Research Support Specialist

Stony Brook University•Stony Brook, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Research Support Specialist (RSS) will support behavioral (e.g., laboratory tasks, specimen collection), brain imaging (e.g., MRI, PET, EEG, etc.), and/or neuromodulation (e.g., rTMS) clinical research studies of patients with psychiatric disorders and healthy individuals. The RSS will directly interact with study participants (and occasionally participant collaterals), scanner technicians, and other research and clinical personnel (principal investigators, MDs, etc.). The RSS will also recruit and screen study participants and accompany participants to MRI and PET scans and/or TMS sessions as applicable, during which they will run multiple behavioral and imaging tasks as well as collect study-related information. Travel to treatment facilities and clinics for patient recruitment or onsite study procedures may be required occasionally. The RSS will set up and utilize computers and other specialized research equipment. The RSS will also maintain the integrity of collected data in an electronic database and provide reports to the PI as needed, update the study protocol documents when required, manage medical charts, and ensure compliance with all Institutional Review Board policies. The successful incumbent must have excellent interpersonal, organizational, and time-management skills. They will also have a passion for research and dedication to complying with all applicable regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher).
Experience (employment, internship, and/or volunteer work) in a research laboratory involving brain imaging of human subjects.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in relevant to human subject’s research: e.g., Psychology, Cognitive Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Three (3) or more months of prior employment, internship, and/or volunteer work in a research laboratory involving brain imaging of human subjects.
Experience involving direct interaction with psychiatric or neurological patient populations.
Lab experience with brain imaging and/or brain stimulation as a research tool.
Experience working in a hospital or medical center setting.
Experience with data collection and management for human subjects research purposes.
Experience with preparation of regulatory materials (e.g., IRB, grant progress reports).
Experience with purchasing, and/or budget management and reconciliation.

Responsibilities

Conduct onsite study procedures with patients and healthy controls.
Recruit, screen, and schedule research participants.
Maintain study charts for ensuring IRB compliance.
Maintain collected data in an electronic database.
Help maintain a federal funded study budget with respect to participant payments, receipt reconciliation, Principal Investigator travel, and ordering study supplies.
Assist in managing volunteer research assistants.
Other duties as assigned.