Research Assistant

Columbia University in the City of New York; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia University in the City of the City of New York's Division of Movement Disorders is seeking a Research Assistant to support clinical studies and patient interactions within a multidisciplinary team.

The role involves data collection, regulatory submissions, data entry, and collaboration with physicians and administrators to advance movement disorders research, with travel and weekend work as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree and at least 1.5 years of related experience.
• Preferred: experience with Excel and SPSS.
• Fluency in Spanish is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee recruitment and consent for PD, MSA, SCA, ET studies.
• Adhere to GCP and regulatory guidelines for clinical research.
• Enter data into electronic case report forms and databases.
• Analyze data using Excel and SPSS; prepare reports.
• Collect biological samples per protocol requirements.
• Assist with IRB submissions and manuscript/grant writing.
• Conduct study visits and cognitive assessments as outlined in protocol.
• Support division-wide operations of the clinical research core.
• Attend outreach events and occasional travel as needed.

Skills

Statistics

Data entry

Clinical collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

SPSS

Job description

• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: SSA
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $61,692.40 - $61,692.40

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

The Research Assistant will work closely with the Division of Movement Disorders clinical research core in research studies for movement disorders. This role involves significant patient interaction and collaboration with physicians and administrators.

Responsibilities

• Oversee recruiting and consenting activities for pharmaceutical company sponsored and federally funded clinical research studies in Parkinson’s Disease (PD), Multiple Systems Atrophy (MSA), Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA), and Essential Tremor (ET), and other movement disorders.
• Adhere to strict regulatory guidelines and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards to ensure the integrity of clinical research data collected.
• Accurately collect and enter data according to ALCOA+C standards into electronic case report forms, databases, and regulatory documentation.
• Analyze data from Excel and SPSS databases; perform statistical/hypothesis testing and summarize findings in reports and presentations.
• Collect and process blood, CSF, urine, skin biopsy and other biological samples per diagnostic/experimental protocol requirements.
• Perform IRB regulatory submissions: write and edit project summary protocols and consent forms; review and edit submissions when necessary.
• Assist with writing and editing manuscripts and grants as necessary.
• Conduct study visits including electrocardiograph, vitals, cognitive assessments and other responsibilities as outlined in protocol and delegation of authority.
• Administer semi-structured clinical interviews with patients and healthy controls using study-specific history, and cognitive/neuropsychological testing.
• Assist with division-wide responsibilities to support the operations of clinical research core.
• Ability to adapt to protocol and patient requirements.
• Attend community outreach events, support patient engagement, and participate in professional meetings and presentations as needed, including travel and occasional weekends.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree and at least 1.5 years of related experience or equivalent in education, training, and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing/cleaning databases and fluency with statistics are strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with Excel and SPSS is preferred.
• Fluency in Spanish.

Other Requirements

• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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