Clinical Research Assistant

To assist and support scientific investigation to study treatment and phenomenology of the early course of psychotic disorders as directed in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health; independently conducts assigned experiments; administers and scores assessments as part of study protocol; contributes to completion and submission of regulatory documents; records, consolidates and assists with analysis of research results;; manage data entry and database integrity; assists in evaluating validity of data obtained from experimental procedures; summarizes data for inclusion in grant proposals and manuscripts; prepares research progress reports; assists principal investigator with the preparation of publications, manuscripts, articles, posters, and abstracts; conducts library research on requested topics through researching current literature; oversees and maintains accurate records of laboratory activities; assists with training and onboarding of junior research staff, and undergraduate and graduate students in research methods and equipment operation; sets up and operates laboratory equipment; monitors research inventory and initiates procurement requests as needed. It is anticipated that much of the work for this position will be completely remotely.

Minimum Education and Skills/Experience Required/Desired

Bachelors Degree in biological sciences, health sciences, psychology or psychiatry, or equivalent combination of education experience; experience in research capacity desired; knowledge or experience in specialty may be desired; experience performing basic laboratory procedures to process biological specimens or images may be desired; computer skill required with knowledge of database software applications desired, or equivalent combination of experience.