Partners Healthcare System Charlestown , MA 02129
Posted 1 week ago
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:
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):
Partners Healthcare System