UNIV - Research Program Coordinator I - Psychiatry: Brain Stimulation Laboratory

Job Duties

• Assist with recruitment and screening of research participants, including the development of advertising materials, meeting with and calling potential participants, distribution of advertising materials, and collaborating with relevant providers and researchers.
• Obtain informed consent, enroll study participants, conduct study visits as per the protocols and provide education information to subjects.
• Aid in non-invasive brain stimulation sessions.
• Coordinate proper data management collection according to protocol requirements and compliance. Maintain behavioral, diagnostic, and EEG/fMRI/physiological data and conduct data retrieval from large databases for data reporting and analysis.
• Initiate and maintain accurate and comprehensive records as required by the FDA, the IRB, the sponsors and Good Clinical Practice Guidelines. Schedule and participate in all sponsor and/or IRB monitoring visits to review study protocols and collected data.
• Attend weekly staff meetings to review study progress.

Preferred Training and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in psychology, Neuroscience, Biology, Engineering, Computer Science or related field is preferred.
• Prior experience in research is helpful but not mandatory, but a willingness to learn new tasks will be important.
• Prior experience with EEG, fMRI or other physiological measures as well as TMS or other brain stimulation techniques is preferred but not mandatory.
• The ability to use computer word and data processing programs including but not limited to Microsoft Office, MATLAB, R, and SPSS are very helpful.
• Strong interpersonal skills are key for promoting participant comfort during procedures and for being sensitive to any potential distress.

Minimum Requirements

• A bachelor's degree and one year of relevant program experience.