RESEARCH ASSISTANT II BWH NEUROLOGY

4 weeks ago


Boston MA USA, United States Partners Healthcare System Full time
Harvard Aging Brain Study investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital are looking for a Research Assistant to coordinate the development and implementation of a novel, smart-phone based cognitive test: the Boston Remote Assessment of NeuroCognitive Health (BRANCH), created by Drs. Kathryn Papp and Rebecca Amariglio. This role will involve working closely with study investigators and programmers on the design of the application, coordinating pilot studies, including implementing in existing protocols, monitoring completion and dataflow, and maintaining regulatory documents. This position will also include some data collection and analysis across multiple study protocols. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in research experience for pursuing a career in cognitive neuroscience or data science, or similar

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Working with the BRANCH programmers & investigators to add/remove testing variations, adding/removing tasks.
* Download and clean BRANCH data.
* Assisting PI and Data & Infomatics Core with analyses, as well as working on own analyses and publications.
* Assist PI in NIH grant writing, and submission. Develop and prepare research technical sections for grant submission.
* Provide web design support and maintenance for research group; including updates to existing pages, creation of new pages, and translation of study information into Spanish as needed
* Train project staff on analytical software, including R and RStudio
* Oversee long term plans for development of BRANCH project, provide regular updates to study staff and collaborators on progress and milestones
* Facilitate initiation and maintenance of recruitment resources for piloting projects related to BRANCH
* Liaise with research coordinators and PIs from collaborating studies to ensure appropriate application and completion of BRANCH activities
* Develop and ensure completion of BRANCH project goals by regularly monitoring progress of deliverables and adjusting timelines as necessary to meet deadlines.
* Delegate, manage, and track assignments for project team members, including PIs, research coordinators, data analysts, and programmers.
* Initiating new BRANCH participants, sequences, and assignments in the BRANCH system.
* Recruiting additional participants from existing registries and other sources.
* Scheduling appointments and assuring completion of visits.
* Assist with IRB submissions.
* Interacting with regulatory personnel.
* Administering cognitive testing and behavioral questionnaires for multiple research studies.
* Reviewing study details and obtaining informed consent from potential subjects.

QUALIFICATIONS:

* B.A/B.S. with background in pre-med, psychology, neuroscience or related field required.
* Experience in a clinical research setting.

SKILLS/ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

* Strong computer skills.
* Ability to work well independently, prioritizing work according to and within established study protocols
* Excellent organizational skills to accomplish a variety of responsibilities and to establish and maintain efficient systems.
* Excellent interpersonal skills to be able to interact with a variety of people in person and on the telephone. Must be able to relate well with subjects, physicians, technologists and administrators.
* Ability to work under stress and within deadlines; the clinical research setting is a very busy and demanding environment.
* Experience with word processing software and Microsoft Excel
* Photoshop experience desired, but not required.
* Experience with data and basic statistics (e.g., R).

WORKING CONDITIONS:

* Office and clinic environment.

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