Study Coordinator

Midjourney; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Midjourney is seeking a detail-oriented researcher to manage end-to-end human-subjects sessions, including participant prep, sensor setup, and documentation. You will own system QC and participant operations, ensuring data integrity and compliant handling of records in a dynamic research environment.

Responsibilities include coordinating recruitment and scheduling, maintaining SOPs for acquisition and QC, and performing initial data organization and quality checks with Python.

Qualifications

• Experience acquiring physiological or imaging data from human participants in clinical or research settings.
• Meticulous attention to data quality, documentation, and protocol compliance.
• Professional and patient demeanor when interacting with participants.
• Ability to schedule, document, and maintain tidy data hygiene.
• Proactive in identifying issues and escalating anomalies early.

Responsibilities

• Run human-subjects recording sessions end-to-end, including prep, sensor setup, stimulus delivery, and documentation.
• Own daily system QC for a unique sensing instrument, monitor baseline noise, and review sensor health.
• Coordinate participant recruitment, scheduling, screening, consent, and handling of records.
• Develop SOPs for acquisition, QC, and participant workflows to ensure durable operations.
• Perform basic data operations: file organization, metadata management, and quality checks in Python.
• Collaborate with the program lead to refine protocols and improve system performance.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data handling

Python / Shell scripting

Participant handling

Ownership

Tools

Python scripting

Shell scripting

Job description

What You’ll Do

• Run human-subjects recording sessions end-to-end: participant prep and fitting, sensor configuration and calibration, stimulus delivery, real-time signal monitoring, and session documentation.
• Own daily system QC for a one-of-a-kind sensing instrument: baseline noise recordings, per-sensor health checks, log review, and escalation of anomalies before they touch a dataset.
• Own participant operations: recruitment coordination, scheduling, screening, consent, and compliant handling of participant records.
• Stand up and maintain the operational backbone of the program: SOPs for acquisition, QC, and participant workflows — documentation that survives you.
• Handle first-pass data operations: file conversion, organization, metadata, and quality review in Python.
• Partner daily with the program lead to refine acquisition protocols and improve system performance over time.

What We’re Looking For

• Hands-on experience acquiring physiological or imaging data from human participants in a clinical or research setting
• Obsessive consistency and attention to detail: you notice when something is off and you don't let it slide.
• Professional, patient, and calm with research participants — sessions succeed or fail on how people feel in the room.
• Basic scripting ability (Python and/or shell) for QC and data-handling tasks, or clear aptitude and motivation to build it.
• High ownership of the unglamorous parts: scheduling, documentation, tidy data hygiene.
• Discretion — parts of this program are not yet public. We'll walk you through the specifics, including the exact technology you'd be operating, in the first conversation.

Useful Experience

• Controlled or low-noise recording environments and highly sensitive instrumentation.
• Physiological signal-processing tools in Python.
• Human-subjects research administration (IRB protocols, consent workflows).
• Research studies involving structured tasks or sensory protocols with human participants.