Remote Clinician for Pediatric Cognitive Assessments

Cogstate; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Cogstate Clinician Network seeks remote clinicians to deliver interviews and cognitive assessments for preclinical dementia studies in pharmaceutical trials. Roles are contract-based, fully remote, and on an as-needed schedule.

Applicants should have MA/MS in Psychology, Vineland/VABS experience, Mandarin fluency, and at least 2 years in clinical interviewing and cognitive assessment, including pediatric populations. Comprehensive training and supervision are provided.

Qualifications

• MA/MS in Psychology or equivalent.
• ≥25 administrations of study scales or similar semi-structured clinical interviews.
• Experience working with pediatric populations with neurodevelopmental delays.
• Rare disease experience is a plus, including Angelman syndrome, Phelan-McDermid syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, or similar disorders.
• Vineland/VABS administration experience.
• Formal training in clinical interviewing and cognitive assessment, including experience working with pediatric populations and caregivers.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience with direct clinical interviewing and psychological assessment in clinical research industry, academic or clinical settings.
• Direct experience with cognitive/behavioral/functional assessment of neurological/psychiatric populations.
• Ability to meet deadlines, being highly organized and methodical, with attention to detail to ensure delivery.
• Proficiency with MS Office, including Word and Excel, email, teleconference platforms such as Skype, Zoom or other similar applications, and cloud-based storage service.
• Mandarin Fluency

Responsibilities

• Remotely administering semi-structured clinical interview assessments and cognitive battery of tests to study subjects and caregivers.
• Remotely delivering computerized and traditional cognitive assessments via a tele-health platform.
• Scoring completed scale administrations.
• Participating in regular clinical skill recalibration activities.
• Providing reviews of completed neuropsychological test batteries for central monitoring of data to ensure accuracy in administration and scoring and contribute to the overall success of a clinical trial.
• Reviewing response forms and recordings of remote scale administrations and offering feedback to raters via email and telephone communications.

Skills

Clinical interviewing

Neuropsychological assessment

Remote assessments

Data management

Mandarin Fluency

Education

MA/MS in Psychology

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel)

Job description

Cogstate Clinician Network seeks remote clinicians to deliver interviews and cognitive assessments for preclinical dementia studies in pharmaceutical trials. Roles are contract-based, fully remote, and on an as-needed schedule.

Applicants should have MA/MS in Psychology, Vineland/VABS experience, Mandarin fluency, and at least 2 years in clinical interviewing and cognitive assessment, including pediatric populations. Comprehensive training and supervision are provided.