Neurobiology Research Assistant — Behavioral & Molecular Lab

McLean Hospital; Belmont (MA); On-site; USD 61,692,000 - 83,326,000; Full time

Job summary

McLean Hospital's Neurobiology of Fear Laboratory in Belmont, MA seeks a Research Assistant to support clinical research studies. The role involves mouse husbandry and rodent behavioral tests, translational biology tasks, and close collaboration with the PI to explore mechanisms of psychiatric disorders such as depression and PTSD.

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and experience with digital mental health tools, data analytics and lab workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Experience working with tools or skills relevant to digital mental health such as app development, programming, data analytics and visualization.

Responsibilities

• Assist on clinical research studies per protocol and guidelines.
• Recruit and evaluate potential study patients.
• Conduct telephone interviews, schedule visits and perform symptom rating scales.
• Interact with patients regarding study and provide education and procedural instruction.
• Maintain patient information databases and record-keeping.
• Input data, run basic analyses and generate reports.
• Monitor equipment and maintain study supplies as needed.

Skills

App development

Programming

Data analytics

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

McLean Hospital's Neurobiology of Fear Laboratory in Belmont, MA seeks a Research Assistant to support clinical research studies. The role involves mouse husbandry and rodent behavioral tests, translational biology tasks, and close collaboration with the PI to explore mechanisms of psychiatric disorders such as depression and PTSD.

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and experience with digital mental health tools, data analytics and lab workflows.