY—Breakthroughs require pushing the boundaries of science, exploring new frontiers, and thinking differentlyWe SUPPORT each other—Respect leads to trust, which leads to excellenceWe work as a CONNECTED team—We must leverage our collective brain power to conquer cancer because no one individual can do it alone

Function/Duties of Position
The Senior Staff Scientist will possess an exceptional or singular command of a professional sphere of knowledge, perform research, and have primary leadership responsibilities consistent with the goals of the research program, particularly working in a consortial environment and with complex prospective cohorts, as well as experience in grant writing, all with a focus on women's health and cancer. This position is responsible for contributing to science through the development and maintenance of collaborative relationships, substantially contributing to grant writing and submissions, working with the research team, and setting work assignments under the direction of the PI, designing and conducting epidemiologic research and analyses, and writing manuscripts, among other scientific activities. The Senior Staff Scientist holds primary responsibility for mentoring trainees and/or research personnel, particularly addressing questions regarding research analytics and writing, and must be actively engaged and accountable for the development of research-related deliverables.  Duties include:

• Train, mentor, and provide oversight and guidance to research staff in Dr. Tworoger's group, including Master's level and PhD researchers.
• Participate in writing non-scientific components of grants, including developing budgets and budget justifications, acting as the lead and as a substantial contributing writer for scientific sections, and ensuring all grant components are complete and submitted by internal deadlines.
• Plan and develop research projects and analysis plans, conduct statistical analyses, and prepare reports and manuscripts. 
• Provide oversight and act as the main contact for select grant-funded projects to ensure timely progress on aims; maintain good working relationships with multiple departments, including, but not limited to, research finance, regulatory, IT, data management, biostatistics and bioinformatics, immunology, clinical trials office, and shared resource cores.
• Support Dr. Tworoger in communication with key collaborators and funding agencies, oversee staff who coordinate data sharing and material transfer agreements, provide scientific management for projects, manage communication with PIs working with the Ovarian Cancer Cohort Consortium, and support for presentations and representation in national venues.

Required Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in a relevant field and a minimum of 10 years of relevant post-doctoral work experience
• Internal candidates must have completed 3-5 years at the Staff Scientist level.
• Evidence of national reputation in the field and sustained scientific output, as demonstrated by research products, is required
• Proficient in SAS and/or R
• Previously conducted time-updated survival analyses (e.g., Cox models), logistic regression, and linear regression analyses
• Experience writing grants, including working on both the scientific and non-scientific sections
• Experience writing scientific manuscripts, particularly of epidemiology studies
• Experience with coordinating complex projects (e.g., grants, collaborations)
• Experience working as part of a coordinated team

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, or clinical psychology
• Preferred to have experience working in a consortium setting
• Preferred to have experience working with prospective cohort data
• Preferred to have experience conducting molecular epidemiology studies, including working with assay laboratories and conducting associated analyses
• Preferred to have had experience collaborating with individuals from basic or data science backgrounds
• Preferred to have experience giving scientific presentations

Additional Details
Apply online. Please be sure to upload a Cover Letter and Resume/CV.  We offer a variety of benefits on top of joining a thriving organization:

Medical, dental and vision coverage at no or low cost to employees
Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents
Several retirement plans to choose from with contributions from OHSU25 days a year of paid time off8 days of sick time off Commuter subsidiesTuition reimbursementAccess to group life insurance, disability insurance and other supplemental benefitsAnnual Merit IncreaseGrowth/Development OpportunitiesEmployee discounts to local and major businesses

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All are welcome
Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.

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