Consulting Clinician - Pediatric Clinical Rater (US West Coast)

About The Role

Cogstate Clinicians are clinical psychologists or neuropsychologists responsible for delivering remote clinical interviews and cognitive assessment batteries to subjects with preclinical dementia, enrolled in a pharmaceutical clinical trial. Cogstate provides all consultants with comprehensive, fully compensated training on general Cogstate operational policies, study-specific procedures, customized clinical interviewing skills and virtual cognitive assessment prior to performing remote scale administrations. Regular supervision and ongoing recalibration of clinical skill set will be provided. These are contract positions. They are fully remote. Hired employees will work on an as needed basis based on their schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Central Rating
  • Remotely administering semi-structured clinical interview assessments and cognitive battery of tests to study subjects and caregivers
  • Remotely delivering computerized and traditional cognitive assessments via a tele-health platform
  • Scoring completed scale administrations
  • Participating in regular clinical skill recalibration activities
• Central Monitoring
  • Providing reviews of completed neuropsychological test batteries for central monitoring of data to ensure accuracy in administration and scoring and contribute to the overall success of a clinical trial
  • Reviewing response forms and recordings of remote scale administrations and offering feedback to raters via email and telephone communications

Qualifications & Expertise

• MA/MS in Psychology or equivalent
• ≥25 administrations of study scales or similar semi-structured clinical interviews
• Experience working with pediatric populations with neurodevelopmental delays
• Rare disease experience is a plus, including Angelman syndrome, Phelan-McDermid syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, or similar disorders
• Vineland/VABS administration experience
• Formal training in clinical interviewing and cognitive assessment, including experience working with pediatric populations and caregivers
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience with direct clinical interviewing and psychological assessment in clinical research industry, academic or clinical settings
• Direct experience with cognitive/behavioral/functional assessment of neurological/psychiatric populations
• Ability to meet deadlines, being highly organized and methodical, with attention to detail to ensure delivery
• Proficiency with MS Office, including Word and Excel, email, teleconference platforms such as Skype, Zoom or other similar applications, and cloud-based storage service
• English Fluency

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