Research Assistant 1
Job Location:
Belmont, CA - USA
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Job Summary
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
Job Profile SummarySummary
Work under the general supervision of a Principal Investigator and following established policies and procedures conducts a variety of routine experiments. Calculates transcribes and analyzes data using basic statistics
Does this position require Patient Care
No
Essential Functions
-Provides assistance on clinical research studies as per study guidelines and protocols.
-Recruits and evaluates potential study patients.
-Per protocol instruction conducts telephone interviews schedules patient for study visits and perform clinical symptom rating scales.
-Interact with patients/subjects with regard to study including patient education procedural instruction follow-up.
-May serve as a liaison between patient and physician.
-Responsible for collecting data and maintaining patient information database for study.
-May be required to input data do minimum analysis and run various reports.
-Maintains patients records as part of record keeping function.
-Responsible for mailing various study information or packets to study participants.
-Answers phone calls and inquiries regarding study protocol.
-Refers participants when appropriate to supervisor or clinical staff.
-Monitors and sets up any needed equipment.
-Maintains inventory and orders supplies when necessary.
-All McLean team members are expected to consistently demonstrate our values of integrity compassion respect diversity teamwork excellence and innovation in their work activities and interactions.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelors Degree required
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree
No
Licenses and Credentials
Experience
Experience working with tools or skills relevant to digital mental health such as app development programming data analytics and visualization. preferred
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Excellent interpersonal skills professionalism and respect for subjects rights and needs are required for working with the study participants.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to follow and perform clinical research protocols.
- Knowledge of basic computer programs and basic computer skills for communication clinical and administrative purposes.
- Excellent organization skills and ability to prioritize a variety of tasks.
- Careful attention to detail.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
This research assistant position is at McLean Hospital in Belmont Massachusetts and will involve performing behavioral pharmacology and neuroscience studies in laboratory animals.
Responsibilities include conducting daily experiments in behavioral pharmacology and neuroscience using:
a) cognitive assays to characterize how psychoactive drugs (e.g. stimulants opioids cannabinoids psychedelics) impact complex behavioral processes;
b) behavioral assays to characterize how environmental stressors induce changes in brain and cognition;
c) physiological assays to determine how drugs and/or environmental stressors alter biological activity.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to learn a variety of cognitive behavioral and neuroscientific assays in laboratory animals drug preparation and administration protocols and stereotaxic surgery skills. They will be responsible for analyzing data using computer-based statistics/graphics programs and prepare reports of results.
In addition the successful applicant will assist with maintaining the laboratory including monitoring safety protocols and assisting with maintenance of animal care and husbandry.
Bachelors degree in behavioral neuroscience pharmacology experimental psychology behavior analysis or the biological sciences preferred.
Previous experience working with laboratory animals is preferred but not required.
Remote Type
Work Location
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Employee Type
Work Shift
Pay Range
$21.53 - $29.08/HourlyGrade
MRA500EEO Statement:
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham our competency framework defines what effective leadership looks like by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance make hiring decisions identify development needs mobilize employees across our system and establish a strong talent pipeline.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
About Company
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