Research Assistant Research Neurology LMK

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The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Provides assistance to the Principal Investigator and Study Team in coordinating research activities that may include conducting a variety of routine experiments with established methodologies, data collection and management, and other research activities as assigned. Candidates who are in the process of completing their bachelor's degree have a grace period of six months from their hire date (up to 1 year if starting per diem) to provide degree equivalency verification.

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• Responsible for data collection, management, manipulation, analysis, and reporting.
• Study cohort management.
• Outreach communication with subjects, conducting mailings, follow-up on mailings, and obtaining necessary documents.
• Provides assistance on work related to epidemiological studies and other population-based research.

• Bachelor's Degree Science required - New grad with some relevant coursework 0-1 year preferred.

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Careful attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize a variety of tasks.
• Computer literacy, including database tools.
• Ability to follow directions and exhibit professionalism.

Preferred:
Bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, psychology, biology, cognitive science, biomedical engineering, computer science, or a related field required. Prior experience in clinical or human-subjects research is preferred. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in movement disorders, cognitive neuroscience, and deep brain stimulation (DBS).

Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills are essential, as the Research Assistant will work directly with patients with Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders and coordinate closely with physicians and members of the research team. Responsibilities will include patient identification, recruitment and scheduling; obtaining informed consent; administering clinical, cognitive, and research assessments; collecting and managing research data; maintaining regulatory and study documentation;

and assisting with coordination of DBS research visits and longitudinal follow-up. Programming experience using MATLAB, R, and Python is required. The candidate should be comfortable working with research datasets and performing data processing and analysis. Experience with REDCap, neuroimaging or brain connectivity analysis, neuropsychological or cognitive testing, and neurological patient populations is highly desirable. The candidate should be highly organized, detail-oriented, reliable, comfortable interacting with patients, and able to manage multiple research responsibilities independently while working effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Hybrid

60 Fenwood Road

40

Regular Work Shift Day (United States of America)

$21.00 - $29.01/Hourly Grade 5

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