Health Science Researcher
Location: Well Living Lab, Rochester, Minnesota
Did you know we spend nearly 90% of our lives indoors?
The Well Living Lab, founded as a collaboration of Delos and Mayo Clinic, is a first-of-its-kind scientific lab studying how indoor environments impact human health and well-being. The Lab’s unique, highly reconfigurable physical environment is rich with technology. With more than 1300 unobtrusive devices and sensors, the Lab’s multidisciplinary team can simulate real-world indoor environments, such as offices, apartments, and classrooms, to conduct human subject studies on health, performance, stress, resiliency, sleep, comfort, and more. Visit our homepage to take a virtual tour and learn more about what makes the Well Living Lab such an exciting place to work!
Health Science Researcher
The Well Living Lab (WLL) is seeking a Health Researcher to conduct research on how the indoor environment impacts human health and well-being. They will be expected to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of researchers, technologists, operations staff, and academic and industry collaborators. As the WLL’s mission is centered around improving human health and well-being through innovative, science-based solutions that improve indoor environmental quality, the ideal candidate should be comfortable translating and applying discoveries for societal and business impact.
Responsibilities/Tasks:
Generate research ideas and proposals in collaboration with the larger WLL Team.
When possible, seek or help seek extramural funding to complete research studies or research and development projects.
Serve as scientific leader or co-leader of WLL research projects by directing the design, planning, and execution of protocols while collaborating daily with a multidisciplinary team of researchers, technologists, data scientists, and operations staff within the WLL.
Direct or help direct the design or selection, as well as the subsequent implementation, of tools/devices to appropriately capture health data.
Direct or help direct the collection, management, and analysis of data using advanced statistical methods.
Create or help create innovative concepts, methods, and products and generate intellectual property (IP) via research and development.
Prepare manuscripts, presentations, reports, and other documentation based on project observations. Assume major responsibility to advance the key goal of publishing peer-reviewed manuscripts in top-tier journals and presenting at major conferences prioritized by the WLL.
Actively collaborate with research organizations (Universities, Mayo Clinic, etc.) and industry partner companies (WLL Alliance Members) with relevant health science expertise.
Direct or help direct the integration of the WLL’s research into broader platforms and frameworks for research and development as well as innovation.
Stay updated on the literature in the rapidly evolving field of health science to help the WLL maintain a cutting-edge research plan and framework.
Actively promote WLL research via multiple media platforms.
Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Completion of a master’s degree in a health science-related field—biomedical engineering, physiology, epidemiology, behavioral science, etc. Possesses at least 2 years of experience post master’s completion conducting academic and/or industry research and/or research and development projects.
A research background and early track record of applying knowledge and skills towards advancing the science of the impact of the indoor environment on human health and well-being.
An understanding of research techniques and principles.
Early experience planning, executing, and/or reporting human research studies and/or completing the same tasks on research and development projects.
Experience and understanding of the IRB protocol writing and submission process.
Experience collecting, processing, and analyzing data; experience working with large datasets and statistical programming.
Some experience publishing in peer-reviewed journals and presenting at conferences.
Demonstrated skills and experience developing and leading or co-leading research projects/teams. Organizational and project management skills to handle multiple concurrent projects.
A positive attitude, open mind, demonstrated flexibility/adaptability, and a desire to collaborate with and learn from the multidisciplinary team within the WLL as well as externally with our academic and industry collaborators.
Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate with all levels of organizations and external audiences.
Preferred Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Completion of a doctoral degree in a health science-related field—biomedical engineering, physiology, epidemiology, behavioral science, etc. Possess significant experience completing academic and/or industry research and/or research and development projects.
Completion of at least 2 years of post-doctoral training and/or a similar duration of research experience in an academic and/or industry research laboratory is also preferred but not required.
An exceptional research background and track record of applying knowledge and skills towards advancing the science of the impact of the indoor environment on human health and well-being.
Deep understanding of research techniques and principles.
Experience planning, executing, and reporting human research studies and/or completing the same tasks on research and development projects.
Understanding of the IRB protocol writing and submission process.
Experience collecting, processing, and analyzing data; experience working with large datasets and statistical programming.
Experience in the grant writing process.
Demonstrated track record of publishing in peer-reviewed journals and presenting at conferences.
Strong skills and experience developing and leading research projects/teams. Proven organizational and project management skills to handle multiple concurrent projects.
A positive attitude, open mind, demonstrated flexibility/adaptability, and a desire to collaborate with and learn from the multidisciplinary team within the WLL as well as externally with our academic and industry collaborators.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate with all levels of organizations and external audiences.
Compensation:
Salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with prior experience. A comprehensive benefits package is included for full-time employees.
Applicants are selected based upon their qualifications for this position and without regard to the applicant’s race, color, ethnic or national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital or partnership status, citizenship or alienage status, veteran status, whether children are, may be or would be residing with a person, or any other characteristic protected by law.
About the Well Living Lab:
The Well Living Lab, founded as a Delos and Mayo Clinic collaboration, was created to research the real-world impact of indoor environments on human health and wellbeing, and generate evidence-based information that can be used in practical ways to create healthier indoor spaces. For more information about the Lab, visit www.welllivinglab.com.
About Delos:
As the pioneer of Wellness Real Estate™ and founder of the WELL Building Standard™, Delos is transforming our homes, offices, schools, and other indoor environments by placing health and wellness at the center of design and construction decisions. The Delos platform includes research, consulting, merchandising, and programming and licensing innovative solutions for the built environment, creating spaces that nurture and promote human health and wellbeing.
Exploring the intersection between humans and the built environment, Delos creates spaces that actively contribute to human health, performance and wellbeing by marrying the best innovations in technology, health, science, design, and enterprise. We see the built-environment as an asset to maximize human-potential and envision environments that enhance us. Environments that are proactive, enabling us to live better by cultivating better lifestyle choices and by solving health problems before they are created. We have broadened the scope of environmental sustainability, extending the concept beyond the best of green technology to an integrated solution that addresses human sustainability.
Our mission is to build a better world. Join us.
For additional information, please visit us at www.delos.com