Staff Scientist

Geisinger Health
Lewisburg, PA
Location:
Geisinger Developmental Medicine Center & Susquehanna Valley Imaging

Shift:
Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Worker Type:
Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Exemption Status:
Yes

Job Summary:
Responsible for conducting research under the supervision of a research faculty member and functions as a technical or intellectual resource to the assigned work group. May assume responsibility for a specific topic within the faculty member's research program.

Job Duties:
  • Develops and leads research projects within the defined scope of the supervising faculty member's research program.
  • Responsible for gathering preliminary data for grant applications, completion of objectives of funded external grants, and preparation of completed work for publication.
  • Contributes to writing grant applications and manuscripts.
  • May submit authored grants with permission of the supervisor.
  • Performs literature searches to gather information pertaining to research projects or procedures in order to develop new protocols, projects or grants applications for assigned work group.
  • Responsible for determining experimental design, collecting data, performing calculations, and analyzing results.
  • Responsible for reviewing research or data controls and determining that the research results are valid.
  • Maintains and completes appropriate records of the purpose, methods, results, and conclusions from each research project.
  • May oversee the work of support personnel in the work group at the discretion of the supervising faculty member.
  • Participates in research meetings and formal seminars to present, explain, and discuss research conducted by the work group.
  • May deliver presentations to extramural audiences at national meetings and academic institutions.
Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details:

Education:
Doctoral Degree- (Required), Doctoral Degree-Behavioral Science (Preferred)

Experience:
Minimum of 3 years-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Skills:
Reference Content, Research Analysis, Research And Development Function, Research Documents, Research Methodologies

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
  • KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
  • EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
  • LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
  • INNOVATION : We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
  • SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.
Posted 2025-12-15

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