Research Associate/ Psychometrist
GDIT's Military Health Solutions is hiring a Senior Clinical Research Associate to support the Defense & Veterans Brain Injury Center located at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) in Bethesda, MD.
The Senior Research Associate will support several multi-site research projects as part of the Congressionally Mandated 15-Year study to examine outcome from traumatic brain injury in a military population and the effect on family members. S/he will administer and score an objective comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological test battery incorporating pertinent behavioral observations. S/he will conduct comprehensive unstructured and structured diagnostic clinical interviews, and case conference interview data with senior neuropsychology staff. Scores and codes neuropsychological test data and codes interview data.
Primary Responsibilities Include:
- Conducts comprehensive neuropsychological testing and administers self-report questionnaires, including scoring, coding, and quality checks.
- Documents behavioral observations and testing notes for consideration in scoring/coding data.
- Conducts comprehensive diagnostic unstructured and structured clinical interviews and participates in case conferencing of interview data and data coding with senior neuropsychology staff.
- Documents behavioral observations and testing notes for consideration in scoring/coding data.
- Conducts medical record reviews for data collection, case conferencing, and eligibility requirements.
- Collects and analyzes data to evaluate eligibility for enrollment.
- Offers suggestions for appropriate services for participants as needed. Responds to emergent patient situations.
- Collects and processes all study related data, assists with data export, data coding, and performs quality control procedures.
- Completes and maintains paperwork and electronic systems related to participant processing.
- Maintains research project records in compliance with study and IRB requirements.
- Maintains clear and accurate records, inventories and logbooks.
- Communicates with participants, staff, management, directors, and outside collaborators
- Assists training new staff on study activities and maintaining data collection integrity standards across study procedures and staff.
- May oversee and supervise junior research staff on study activities.
Non Primary Responsibilities:
- Other duties consistent with the above