What are the responsibilities and job description for the MIND Program Clinical Research Assistant II position at McLean Hospital?
Education
Bachelor's Degree required
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No
Licenses and Credentials
Experience
Must have at least one year of directly related clinical research experience, and have demonstrated competence in research techniques and methodologies. 1-2 years required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- High degree of computer literacy; knowledge of data management programs.
- Ability to work independently.
- Excellent interpersonal skills are required for working with the study participants.
- Good oral and written communication skills; careful attention to detail.
- Analytical skills and the ability to resolve technical or research problems and issues and to interpret the acceptability of data results.
- Knowledge of clinical research protocols.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize a variety of tasks.
- Ability to demonstrate respect and professionalism for subjects' rights and individual needs.
- Must be able to consistently demonstrate McLean Values of integrity, compassion and respect, diversity and teamwork, excellence and innovation in their work activities and interactions.
- Must have demonstrated an ability to work independently.
The Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery (MIND) Program/Cognitive and Clinical Neuroimaging Core (CCNC) is dedicated to studying the relationship between substance use, cognition, and psychiatric disorders using various magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques and neuropsychological, clinical, and diagnostic instruments. Most recently, we have focused on examining the brain as it relates to medical cannabis use, and have several ongoing studies related to assessing how various cannabis-related variables impact clinical state, cognition, brain structure and function using clinical trial, observational, and survey models.
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