Clinical Research Coordinator

GENERAL SUMMARY/ OVERVIEW STATEMENT:

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The CRC I will work closely with investigators, post-docs, and study staff to oversee current and upcoming studies. The CRC I's responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Conduct TMS, tDCS, MRI and EEG experiments.

• Conduct clinical and neuropsychological assessments.

• Perform MRI, EEG and behavioral data analysis.

• Coordinate recruitment of study patients and subjects, and act as a resource for them and their families.

• Work closely with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) to maintain and update appropriate study regulatory forms.

• Coordinate and plan activities and duties for research projects according to defined protocols and procedures.

• Compile and maintain clinical research databases, patient files, reports, regulatory binders and study databases.

• Perform quality control data checks.

• Participate in the production of scholarly reports, research abstracts, posters, and manuscripts for publication (including opportunities for first author roles when appropriate).

• .Extensive training in brain stimulation, neuroimaging, clinical research, neuroscience, and writing skills will be provided.

• . Strong scientific and career development mentoring will be provided, as well as opportunities to publish and present at national conferences.

SKILLS/ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

The following skills are required:

• Background in neuroscience, psychology, engineering or data science is preferred.

• Strong interpersonal skills are a must.

• Candidates must be highly organized, attentive to detail and able to work independently.

• Applicants with strong technical backgrounds in computer/data science or mathematics and an interest in applying these skills to neuroscience are given high priority.

• Applicants with prior experience in neuroimaging analysis (e.g. SPM, FSL, Freesurfer), EEG analysis (e.g. MNE, EEGLAB) or psychological task design software (e.g. Presentation, E-Prime, Psychophysics Toolbox, PsychoPy) will be given high priority.

• A strong background in programming (Unix, MATLAB, Python, R) and/or statistical analysis software (R, SPSS, Stata) will also be given high priority.

• Good writing and editing skills, and solid PC or Mac computer skills required.

• Experience with clinical populations is preferred but not required.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree required.

EXPERIENCE:

• New graduates with some relevant course/project work or those without any prior research experience will be considered for the Clinical Research Coordinator I position outlined above.

• Those with a minimum of 1-2 years of directly related work experience will be considered for a Clinical Research Coordinator II position.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY (if applicable):

• A Clinical Research Coordinator I does not have any supervisory responsibility.
• A Clinical Research Coordinator II may assist with the training and orientation of new staff members.