Duke Careers

Research Scientist

• Design, execute, and analyze independent research projects focused on focused ultrasound–based neuromodulation and brain circuit manipulation.
• Serve as a scientific lead within the laboratory, providing mentorship and oversight for undergraduates, medical students, technicians, and junior trainees.
• Collaborate closely with the PI to develop new research directions, experimental strategies, and translational applications.
• Contribute substantively to grant writing (NIH and foundation-level) and manuscript preparation.
• Present research findings at lab meetings, departmental seminars, and national/international scientific conferences.
• Help maintain a rigorous, collaborative, and intellectually vibrant lab environment.

Project Manager

• Plan, organize, and coordinate a portfolio of AI and automation initiatives across HR/payroll, finance, and business processes.
• Maintain the project pipeline, drive scoping and requirements gathering, and ensure that active projects are delivered on time, within scope, and with clear communication to partners.
• Maintain a central portfolio of candidate and active AI/automation projects, including status, priority, owners, and key dates.
• Design and run lightweight intake and prioritization processes for new project requests from HR, finance, and other business units; track 5+ concurrent projects across discovery, design, implementation, and evaluation.
• Develop and maintain formal project plans with timelines, milestones, testing phases, and implementation steps; coordinate kick-offs, define scope and objectives, and clarify success criteria.
• Monitor progress against plan; identify and escalate risks, issues, and scope changes; propose adjustments to keep projects on track; support end-to-end execution from proof-of-concept through deployment and post-implementation review.
• Schedule, prepare, and facilitate project meetings and working groups (agendas, notes, action items); maintain clear, consistent communication so stakeholders always know status, decisions, and next steps.

Research Scientist

Project Manager, AI – Automation