Clinical Research Scientist at Zipongo

We are looking for an outstanding Clinical Research Scientist with strong human subjects research and statistics experience (nutritional epidemiology preferred) to evaluate and improve our Foodsmart, Telenutrition and Foodscripts services, as we grow from nearly 1 million enrolled users today to are goal of 10 million users in the coming years.  To start, this position is responsible for coordinating new research studies as a Principal Investigator or in collaboration with our Chief Medical Officer, Scientific Advisors or other partner academic PIs, conducting statistical analyses, reviewing literature, drafting manuscripts in collaboration with internal and external co-authors, and assisting with day-to-day activities of the research team to support cross-functional collaboration with clinical education, product, and commercial teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate operations and logistics for clinical trials as key study personnel under the direction of the Primary Investigator. Oversight of future clinical trials is a possibility with appropriate experience/expertise.
• Collaborate with PIs to conduct statistical analyses supporting all Zipongo internal and external clinical research projects including the Zipongo Nutrition Registry, randomized controlled trials and cost-effectiveness analyses. 
• Perform literature reviews to enable evidence-based decision making and written assets.
• Assist with drafting, editing, and submission of manuscripts for peer review in collaboration with co-authors.
• Build productive collaborations with co-workers in data science, clinical care and education, graphic design, product, and commercial teams.
• Develop systematic and semi-automated processes to expedite evaluation of multiple variables via multiple sub-studies. 

90 Day Plan

As you begin your first 3 months with Zipongo, we you will work to accomplish the following:

• Coordinate operations and logistics to launch a new research study while working closely with the study PI.
• Perform data analyses of patient nutrition and health outcomes that prove or improve patient outcomes and health plan costs while gaining fluency with our internal data tools.

• Lead a retrospective analysis that leads to a strong publication submission and drives hypotheses for future study.

• Establish strong working relationships with Zipongo team members in research and beyond.