Neuropsychiatry Clinical Research Professional

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Research Services Professional will provide direct scientific and research support to the Neuromodulation Chair and Neuromodulation Research within the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. The program conducts innovative clinical and translational research using noninvasive neuromodulation and neuroimaging approaches, including transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI/MRI), neuronavigation, behavioral and clinical assessments, and related neuroscience methods to investigate brain circuitry and develop novel interventions for psychiatric and related conditions. Working directly with the Neuromodulation Chair and collaboratively with faculty investigators, research staff, clinicians, trainees, and institutional research partners, this position will support the implementation and conduct of neuromodulation research studies. Responsibilities will include research protocol implementation, human-subjects research activities, participant-facing research procedures, TMS and neuroimaging research coordination, regulatory documentation, study start-up and maintenance, research equipment and laboratory operations, scientific documentation, and support for grants, manuscripts, and other scholarly activities. This position is intended to provide broad research support to the Chair’s scientific portfolio and the developing Neuromodulation Research Program rather than specializing in quantitative data analytics.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in public health, social/behavioral sciences, physical sciences, healthcare, nursing, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.
A combination of education and related technical, military, or paraprofessional experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree on a year-for-year basis.
An advanced degree (Master’s or Doctorate) may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis if the degree is in a field of study directly related to the work assignment.
Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.
Must be willing and able to work in MRI, TMS, clinical research, and laboratory environments and comply with applicable safety requirements.
Must complete and maintain required institutional training, including human-subjects protection, research compliance, MRI safety, TMS safety, and protocol-specific training.
Must maintain confidentiality of participant information and comply with applicable institutional privacy, information security, and research requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience conducting or supporting human-subjects research in an academic medical center, university, healthcare, or clinical research environment.
Experience with neuroscience, psychiatry, neuromodulation, neuroimaging, or related clinical/translational research especially with psychiatric symptom assessments and diagnoses.
Experience with TMS, neuronavigation, MRI/fMRI research, or other neuroscience research technologies and procedures.
Experience with IRB submissions, regulatory documentation, informed consent, participant recruitment, and/or clinical research study coordination.
Experience contributing to research protocols, grant applications, manuscripts, presentations, or other scientific activities.
Clinical research or related experience.
Experience with electronic data capture systems (e.g. EMR or EHR and data management systems).

Responsibilities

Human-subjects research
Research implementation
Neuromodulation and neuroscience
Organization and problem-solving
Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally across the division
Collaboration and customer service
Professional accountability