Clinical Research Assistant PD

Disability Services Of The Southwest - East Providence, RI

Full-time - Entry Level

East Providence, RI

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Clinical Research Assistant will work closely with a multidisciplinary team of developmental and clinical psychologists engaged in longitudinal developmental psychological research focused on children and families. This role involves assisting in the acquisition and analysis of participant information for various clinical research projects under the general supervision of the Principal Investigator. The assistant will be responsible for interviewing participants in community settings to gather essential information, preparing and maintaining study records, and entering data to achieve inter-rater reliability for coding observational assessments of parent and child behavior. There may also be opportunities to participate in presentations and posters related to the research conducted. Additionally, the assistant will help coordinate clinical activities associated with the research projects.

Responsibilities

• Complete research assessments with children and families in the home environment.
• Recruit participants from community settings.
• Assist in identification and follow-up of participants meeting criteria for inclusion in clinical research studies. Ensure protocol eligibility requirements are met.
• Establish and/or maintain study record for each participant. Interview participant and/or family to explain nature of study. Elicit cooperation and gather information to complete study. Facilitate obtaining signed consent forms. May schedule participant interview to complete documentation.
• According to established protocol may administer standardized and non-standardized research observations and assessments.
• May review medical records to abstract information necessary to complete forms. May request and follow-up on missing data such as questionnaires and the like.
• Monitor adherence to protocol. Follow-up with participant to correct or complete documentation.
• In collaboration with the Data Specialist and/or Principal Investigator collect and organize participant data into an appropriate format to facilitate data entry and analysis. Enter study information into database.
• May coordinate activities of others assigned to research projects to interview participants to complete forms or to perform data entry duties.
• Review literature pertaining to research being conducted in order to better understand project and to gather relevant information.
• May conduct classroom assessments at local child care sites.
• May assist with coordination of early childhood clinical services.
• May participate in data collection at a research summer camp.

Requirements

• Experience in clinical research or a related field is preferred.
• Strong communication skills for interviewing participants and families.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Familiarity with data entry and management systems.
• Attention to detail for maintaining study records and ensuring protocol adherence.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with children and families in a research or clinical setting.
• Knowledge of developmental psychology and early childhood interventions.
• Familiarity with standardized and non-standardized assessment tools.

Benefits

• Opportunities for professional development and training in clinical research.
• Potential for participation in research presentations and publications.