AdventHealth - Orlando, FL
posted 4 days ago
About the position
The Research Psychometrist is responsible for conducting inpatient and/or outpatient assessments of research participants that are cognitively healthy or with a variety of developmental, medical, and neurological conditions, as part of industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical trials. Assessments will be completed in accordance with trial protocols, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, and International Conference on Harmonization/Good Clinical Practices (ICH/GCP) guidelines. In this role, the research psychometrist collaborates with Principal Investigators, Clinical Neuropsychologists, study sponsors, and other research and clinical team members. The research psychometrist will perform activities including administering and scoring neuropsychological tests, as well as research participant recruitment, screening, and consenting, providing concierge-level service for all participant-facing interactions during the course of clinical trials and research studies.
Responsibilities
- Effectively performs standardized administration and scoring of a wide range of psychological and neuropsychological tests
- Establishes and maintains an appropriate testing environment for administering tests in a variety of settings
- Scores all tests administered, documents behavioral observations, and provides a brief summary of results
- Provides a core service to score and interpret tests administered by other research sites, as deemed necessary for research projects
- Ensures compliant data entry/data mining into registries, patient records, and research specific database systems
- Participate in sponsor/CRO/PI-mandated training on tests used in specific research trials
- Attend and participate in team meetings
- May instruct trainees in proper test administration and reviews the work of trainees for accuracy
- Conducts in-service training for all new assessment tools or scoring programs
- Collaborates with scientists, psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, physicians, and other study team members
- Assists in coordination of ongoing research activities including meeting with study investigators and site monitors
- Execute the informed consent process for AdventHealth Research Institute participants
- Provision of concierge level service for all patient facing interactions during the course of clinical trials
- Assists Principal Investigators and research staff in the development of compliant research protocols
- Collaborate with clinical research supervisors and staff to implement standard operating procedures (SOP)
- Attend Investigator Meetings as determined by study sponsors
- Maintain sensitivity to cost containment measures by conserving hospital supplies, equipment, and human resources
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, or related field OR 3 years of experience in the administration of neuropsychological tests
Nice-to-haves
- Master's Degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, or related field
- Experience administering neuropsychological tests as part of research trials
Benefits
- Benefits from Day One
- Paid Days Off from Day One
- Career Development
- Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
- Mental Health Resources and Support
- Pet Insurance
- Debt-free Education (Certifications and Degrees without out-of-pocket tuition expense)
