Research Assistant I RESEARCH NEUROLOGY LMK

Site: The Brigham and Womens Hospital Inc.

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

Summary
Provides assistance to the Principal Investigator and Study Team in coordinating research activities that may include conducting a variety of routine experiments with established methodologies data collection and management and other research activities as assigned.

Candidates who are in the process of completing their bachelors degree have a grace period of six months from their hire date (up to 1 year if starting per diem)to provide degree equivalency verification.

Does this position require Patient Care
No.

Essential Functions
-Responsible for data collection management manipulation analysis and reporting.
-Study cohort management.
-Outreach communication with subjects conducting mailings follow-up on mailings and obtaining necessary documents.
-Provides assistance on work related to epidemiological studies and other population-based research.

Education

Bachelors Degree Science required

- New grad with some relevant coursework 0-1 year preferred

- Knowledge Skills and Abilities

- Good interpersonal and communication skills.

- Careful attention to detail.

- Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize a variety of tasks.

- Computer literacy including database tools.

- Ability to follow directions and exhibit professionalism.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Preferred:

Bachelors degree in neuroscience psychology biology cognitive science biomedical engineering computer science or a related field required. Prior experience in clinical or human-subjects research is preferred.

The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in movement disorders cognitive neuroscience and deep brain stimulation (DBS). Excellent organizational interpersonal and communication skills are essential as the Research Assistant will work directly with patients with Parkinsons disease and other neurological disorders and coordinate closely with physicians and members of the research team.

Responsibilities will include patient identification recruitment and scheduling; obtaining informed consent; administering clinical cognitive and research assessments; collecting and managing research data; maintaining regulatory and study documentation; and assisting with coordination of DBS research visits and longitudinal follow-up.

Programming experience using MATLAB R and Python is required. The candidate should be comfortable working with research datasets and performing data processing and analysis. Experience with REDCap neuroimaging or brain connectivity analysis neuropsychological or cognitive testing and neurological patient populations is highly desirable.

The candidate should be highly organized detail-oriented reliable comfortable interacting with patients and able to manage multiple research responsibilities independently while working effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Hybrid

60 Fenwood Road

40

Regular

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

$21.00 - $29.01/Hourly

Grade

5

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