Research Assistant

New York State Psychiatry Institute • New York, NY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a full-time position as Research Assistant. Area Psychosis is seeking a full-time individual to provide research study support for an NIH-funded study focused on clinical trials. The position requires a highly organized person to manage detailed information in a research environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in health, psychology, medical science or related field.

Nice To Haves

• At least (1) year of clinical experience conducting diagnostic and clinical interviews preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with research study procedures, including scheduling of subjects for study procedures
• Conducting data entry
• Assisting Principal investigators in study administration
• Assisting with contacting research study subjects by phone when needed
• Perform some administrative duties as assigned
• Assist in organizing advertising and appointments for, and brief phone screening of potential research subjects
• Organizing databases
• Help tracking and contacting patients for intake and follow up interviews in research protocols
• Help coordinating patient appointments for psychologists and psychiatrists and assisting psychologists and psychiatrists with research assessments
• Help preparing data for PI to use in IRB protocol submissions and updates
• Help organizing research charts, creating some study chart documents as needed and entering data
• Help monitoring of research charts for completeness and organizing additions and corrections as needed
• Assist in communication with the study supervisor, inpatient unit, and pharmacy as needed
• If applicable, assist in training new hires to assume incumbent responsibilities

Benefits

• Excellent Benefits Package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level