Clinical Research Rater - Brookline, MA

Boston Neurobehavioral Associates; Brookline (MA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Boston Neurobehavioral Associates is seeking a part-time Clinical Research Rater to support CNS clinical trials in Brookline, MA. The role involves standardized psychiatric assessments, rigorous documentation, and collaboration with investigators to ensure protocol compliance.

Responsibilities include conducting interviews, scoring assessments, and supporting data entry across study visits while maintaining rater independence and safety monitoring as required by ICH-GCP guidelines.

Qualifications

• Must have strong psychiatric interviewing and assessment skills.
• Experience with multidisciplinary research teams is required.
• Attention to detail in clinical documentation and data entry.

Responsibilities

• Conduct protocol-required psychiatric interviews and document assessments.
• Support eligibility evaluations and consider historical data with investigators.
• Coordinate assessments within protocol-defined visit windows and maintain blinding.

Skills

Clinical interviewing

Psychiatric assessment

Documentation accuracy

Research teamwork

Rater experience

Education

PhD, PsyD, or Master’s in Psychology

Tools

Electronic study systems

Job description

Established in 1998, Boston Neurobehavioral Associates provides comprehensive outpatient behavioral health and psychiatric care to all ages. In order to best serve the Greater Boston area, we have practice across Massachusetts, Florida, Rhode Island, Illinois, New York, New Jersey & Maryland .

Led by Mohammad Munir, MD, the team of psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists, therapists, neuropsychologists, and other medical professionals collaborate to provide well-rounded care individualized for each patient.

Boston Neurobehavioral Associates providers offer care for a broad range of mental disorders and emotional difficulties.

Patients can expect an accurate diagnosis, followed by an integrative treatment plan that is tailored for their unique needs. The practice regularly cares for patients who are dealing with depression, bipolar, anxiety, insomnia, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and OCD, among other conditions.

Between individual psychotherapy, medication management, and customized lifestyle changes, patients learn to cope with their diagnosis and overcome it in time. We understand every patient has a different story that brought them to seek our care. As such, treatment plans are entirely individualized for each patient allowing them to experience optimal care.

Boston Neurobehavioral Associates has a mission to spread awareness about the stigma of mental health by providing high-quality, accessible psychiatric care. The team is dedicated to meeting all of the professional expectations of each patient and their family in an effort to improve a patient's quality of life.

We are seeking a compassionate and detail-oriented Clinical Research Rater to join our team in Brookline, Massachusetts.

About the Role

BNBA is seeking a Clinical Rater - Research to support CNS clinical trials through standardized psychiatric assessments, rigorous documentation, and active involvement in study conduct. This role works closely with the Principal Investigator, Sub-Investigators, and other research staff to maintain assessment quality, participant safety, and protocol compliance. This is a part-time and on-site role.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct protocol-required psychiatric interviews and administer, score, and document clinical assessments at screening, baseline, and follow-up visits.
• Support eligibility evaluations by reviewing psychiatric history, treatment history, and assessment findings with the investigator team.
• Work with the Principal Investigator, Sub-Investigators, and research staff to coordinate assessments within protocol-defined visit windows.
• Maintain consistent assessment techniques and scoring practices across visits while preserving study blinding and rater independence where required.
• Prepare accurate, complete, and timely source documentation and enter or verify assessment data in designated study systems.
• Address assessment-related data queries and support reconciliation between source records and study databases.
• Identify and promptly escalation changes in clinical status, suicidality, and other safety concerns to the investigator.
• Complete protocol training, sponsor-required certification, and ongoing rater qualification activities.
• Participate in interrater reliability exercises, calibration sessions, and review of assessment quality.
• Support monitoring visits, audits, and inspections by providing assessment documentation and responding to relevant findings.
• Report assessment-related protocol deviations and contribute to corrective and preventive actions.
• Participate in study meetings and maintain compliance with protocols, ICH-GCP, and confidentiality requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant clinical background in psychiatry, psychology, or a related healthcare discipline.
• PhD, PsyD, or a master's degree in Psychology, with relevant assessment and research experience.
• At least 2-3 years of recent rater experience in CNS or psychiatric clinical research and rater scales. (Preferred)
• Strong psychiatric interviewing, assessment, and clinical documentation skills.
• Experience with research protocols, electronic study systems, and multidisciplinary research teams.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage assessments across multiple studies.

Relevant Scale Experience

BPRS+, CADSS, CGI-I, CGI-S, C-SSRS, MADRS, MGH-ATRQ, MINI, MOAA/S, YMRS, GAD-7, SETS-P, QIDS-SR, DSST, PWC-20, K-SADS-PL, AIMS, BARS, SAS, PQ-LES-Q, and HAM-A.

Additional study-specific assessments and procedures may include PCRS, BPIC-SS, and the Discharge Checklist.