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Research Career Opportunities

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. 

Want to learn more? Browse current clinical trials, explore research studies, and meet our research team at our dedicated research website.

Recent Research Job Postings

UNIV - Assistant Professor - Psychiatry: Sleep & Anxiety Treatment and Research Division (SATRD) CHS - College of Medicine - Psychiatry, Sleep Anxiety Assistant Professor-Faculty University (UNIV) R-0000034723 Charleston South Carolina United States Charleston University Faculty Faculty Job Description Summary The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (DPBS) at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is seeking a clinician-scientist with a MD degree. Entity Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ) Wor... Full Time
UNIV - Research Specialist III - Department of Regenerative Medicine CHS - College of Medicine - Regenerative Medicine Operations Research University (UNIV) R-0000021094 Charleston South Carolina United States Charleston Laboratory Clinical & Research Support Services Job Description Summary The individual will be under the supervision of the PI, Dr. Amy Engevik. He/she will participate in routine experiments and the maintenance of a basic biomedical science laboratory, develop protocols, perform complex molecu... Full Time
UNIV - Open Rank - Research Assistant Professor - Department of Neurosurgery CHS - College of Medicine - General Neurosurgery Research University (UNIV) R-0000033427 Charleston South Carolina United States Charleston University Faculty Faculty Job Description Summary The Research Assistant Professor will conduct faculty level independent research to study the pathophysiology of pediatric brain injury and hydrocephalus with emphasis on establishing improved evaluation and treatment solut... Full Time
UNIV- Research Specialist II- Department of Biochemistry COM BIOCHEM Operations CC COM BIOCHEM Operations CC Research University (UNIV) R-0000037363 Charleston South Carolina United States Charleston Laboratory Clinical & Research Support Services Job Description Summary The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at MUSC has an opening for a motivated and collegial Research Assistant in the laboratory of Dr. David Long, starting on or after December 1, 2024. The lab uses Xenopus egg... Full Time
UNIV - Research Specialist I - Surgery: Surgical Oncology Research COM SURG Surgical Oncology CC COM SURG Surgical Oncology CC Research University (UNIV) R-0000034049 Charleston South Carolina United States Charleston Laboratory Clinical & Research Support Services Job Description Summary The Department of Surgery is actively recruiting for a Research Specialist I. The Research Specialist will maintain animal colonies and assist in day-to-day lab maintenance and experiments with the Principal Investigator. ... Full Time
UNIV-Research Program Coordinator I: Neurology: Translational Research Unit CHS - College of Medicine - Neurology Research University (UNIV) R-0000037456 Charleston South Carolina United States Charleston Laboratory Clinical & Research Support Services Job Description Summary Clinical Research Coordinator to oversee/manage a portfolio of research studies within the Department of Neurology. Individual will be responsible for conducting and overseeing all research related activities within a portf... Full Time

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