Psychiatric Clinical Rater

Passionate about advancing pediatric mental health research? Use your assessment expertise to help shape the future of psychiatric treatments for children and adolescents. Proclinical is seeking a Psychiatric Clinical Rater to support pediatric psychiatry clinical trials in Brookline, MA. This part-time, fully onsite role involves conducting psychiatric and behavioral assessments with children and adolescents.

Responsibilities

• Administer and score protocol-required psychiatric assessments.
• Conduct structured clinical interviews with pediatric and adolescent participants.
• Ensure consistency and accuracy in assessment administration and scoring.
• Complete required source documentation and maintain study records.
• Participate in study-specific rater training, certification, and calibration.
• Collaborate with investigators and the clinical research team.
• Escalate clinically significant findings to the investigator as appropriate.
• Maintain compliance with the protocol, GCP, IRB, and research requirements.

Requirements

• Experience administering psychiatric rating scales in pediatric-adolescent clinical trials.
• Familiarity with pediatric mood disorders, such as Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder.
• Knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines and clinical research procedures.
• Ability to complete study-specific rater training and qualification requirements.
• Documented experience with pediatric psychiatric assessments, including but not limited to: K-SADS-PL, CDRS-R, C-SSRS, YMRS, CGI-S, CGI-I, HAM-A, PQ-LES-Q, AIMS, BARS, and SAS.

Qualifications

Strongly preferred: At least two years of CNS-psychiatry clinical research experience and prior experience as a primary or independent rater in pediatric clinical trials.

Pay

$35.00 - $40.00 Per Hour