Sensory Research Technician

Overall Position Summary and Objectives

The Pain Research Center at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NIH Bethesda Maryland campus) is accepting applications for a highly motivated fulltime Sensory Research Technician. The Technician will have the opportunity to participate in several aspects of collaborative research studies across the NIH related to somatosensation and pain. A masters degree in a related field (e.g. neuroscience psychology biology) is preferred but a minimum of a bachelors degree and 13 years experience is required. The candidate who is selected should expect a longterm commitment to the position.

Deliverables:

• Work products and documents related to conducting somatosensory and painrelated quantitative sensory testing; autonomic testing of patients and healthy volunteers; painrelated neuroimaging studies of patients and healthy volunteers. Weekly
• Attend recurring and ad hoc PRC and NCCIH clinical research meetings. Weekly
• Work products and documents related to collaborating on designing sensory autonomic and imaging testing procedures to best characterize pain conditions associated with individual conditions treatments and diseases. Weekly Work products and documents related to participating in the writing of clinical protocols to study pain mechanisms; writing of scientific papers; performing data analysis of sensory autonomic and neuroimaging data. Weekly
• Meet with lab members to present updates Weekly
• Clean Equipment AdHoc
• Run Validation AdHoc
• Inspect Equipment AdHoc

Work Details:

• Conduct somatosensory and painrelated quantitative sensory testing.
• Conduct autonomic testing of patients and healthy volunteers.
• Conduct painrelated neuroimaging studies of patients and healthy volunteers.
• Work with investigators from multiple NIH institutes and center to design sensory autonomic and imaging testing procedures to best characterize pain conditions associated with individual conditions treatments and diseases.
• Participate in the writing of clinical protocols to study pain mechanisms.
• Supports clinical staff develop implement and maintain clinical research data files and materials.
• Perform data analysis of sensory autonomic and neuroimaging data.
• Collects research data and prepares information for inputs and analysis.
• Verify study participant information and collect data and results of testing.
• Perform accurate and timely data analysis report results and findings and respond to sponsor queries.
• Set up format and enter data into spreadsheets to analyze information and create reports.
• Enter data into research databases systems and applications for ongoing studies.
• Supports the development of forms and questionnaires.
• Assist researchers develop maintain and complete study data collection forms and source documents.
• Assist staff writing and editing clinical research protocols and informed consent forms (ICFs) based upon templates.
• Review draft protocols case report forms and manuals of operations for clarity and completeness.
• Work with staff on the design development and preparation of documents such as spreadsheets letters rosters agendas presentations and meeting minutes/summaries.
• Assist researchers design patient Case Report Forms (CRFs).
• Supports the collection of data from patient charts medical records interviews questionnaires and diagnostic tests.
• Retrieve research related information from medical records hospital information system and laboratory information system and create spreadsheets and other reports for use in study analysis.
• Monitors subjects progress and reports adverse events.
• Assist staff writing progress reports and contributions to peerreviewed scientific manuscripts.
• Supports assembly development and review of new research projects.
• Assist researchers develop and maintain current and new research protocols.
• Supports the creation and management of clinical websites and webbased tools.
• Participate in the writing of scientific papers.