Job Description

NY HELP No

Agency Mental Health, Office of

Title Research Scientist 6, Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, P27516

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 35

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $161476 to $193823 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 6 AM

To 6 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Rockland

Street Address Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (NKI)

140 Old Orangeburg Road

City Orangeburg

State NY

Zip Code 10962

Duties Description This Research Scientist 6will at NKI:- Provide scientific direction for single-cell and spatial genomics initiatives, contributing to experimental design, assay implementation, and integrated multi-omic data analyses.- Develop, optimize, and supervise laboratory workflows for single-cell, single-nucleus, and spatial transcriptomic and epigenomic assays, ensuring high-quality and reproducible data generation.- Lead development of computational pipelines for large-scale genomics datasets, including scRNA-seq, snRNA-seq, scEpiegenome profiling, long-read sequencing, and spatial omics platforms.- Integrate molecular, clinical, and behavioral data to advance translational psychiatry research and support NKI-NYU collaborative programmes.- Guide and mentor multidisciplinary teams, including junior laboratory and computational staff, to ensure coordinated delivery of genomics research objectives.- Generate rigorous analysis outputs, pilot datasets, and related materials that support manuscripts, presentations, and competitive grant submissions.

Minimum Qualifications PhD and seven years of professional research experience in an appropriate field.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Leadership experience in multi-modal single-cell and spatial genomics programs, with demonstrated integration of transcriptomic, epigenomic, and proteomic datasets.- Expertise in generating and analyzing large-scale human, primate and rodent brain single-cell and spatial datasets, with familiarity in tissue workflows relevant to psychiatric and neurodegenerative research.- Proven ability to design and oversee computational pipelines for complex multi-omic data, incorporating clinical, behavioral, pharmacogenomic, and molecular phenotypes.- Experience in technology development, benchmarking emerging genomics platforms, and deploying high-throughput sequencing and spatial assays.- Record of effective leadership in consortium-scale initiatives and coordination of cross-institutional scientific collaborations.- Ability to produce high-quality preliminary datasets and analytic frameworks that enhance the competitiveness of major federal grant applications.

Additional Comments All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:- NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance- Access to tuition assistance programs- Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth- Paid time off - 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave- NYS Retirement programsBackground checks will be required.This position is eligible for a Downstate Adjustment of $4,000.Notes:1. If you fail to maintain your license and/or registration once you are appointed, action will be taken to remove you from the position.2. In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.3. If appointed you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.

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Name Human Resources

Telephone

Fax 845-398-5418

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research

140 Old Orangeburg Road

City Orangeburg

State NY

Zip Code 10962

Notes on Applying Indicate the Title and Location of the position you are applying for. Please include your e-mail address on your application/resume. Please complete the Office of Mental Health Employment Application and fax or email to above contact information. Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time, Work at office, Remote work,

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