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From prevention to diagnosis and evaluation to treatment and recovery, your part of a patient's journey matters. At the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), we need dedicated research professionals like you to help make tomorrow better for the people in our communities.

We offer research career paths in laboratory, clinical, administration, and data analytics. When you join our team, you're joining an internationally recognized team that conducts research on a wide range of diseases and conditions. 

You can collaborate with industry experts, work with cutting-edge technology, and help us Change What's Possible.

 

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Laboratory Research

If you are interested in investigating, studying, or working in bench science using research specimens in the laboratory or being a part of new drug discoveries that transform health care, MUSC offers a wide range of Research Laboratory Technologist and Specialist opportunities that provide technical support using various molecular and biochemical techniques.    

Clinical Research

If you are interested and inspired by science, care about people, and want to work in a medical environment, clinical research offers diverse and exciting job opportunities such as Research Nurses, Site Program Managers, and Research Program Assistants and Coordinators working together to help change what is possible.  

Research Administration

Support research behind the scenes and explore various central and departmental research administration roles including research support services, ethics and regulatory, compliance, business, finance and many more. 

Research Data & Analytics 

There is a wide range of research analytical opportunities involving simple to complex clinical research databases in the roles of Research and Statistical Data Analyst, Data Manager, Data Program Assistant or Data Program Coordinator, and more. 

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