Research Assistant I Neurology SM

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

1d•$21 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

Provides assistance to the Principal Investigator and Study Team in coordinating research activities that may include conducting a variety of routine experiments with established methodologies, data collection and management, and other research activities as assigned. Candidates who are in the process of completing their bachelor's degree have a grace period of six months from their hire date (up to 1 year if starting per diem) to provide degree equivalency verification. This position does not require patient care.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Science required
New grad with some relevant coursework 0-1 year preferred
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Careful attention to detail.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize a variety of tasks.
Computer literacy, including database tools.
Ability to follow directions and exhibit professionalism.
Bachelor’s degree (or about to be awarded at Bachelor’s degree) in one or more of the following fields: Neuroscience and Computer science.
Experience working in a laboratory-based research environment.
Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with other group members.
Coding skills in MATLAB and Python.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for working collaboratively, including communicating progress and challenges to PIs.
Rigorous scientific skills for acquiring, analyzing and presenting data.
Excellent time and project management skills.
Meticulous record keeping for both experimental procedures and for analysis.
Willingness to adjust working hours in accordance with experimental demands and as necessary for project goals.
Generosity of spirit and willingness to share and help develop skills in others.

Responsibilities

Responsible for data collection, management, manipulation, analysis, and reporting.
Study cohort management.
Outreach communication with subjects, conducting mailings, follow-up on mailings, and obtaining necessary documents.
Provides assistance on work related to epidemiological studies and other population-based research.
Work closely with experts in human stem cell to create autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) disease models in human cerebral organoids from patient-derived iPSC lines.
Perform multi-electrode array (MEA) recordings and analyze network activity in the NDD and control human cerebral organoids.
Work closely with team members in our interdisciplinary collaborations on the development and application of methods for human organoids, network recordings and network analysis.
Apply and develop computational methods for analyzing and modulating spontaneous and evoked activity from MEA recordings and/or calcium imaging.
Ensure validity and reliability of all data collected and analyzed.
Keep excellent records of experiments, undertake thorough data analysis and make active contributions to the laboratory research environment.
Write regular internal reports as agreed and draft and/or contribute to reports for submission to research sponsors.
Prepare and present findings at internal group meetings.
Draft publications and/or presentations for scientific journals/conferences.
Contribute to research grant applications.
Provide guidance to staff and students, including training to students and/or other trainees.
Be an active team member and set positive examples for other team members.
Contribute and lead administrative tasks related to research and teaching goals.
Maintain a safe workplace and follow all lab and hospital practices and procedures.
Any other duties commensurate with the post as directed by the PIs.