Western Region Data Collection Specialist

Responsibilities

• Pilot all assessment materials prior to start of data collection studies to provide feedback and recommendations for ease of use
• Administer performance tests for all studies and facilitate completion of rating scales
• Recruit participants for studies, particularly from hard-to-reach populations (e.g., low SES, low incidence clinical populations (e.g., intellectually disabled, visually impaired))
• Build and maintain relationships with local (i.e., local to your geographic location) schools and organizations; provide feedback to continuously improve data collection processes for internal R&D team and contracted data collectors
• Travel as required to facilitate data collection

Qualifications

• Master’s level assessment professional (e.g., School Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Occupational Psychology, Speech Language Pathology)
• Membership and participation in professional organizations/associations
• Minimum two years administering assessments full time post Master’s (preferably in a school setting)
• Broad assessment experience administering a variety of performance tests (e.g., cognitive, achievement, language) required, experience administering observational (e.g., ADOS-2) or structured interview (e.g., ADI-R) assessments highly desirable
• Must be located in either the Western region (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming)
• Local access to the following hard-to-obtain cases: Racial and ethnic minorities, Low socio-economic status populations (i.e., highest parental education of high school diploma or less), Clinical populations (e.g., deaf and hard of hearing, sensory processing disorders, intellectual disability)
• Must have access to clinical populations or relationships built with clinicians, practitioners, and clinics that serve individuals with intellectual disability, anxiety disorders, and autism
• Knowledge of clinical or school market desired
• Has relationships with area schools, organizations, and/or clinics
• Is comfortable going into new situations and new settings
• Enjoys building new relationships, problem solving, and overcoming obstacles
• Spanish Bilingual highly preferred
• 10-15% travel