(US) Senior Research Scientist, Life Sciences

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote (US or Canada)
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: $138,000 - $148,000 a year (USD)

The Senior Research Scientist, Life Sciences, reporting to the VP of Operations, Life Sciences, is responsible for leading and conducting high-level scientific research to develop new products, technologies, or expand scientific knowledge. Work will primarily focus on publications, working independently or collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders. This is a newly created, remote position located in the US or Canada, with occasional travel between the US and Canada (< 5%). Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified country. The ideal candidate brings seasoned experience with Life Sciences and the Long Term Post Acute Care (LTPAC) market.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, direct, and implement research studies: Define research objectives, formulate hypotheses, and select experimental designs throughout the entire research project, from discovery to delivery. For each project, develop all aspects of methodology, including but not limited to approach, type, stages, means, structure, data, analysis, criteria, evaluation, and conclusion.
• Collaboration: Develop and maintain partnerships with other scientists within and outside the organization. Work with Sales and Customer Success to construct and support statements of work pertaining to research projects.
• Publishing: Contribute to the scientific community by publishing research findings in journals and presenting at conferences.
• Writing and presenting: Prepare research proposals, project reports, and present findings to peers and management.
• Data collection and analysis: Use specialized software and statistical techniques to interpret research data.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in health services research, bioinformatics, population health, or a similar field of quantitative research.
• 3 years of experience in a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in authoring peer-review publications and white papers.
• Strong ability for compiling research requirements to drive downstream activities and teams.
• Demonstrated application of advanced analytic skills in at least two areas such as analytic discovery, descriptive statistics, forecasting, multivariate modeling, experimental design, statistical inference, matching, machine learning, or predictive models.
• Experience in writing grant proposals.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate and work well in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD
• 7+ years in a related field
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Primary or principal author
• Publications in the pharmaceutical or Life Sciences industry

Company Information

At PointClickCare, base salary is one of many components that make up our total rewards package. The USD base salary range for this position is $138,000 - $148,000 (Overtime Exempt) + bonus + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by job and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual compensation is determined by job-related skills and knowledge, relevant experience including professional and lived experience, and/or work location. Your recruiter can share more information about our total rewards package during the hiring process.