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The Public Health Institute (PHI) is a large non-profit public health organization conducting a broad range of public health research, training, and technical assistance programs in California, throughout the nation, and around the world. PHI is seeking a full time Research Scientist II for the Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Newborn Screening Program. This position is located in Richmond, CA.

The Research Scientist II works independently to design and implement clinical exposure assessment studies and laboratory data evaluations for our newborn screening program. The Research Scientist II interprets analytical data of amino acid, fatty acid, and organic acid disorders and makes recommendations for intervention and prevention of genetic diseases in newborns.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Designs, plans, and conducts studies for exposure assessments of genetic diseases for the California Newborn Screening Program .Independently analyzes, evaluates and interprets exposure assessment using newborn screening laboratory data. Reviews and releases tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) analytical data of newborns for amino acids and carnitines on a daily basis. Serves as a liaison between genetic disease laboratory/genetic disease screening program and clinicians/metabolic specialists for interpretation of analytical test results.
• Makes independent judgment for the validity of the analytical data in relationship to the genetic disease patters for amino acids, fatty acids, and organic disorders. Participates in MS/MS quality assurance program to improve analytical and clinical outcome for Newborn Screening Program.
• Prepares project status reports and maintain analytical data records to comply with State and federal (CLIA) regulations. Conducts research using scientific literature and reports from various scientific and professional journals to improve current assessment design and evaluation methodologies.
• Preparers oral presentations, written investigation reports, journal articles, and publications reports before professional and lay audiences. Serves as a technical and scientific expert on a specific scientific research studies.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree required, Doctorate preferred in chemistry, bio-chemistry, epidemiology, public health, or a closely related field.
• A minimum 3 years experience in designing and conducting exposure assessments in workplaces with a MS or 2 years with a Doctorate in related field.
• Must have valid clinical laboratory scientist/chemist license.
• Board certification in clinical chemistry or genetics is preferred.
• Knowledge of chemistry, biochemistry, bio-statistics, epidemiology or a closely related field.
• Familiarity with CLIA regulations.
• Strong theoretical foundation of cognitive science, motivated reasoning, and moral psychology. Deep understanding of principles of scientific inquiry and critical appraisal of research evidence.
• Ability to plan and conduct investigations related to genetic diseases in newborns and present the outcome of the studies to general public and scientific community including state and federal organizations.
• Ability to analyze the chemical data generated by the laboratories for the identification of genetic diseases.
• Ability to perform statistical analysis to correlate the bio-analytical data to the disease pattern(s). Must be able to apply quality assurance rules to monitor the quality of the data and to identify analytical errors.
• Ability to design, implement, and interpret statistical analysis programs in various software packages.
• Must be able to write up results for the scientific peer-reviewed literature, and must be able to orally present results to both a scientific and a lay audience.
• Must have ability to work independently, as well as ability to work in team environment.
• Demonstrated initiative and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse communities.
• Computer literacy, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, SAS and the Internet.

Compensation:

This is an exempt position and the hourly wage is commensurate with experience. PHI offers a generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability insurance, life insurance, 403b (group retirement annuity) and partial subsidy of public transportation cost. For more information about PHI’s benefits, visit our benefits page here.

How to apply:

To apply for this position go to www.phi.org or www.phi.jobs

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