Grant and Contract Development and Submission

• Identifies extramural funding opportunities from federal agencies, foundations, and industry sponsors.
• Writes and edits scientific sections of grant applications, including specific aims, research strategy, and data analysis plans.
• Prepares budgets and budget justifications in collaboration with department and sponsored projects staff.
• Supports contract negotiation, progress reports, and compliance with sponsor requirements.

Clinical Trial Design, Conduct, and Analysis

• Designs and implements investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored clinical trials in perioperative medicine, acute pain, and anesthesiology.
• Develops protocols, statistical analysis plans, case report forms, and data management procedures. Performs or directs statistical analyses and interpretation of trial results.
• Prepares IRB submissions, amendments, and regulatory documentation.
• Oversees data quality and adherence to GCP and federal regulations.

Translational Research Program Development

• Leads and supports translational research that links laboratory, mechanistic, or biomarker findings to clinical questions and patient outcomes.
• Develops hypotheses and study designs that bridge basic science and clinical practice, integrating multimodal data sources (clinical, physiologic, pharmacologic, and electronic health record data).
• Builds research infrastructure, including databases, registries, and analytic pipelines, to sustain the department's research portfolio.

Collaboration and Consultation with Clinical Faculty

• Serves as a methodological and scientific resource for clinical faculty, residents, and fellows.
• Consults on study design, sample size, statistical methods, and feasibility.
• Helps clinical investigators turn clinical questions into fundable, publishable projects.
• Participates in multidisciplinary research teams across the College of Medicine and affiliated health system.

Scientific Dissemination and Mentoring

• Prepares manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals, abstracts, and presentations for national and international meetings.
• Mentors trainees and junior investigators in research methods and scientific writing.
• Contributes to departmental research education activities.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

• Ability to communicate effectively with different groups and individuals.
• Attention to detail, and high degree of openness to new approaches and new ideas.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
• Proficient with MS Office (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), and online collaboration tools (e.g., Google Docs, Box, Teams).
• Ability to independently manage multiple responsibilities, set appropriate timelines, and ensure projects and assignments are completed by established deadlines.