Position Description
This is a part-time clinical research role that can be performed online from home. This position is funded by a grant from the National Institute on Aging to validate tools that can distinguish between mild cognitive impairment, depression, and healthy aging in older adults. In this role, you will run the clinical operations for Telehealth-based neuropsychological assessment of research subjects. Responsibilities include rater training and supervision as well as the maintenance of assessment standardization across raters.
Depending on availability and interest, you may also contribute to the development of strategic partnerships, grant applications and collaborations, and product development.
Responsibilities
Design and implement processes according to NIH standards to ensure quality and consistency of clinical research data collection and scoring across raters
Train and oversee raters; ensure administration and scoring consistency across raters
Prepare comprehensive written assessment reports that may include diagnostic impressions
Bring quality control issues to the attention of the Primary Investigator
Validate rater-administered test scores
Index and enter normalized participant scores for each participant
Assist with data analysis (if interested) and dissemination of study results
Participate in team meetings
Bring feedback from study participants and raters to the product team
Minimum qualifications
PhD/PsyD in neuropsychology or in psychology with a neuropsychology specialty
2-3 years’ experience conducting neuropsychological assessments in key subject populations including patients with Alzheimer’s disease, mild Cognitive Impairment, stroke, aphasia, psychiatric conditions with cognitive complaints, and healthy controls
Experience with older adult populations required
Experience training / certifying raters on a variety of neuropsychological test measures, including the WAIS, WMS, D-KEFS, WAB, WNV, and others
Preferred qualifications
Experience in clinical research and understanding of good clinical practices
Special knowledge, skills, and abilities
Knowledge of psychometric testing
Strong analytical skills
Qualities that will bring success to the role
Excellent social skills and clinical judgment
Outstanding oral and written communication skills
Organized, precise, and detail-minded
Integrity, creativity, focus, and humility
Incisive, elegant, and efficient thinking; strong ability to prioritize and maintain focus
Excellent communication skills; proactive in thoughts and actions
Natural ability to inspire and maintain positivity
Compensation
Commensurate with experience, variable hours