Senior Clinical Research Assistant

Mass General Brigham•Belmont, CA

8d•$26 - $37•Onsite

About The Position

Working very independently with little guidance from the Director and Associate Director of the Behavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory, coordinates all activities of research area including but not limited to: Supervising the daily activities of research assistants, implementing, and maintaining quality assurance procedures, performing statistical analyses, designing research protocols with the laboratory's Principal Investigators.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree required
Directly related, progressively more responsible experience. 3-5 years required
Supervisory experience preferred
Must possess the ability to work independently and display initiative to introduce innovations to research study.
Must have sound interpersonal skills and the ability to supervise others.
Must possess strong analytical skills and conceptual thinking.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to prioritize tasks and set deadlines.
Ability to identify problems and develop solutions.
High degree of computer literacy.
Ability to demonstrate respect and professionalism for subjects' rights and individual needs.

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience preferred

Responsibilities

Directly supervises the activities of Northeastern Co-Op students and student visitors working in the BPRL, including hiring, firing, performance evaluations and discipline of staff.
In collaboration with the Director, of the BPRL, develops, implements, and maintains an orientation and training program for all staff to include standard clinical procedures (e.g., ECG, phlebotomy), biohazard safety, and clinical assessments (e.g., SCID, ASI).
Coordinates all research study activities involving magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy (MRI/MRS) for the laboratory.
Function as a resource for all issues concerning physiological recordings and behavioral task stimulus presentations (with Presentation software) in the scanner.
Identifies timing problems and develops solutions for data collection.
Designs, implements, and evaluates recruitment strategies for study participants to include flyer announcements, print media procedures, and electronic advertisements.
Interacts with research volunteer participants with regard to all BPRL-related studies, including patient education, counseling, procedural instruction, and follow-up. Also serves as a liaison between participants and the study physician.
Responsible for overseeing the data collection and recording processes.
Ensures confidentiality and privacy of research volunteers’ protected health information.
Implements and maintains quality assurance procedures for biohazardous materials in the BPRL laboratories and exam room.
Plans, designs, and performs statistical analyses on MRI and MRS data using FSL and FreeSurfer.
In collaboration with multiple Principal Investigators, develops and implements new research protocols, including design, data collection systems and IRB approval.
In collaboration with Principal Investigators, prepares and presents certain portions of presentations at scientific forums (McLean Research Day, Harvard Medical School Mysell Research Day), in addition to preparing articles for publication by contributing to writing elements of Introduction, Methods, Results or Discussion sections.
Responsible for directly supervising Clinical Research Assistants I and II in this area.
Trains and orients staff, in addition to hiring, firing, evaluating and disciplining.
Coordinates staffing and scheduling for BPRL research protocols.