Project Support Level III Research Support Assistant III MPC

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Manhattan Schizophrenia Research Program seeks a full time Project Support candidate. The candidate will be involved in ongoing pharmacological novel interventions for patients with incomplete response to their current antipsychotic treatments. The Project Support Assistant III will assist the Principal Investigator in daytoday operations which involve assisting various investigators in screening and interviewing potential study patients in setting up research team members with protocol assessment set up of rateradministered rating scales (PANSS BNSS SAS BARS AIMS CDSS and cognition scales) crosssectionally assessed by blinded and trained raters. maintaining regulatory records obtaining ethical approvals assisting with experimental and technical procedures and data entry. The candidate should be proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel PowerPoint and Word) and Adobe Products together with experience in digital therapeutic modalities. The position is ideal for those who have experience with the scientific and administrative aspects of working within clinical schizophrenia research.

JOB DUTIES:

Recruiting and Preparing patients for examinations or research treatments by explaining procedures and allaying any fears or concerns about the procedures.
Assist with obtaining ethical approvals training compliance and standard research operating procedures
Assist in general lab operations (purchasing inventory maintenance and management)
Assist with aspects of data management/organization and compliance procedures
Organizing storing and maintaining records of research subjects health status progress and other digital or recorded information
Communicating with members of the clinical teams to discuss study progression and study patients response
Schedule consented research patients for studyrelated interviews and procedures
Assist in the preparation of grant proposals manuscripts other professional presentations
Enter data into case report forms databases and spreadsheets and resolve research data queries if necessary
Prepare documents for IRB submissions and maintain essential documents in Investigator Site File

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications:

MA/MS in psychology or related field
Clinical trial psychiatric research experience

Preferred Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have an interest in neuroscience and mental health
Be curious about the mechanisms of behavior
A working knowledge of data management software (e.g. SPSS)
Have an interest in working with a clinical population.

Background Investigation/Justice Center Review Requirements:

Prospective appointees will be: 1 Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment. 2 Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.

*The Research Foundation is a private notforprofit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees do not participate in any state retirement system and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran Employer. VEVRAA 41 CFR 60300.5(a) compliant.

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