The Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science is seeking a fellow with training or expertise in the neurosciences. The fellow will work with faculty at Harvard Medical School, Harvard-Affiliated Hospitals or MIT, and benefit from interactions and collaborations with FDA scientists on a project-specific basis.
Potential areas of interest include the following topics, among others:
- Use of biomarkers for development of novel neurological indications and requirements for clinical validation
- Creating a regulatory framework for wearables and other digital technologies for use in diagnostics, monitoring of treatment outcomes, and disease maintenance among patients with neurological conditions
- Development of more patient-centric and patient-rated outcome measures that can be used as approvable endpoints in the development of CNS agents
- More flexible approaches to trial designs to expedite development of therapeutics for neurological diseases
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Individuals with doctoral degrees (MD, PhD, PharmD, JD, or equivalent) and training or experience in clinical neurology or psychiatry, basic neuroscience, or in a relevant field such as pharmacoepidemiology, epidemiology, or health policy
APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS
Please include the following in the initial application:
- Curriculum vitae
- Cover letter with up to five faculty members with whom the applicant would be interested in working
- Research statement describing the applicant’s research interests, including a description of the relevance to regulatory science
- Writing sample or up to three relevant publications
If selected to submit a full application, candidates will be interviewed and asked to provide:
- 3 letters of reference
- Project description (3 pages maximum) that includes justification for the work, specific research objectives, proposed methods, and the project’s broader relevance and implications for regulatory science
- The project description may be developed jointly with the mentor following identification of a faculty mentor after submission of the initial application
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Host Institution: Harvard Medical School
Appointing Department: Harvard Program in Therapeutic Science
Research Laboratory: TBD
Location: Boston, MA
Category: Scientist
Other responsibilities: no administrative or teaching obligations
Duration of fellowship: 2 years
EEO STATEMENT
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.
CONTACT
Florence Bourgeois, MD, MPH | Florence_Bourgeois@hms.harvard.edu
Co-Director, Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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