Human Research Technologist - Health and Medicine

About the role

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), College of Health and Human Development (HHD), at The Pennsylvania State University, invites applications for a Human Research Technologist - Health and Medicine position at the University Park campus.

Responsibilities

• Organize and coordinate the project; track project progress and prepare progress reports
• Coordinate communications across the research team regarding project-related tasks
• Coordinate recruitment and scheduling of participants
• Prepare participants for sessions and provide necessary equipment to facilitate testing
• Perform clinical screening of eligible participants and administer clinical tests as part of the study protocol
• Develop, review, and submit Institutional Review Board (IRB) documents
• Facilitate data collection and management
• Serve as liaison with the University’s Institutional Review Board Office
• Maintain internal procedures and quality control
• Aid with team, University, and funding agency project reports
• Supervise graduate and undergraduate research assistants

Qualifications

• Excellent written communication skills
• Detail-oriented
• Ability to work both independently and as a member of a collaborative team
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Preferred Qualifications: ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP), Experience working on research projects, data organization and analyses, and familiarity with IRB processes and regulatory compliance