Research Analyst III

Details Posted: 20-Jan-24 Location: Nashville, Tennessee Salary: Open Internal Number: R-16055 Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world.
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Organization: Otolaryngology Job Summary: The Research Analyst-III in the Vanderbilt Music Cognition Lab Rhythm, Language, & Genetics group (Dr.
Reyna Gordon, PI) will carry out NIH-funded studies focused on the biological basis of human musicality traits and exploring potentially shared genetic architecture with other communication traits (like language), health traits, and related neural endophenotypes.
Currently directions include the study of musical rhythm, language disorders, speech-language traits, and hearing and hearing loss.
Projects in the lab are directed by Dr.
Gordon and/or Dr.
Srishti Nayak.
These studies involve complex computational expertise as well as experience working with human participants and research database management.
The candidate must have strong programming/computational skills, experience working with large datasets, experience with administration of language or cognitive assessments with adults and/or children, meticulous organizational and data analytic skills, and an interest in the brain, and cognition.
The ideal candidate will be willing and excited to learn new computational techniques and read new literatures.
Research activities will take place in collaboration with colleagues at the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute.
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Design and supervise analytic pipelines for computational genetic and phenotypic data with minimal supervision Conduct analysis with state-of the art genomic methods such as GWAS, PheWAS, Polygenic Scoring, gene-tissue expression (all "dry lab" computational complex trait analyses) Establish protocols and pipelines for complex trait genetic data analyses and phenotypic studies Supervision of data analysis projects by junior lab members Supervise RA-I's and RA-II's in carrying out data analysis Mentor and train graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior research staff in programming basics and complex trait genetics data analysis methods (including GWAS and post-GWAS methods) Provide other technical guidance to the team as needed Data collection and management and day-to-day lab functioning Collect specialized language assessments, EEG, and eye-tracking assessments from human participants, as needed, in collaboration with other research staff and students in the lab Manage language and musicality data (behavioral and questionnaire) in Redcap and other high-dimensional databases; perform QC of data Supervise undergraduate trainees and interns in data behavioral and EEG collection Track and document distribution of research compensation to participants, in collaboration with Finance staff in the department Manuscript preparation: contribute as co-author to research publications Prepare figures and tables of research results Write portions of methods and results according to field standards Plan and coordinate literature review with other research personnel and organize citation databases Work with research team on generating new results for grant proposals and student projects Attend conferences in the field to learn new methods and co-present data Our Academic Enterprise is one of the nation's longest serving and most prestigious academic medical centers.
Through its historic bond with Vanderbilt University and integral role in the School of Medicine, Vanderbilt Health cultivates distinguished research and educational programs to advance a clinical enterprise that provides compassionate and personalized care and support for millions of patients and family members each year.
World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease.
Aligning with Vanderbilt Health's Strategic Directions, the Office of Research provides shared research resources, administrative expertise and professional guidance to enable the trans-disciplinary environment and highly collaborative culture that advances discovery and training for all the research faculty, trainees, students and staff.
Core Accountabilities: * Organizational Impact: Performs non-routine tasks that significantly impact team's performance with minimal guidance.
* Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Conducts research and analysis to solve some non-routine problems.
* Breadth of Knowledge: Applies broad job knowledge and has basic job skills in other areas.
* Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to less experienced team members.
Core Capabilities : Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
- Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
Delivering Excellent Services: - Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
- Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.
- Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
Managing Resources Effectively:- Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
- Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
Fostering Innovation: - Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
- Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
- Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.
Position Qualifications: Responsibilities: Certifications : Work Experience : Relevant Work Experience Experience Level : 3 years Education : Bachelor's Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation.
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