JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Manhattan Schizophrenia Research Program seeks a full time Project Support candidate. The candidate will be involved in ongoing pharmacological novel interventions for patients with incomplete response to their current antipsychotic treatments. The Project Support Assistant III will assist the Principal Investigator in day-to-day operations, which involve assisting various investigators in screening and interviewing potential study patients, in setting up research team members with protocol assessment set up of rater-administered rating scales (PANSS, BNSS, SAS, BARS, AIMS, CDSS and cognition scales), cross-sectionally assessed by blinded and trained raters. maintaining regulatory records, obtaining ethical approvals, assisting with experimental and technical procedures and data entry. The candidate should be proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) and Adobe Products together with experience in digital therapeutic modalities. The position is ideal for those who have experience with the scientific and administrative aspects of working within clinical schizophrenia research.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• MA/MS in psychology or related field
• Clinical trial psychiatric research experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• The ideal candidate will have an interest in neuroscience and mental health
• Be curious about the mechanisms of behavior
• A working knowledge of data management software (e.g., SPSS)
• Have an interest in working with a clinical population.
  Background Investigation/Justice Center Review Requirements:

Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment. 2) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.

• The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran Employer. VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.

Applications will only be accepted through website at: http://corporate.rfmh.org - Click on Employment Opportunities. Applications will be accepted only during the posting dates as listed at the top of the job announcement.
Questions regarding this position please email: hrprocessing@nki.rfmh.or

JOB DUTIES:

• Recruiting and Preparing patients for examinations or research treatments by explaining procedures and allaying any fears or concerns about the procedures.
• Assist with obtaining ethical approvals, training compliance and standard research operating procedures
• Assist in general lab operations (purchasing, inventory maintenance and management)
• Assist with aspects of data management/organization and compliance procedures
• Organizing, storing, and maintaining records of research subjects’ health status, progress, and other digital or recorded information
• Communicating with members of the clinical teams to discuss study progression and study patients’ response
• Schedule consented research patients for study-related interviews and procedures
• Assist in the preparation of grant proposals, manuscripts, other professional presentations
• Enter data into case report forms, databases, and spreadsheets and resolve research data queries if necessary
• Prepare documents for IRB submissions and maintain essential documents in Investigator Site File

Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment. 2) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.

• The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran Employer. VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant