Senior Research Scientist
 NYU Grossman School of Medicine | |
$65,000.00 - $140,000.00 / yr
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 United States, New York, New York | |
 Oct 22, 2026 | |
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NYU Grossman School of Medicine is one of the nation's top-ranked medical schools. For 175 years, NYU Grossman School of Medicine has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history and enrich the lives of countless people. An integral part of NYU Langone Health, the Grossman School of Medicine at its core is committed to improving the human condition through medical education, scientific research, and direct patient care. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. Position Summary: We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Senior Research Scientist. The Center for Surgical and Transplant Applied Research (CSTAR) at NYU Job Responsibilities: * Lead the design and execution of complex statistical analyses under the direction of study
principal investigators.
* Develop research questions, study designs, analytical strategies, and statistical analysis plans
for observational, clinical, health services, and outcomes research.
* Apply advanced statistical methods to data from national transplant registries, electronic health
records, administrative claims, community-based surveys, project-specific assessments, and other
healthcare data sources.
* Select and implement appropriate statistical methodologies, which may include survival analysis,
longitudinal analysis, multilevel modeling, causal inference, missing-data methods, predictive
modeling, and sensitivity analyses.
* Independently evaluate methodological and data-related challenges and recommend scientifically
rigorous and feasible solutions.
* Provide senior-level scientific oversight for data management, variable development, cohort
construction, statistical programming, model development, validation, interpretation, and
reporting.
* Establish and apply standards for data quality, statistical programming, documentation,
reproducibility, and validation across projects.
* Critically review analytical results to assess the validity of assumptions, identify potential
sources of bias, and ensure that findings are interpreted appropriately.
* Translate clinical, scientific, and operational questions into well-defined quantitative research
studies in collaboration with principal investigators, clinicians, analysts, research staff, and
external partners.
* Serve as a senior quantitative collaborator on multisite studies, national scientific committees,
and projects involving external research institutions.
* Coordinate analytical activities across investigators, analysts, data managers, research teams,
and collaborating institutions.
* Prepare interim and final analytical reports for principal investigators, study teams, sponsors,
data and safety monitoring boards, and other oversight groups.
* Lead and contribute to the development of peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, presentations,
technical reports, and other scholarly products.
* Contribute to grant applications and funding proposals, including the development of study
designs, research strategies, power and sample-size calculations, analytical plans, and preliminary
analyses.
* Present research findings at scientific conferences, seminars, working groups, and internal
research forums.
* Provide technical and scientific guidance to data analysts, research staff, trainees, and other
members of the research team.
* Train and mentor junior analysts in statistical methods, reproducible research practices, and the
appropriate use of national transplant and healthcare datasets.
* Review analytical code, results, tables, figures, and written methods to ensure accuracy,
consistency, and scientific rigor.
* Monitor project progress, identify analytical or operational barriers, and ensure the timely and
accurate completion of assigned deliverables.
* Maintain current knowledge of advances in biostatistics, epidemiology, health services research,
transplantation research, and healthcare data science.
* Ensure compliance with institutional and regulatory requirements related to research conduct,
data security, patient privacy, and the use of sensitive healthcare data.
* Participate in CSTAR meetings, seminars, committees, and interdisciplinary collaborations, as
requested.
* Perform other related duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization. NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $65,000.00 - $140,000.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits. To view the Pay Transparency Notice, please click here | |