Clinical Research Assistant
About The Position
The Department of Psychiatry is recruiting for a Clinical Research Assistant for the HEAL thy B rain and C hild D evelopment (HBCD) study. The HEAL thy B rain and C hild D evelopment (HBCD) Study at OHSU is conducting studies with pregnant people and their children in the areas of neurodevelopment, behavior, learning, environmental factors, substance exposure, and cognitive functioning under the direction of Principle Investigators, Alice Graham, Ph.D. and Elinor Sullivan, Ph.D. We have an opening for an energetic and highly motivated full-time Clinical Research Assistant. Duties for this complex study will include consenting participants, visit coordination, and running data collection visits with participants. Data collection will focus on behavioral assessments of infant and early childhood development, electroencephalograms (EEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with infants and young children, biological sample collection and questionnaire measures. Duties include preparing, processing, and cleaning materials needed for each research visit, filing, copying, data processing and other general duties in support of the goals of the study. The candidate will also attend weekly laboratory staff meetings with the PIs and senior staff members.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree with major courses in field of research, OR Assoicate’s AND 2 years of relevant experience, OR 3 years of relevant experience OR Equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Previous experience working with infants and young children.
- Basic computer and office related skills.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Very strong organizational skills.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience working with pregnant people, infants, or young children
- Experience conducting behavioral assessments, MRIs and/or EEGs
- Intermediate computer experience with Word and Excel
- Interest in mental health, health care, and substance use treatment
- Bachelor’s Degree or major studies in Psychology or Biology or a related field.
- Previous experience in a research setting, and/or with EEG, MRI or behavioral assessments
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge about infant and child development and/or human subjects research
Responsibilities
- Consenting participants
- Visit coordination
- Running data collection visits with participants
- Preparing, processing, and cleaning materials needed for each research visit
- Filing
- Copying
- Data processing
- General duties in support of the goals of the study
- Attending weekly laboratory staff meetings with the PIs and senior staff members
Benefits
- Opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
