Research Assistant, HBN

About Child Mind Institute

We're dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need. We've become the leading independent nonprofit in children's mental health by providing gold-standard evidence-based care, delivering educational resources to millions of families each year, training educators in underserved communities, and developing tomorrow's breakthrough treatments.

Position Details:

As part of the Healthy Brain Network team, you will report to Research Coordinator, HBN. You will will work directly with youth who have a wide range of psychiatric concerns, as well as their families. You will administer assessments spanning multiple domains including cognition, language, psychological function, social, emotional, behavioral, trauma, physical status, substance use, and neurological. You will also complete data scoring and entry and contribute to clinical and research reports.

The Healthy Brain Network study Research Assistant position is a 2-year role providing the opportunity to learn novel forms of data collection from a research and clinical perspective.

This is a non-exempt, full-time, hybrid position. This position requires a minimum of four (4) days per week in the office, on a schedule determined by your supervisor, located in our NYC, Harlem office. The in-office requirement and schedule are subject to change based on the needs of the program and the organization.

You Will:

• Facilitate informed consent, enrollment, and data collection from participants and theircaregivers.

• Work directly with children and young adults ages 5-21 throughout study visits, ensuring a high-quality experience for participating families.

• Maintain accurate research records (both paper and electronic) for assigned caseload of participants.

• Score assessments and questionnaires, enter data into databases, and contribute data to clinical feedback reports.

• Support diverse teams with data quality control.

• Protect personal and sensitive information.

• Perform additional job-related duties as assigned

You Have:

• B.S. / B.A. in Neuroscience, Education, Psychology, or other related fields.

• 1+ year previous clinical and/or research experience.

• 2+ years experience working with children in a professional setting.

• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the regulations on human subjectprotection, Good Clinical Practice and other clinical research guidelines.

• Broad knowledge of assessments used in educational evaluations (e.g. cognitivetesting, academic/speech testing), psychological research (e.g. social emotionalquestionnaires).

• Familiarity with and/or neuroimaging techniques like fMRI and/or (e.g. EEG).

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