The Division of Developmental Medicine and Rosamund Stone Zander and Hansjoerg Wyss Translational Neuroscience Center at Boston Children’s Hospital seeks a full- or part-time Senior Staff Scientist to conduct research assessments of studies in the Human Neurobehavioral Core Service. The Human Neurobehavioral Core Service (HNBCS) provides centralized and efficient behavioral assessment services for clinical and translational research studies within Boston Children’s Hospital. Services provided in the Core include consultations with senior faculty and guidance on study conceptualization and design, grant development, IRB protocol development, battery selection, and phenotypic characterization, including direct observation, assessment, and parent-reported measures. In addition to conducting research assessments, the psychologist will provide training and supervision to research assistants within the HNBCS, as well as collaborate in preparing scientific papers and presentations as needed.
Applicants must possess a Massachusetts health service provider license in psychology prior to assuming the position and have completed two to three years post-doctoral experience. Completion of APA-approved doctoral programs and internships is required.
Pay Range
Exempt Roles:
The posted pay range is Boston Children’s reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.
Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, medical/vision/dental coverage, child-care and student-loan subsidies, generous paid time off, a 403(b)-retirement plan, pension, tuition and license reimbursement, commuter and other employee discounts.
Boston Children’s Hospital requires influenza vaccination for all employees, unless eligible for a medical or religious exemption. Boston Children’s Hospital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected status.
Please send CV and cover letter to Sandra.maislen@childrens.harvard.edu.
The F.M. Kirby Center and Neurobiology Program at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) (https://kirbyneuro.org/) is the largest basic neuroscience research enterprise at a U.S. hospital, with 25 primary faculty and approximately 300 program members. Our mission is to conduct the most innovative and impactful basic and translational research to advance knowledge and develop cures for disorders and injuries of the developing and mature nervous system, and to be at the forefront of training, mentoring, and supporting future neurodevelopmental scientists. To help achieve these goals, the Center seeks to hire a Neuroscience Program Research Director (NPRD) to work closely with the Kirby Program Director, faculty, and administrative team to provide cohesion and support for our scientific program. The position will provide a unique opportunity to help shape the direction of collaborative research in the F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center by designing frameworks to guide fundamental scientific discoveries and their translation, improving the lives of patients with neurological disorders.
The NPRD will provide comprehensive guidance to faculty and other personnel during the conception, development, and implementation of collaborative research projects. They will lead and facilitate complex applications for funding through grant, foundation, and philanthropic mechanisms. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the identification of funding opportunities, oversight and support to develop multi-investigator funding proposals through frequent, effective interactions with all involved parties, writing and integrative editing of proposals and reports, post-funding project management and writing up deliverables. We anticipate the NPRD will develop a strategic approach to application development while managing simultaneous deadlines for multiple stakeholders. In addition, the NPRD will co-lead our annual scientific retreat, support award nominations and faculty recruitments, and generally advance our scientific successes. Thus, we seek an inspired colleague with broad scientific interests spanning the discipline of neuroscience and proven organizational, writing, and interpersonal skills. Over time, the incumbent will develop skills to provide a highimpact level of mentorship and expertise to faculty and other personnel, as well as integrated knowledge of funding sources, sponsor requirements, scientific communication/editing, and project management.
1. Funding proposals
2. Assist with organization of annual or biennial scientific retreats, including program planning, review and assembly of presentation materials, and logistics.
3. Work together with the Program Director and BCH Trust to maximize award nominations and applications for program faculty, facilitating writing and coordination of applications as needed.
4. Contribute to Program discussions regarding scientific vision and faculty recruitments.
Required: Doctorate Degree (PhD or MD) in a relevant STEM field with demonstrated understanding of and familiarity with a broad range of science or technical subject matter.
Preferred: Advanced degree and postdoctoral fellowship in neuroscience.
Required: Three years’ experience working in project management, grants, contracts, or the equivalent.
Preferred: Four years’ experience working with relevant project management and extramural grants and contracts in an academic, nonprofit, or industry setting, with such experience to include at least two years of significant writing, editing, and advising responsibilities regarding scientific and administrative components. Established past success in grant writing is highly desirable.
Exempt Role with salary range of $160,000 - $200,000 annually. This posted pay range is Boston Children’s reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting. Pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors.
BCH offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, medical/vision/dental coverage, child-care and student-loan subsidies, generous paid time off, a 403(b) retirement plan, commuter and other employee discounts. Boston Children’s Hospital requires influenza vaccination for all employees, unless eligible for a medical or religious exemption.
Boston Children’s Hospital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected status.
Please address your application to Dr. Elizabeth Engle, Director of the F.M. Kirby Center and Neurobiology Program. Submit by April 15, 2026, to Tammy Chu via email (Tammy.Chu@childrens.harvard.edu) with “NPRD application” as the subject line. Please include a cover letter, CV, writing sample, and the names and contact information of three references.