Research Assistant I Neurology SM

Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

Summary:
Provides assistance to the Principal Investigator and Study Team in coordinating research activities that may include conducting a variety of routine experiments with established methodologies, data collection and management, and other research activities as assigned.

Candidates who are in the process of completing their bachelor's degree have a grace period of six months from their hire date (up to 1 year if starting per diem) to provide degree equivalency verification.

Does this position require Patient Care?
No.

Essential Functions:
-Responsible for data collection, management, manipulation, analysis, and reporting.
-Study cohort management.
-Outreach communication with subjects, conducting mailings, follow-up on mailings, and obtaining necessary documents.
-Provides assistance on work related to epidemiological studies and other population-based research.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor's Degree Science required

Experience
New grad with some relevant coursework 0-1 year preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Careful attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize a variety of tasks.
- Computer literacy, including database tools.
- Ability to follow directions and exhibit professionalism.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Preferred:

- Work closely with experts in human stem cell to create autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) disease models in human cerebral organoids from patient-derived iPSC lines

- Perform multi-electrode array (MEA) recordings and analyze network activity in the NDD and control human cerebral organoids

- Work closely with team members in our interdisciplinary collaborations on the development and application of methods for human organoids, network recordings and network analysis

- Apply and develop computational methods for analyzing and modulating spontaneous and evoked activity from MEA recordings and/or calcium imaging

- Ensure validity and reliability of all data collected and analyzed

- Keep excellent records of experiments, undertake thorough data analysis and make active contributions to the laboratory research environment

- Write regular internal reports as agreed and draft and/or contribute to reports for submission to research sponsors

- Prepare and present findings at internal group meetings

- Draft publications and/or presentations for scientific journals/conferences

- Contribute to research grant applications

- Provide guidance to staff and students, including training to students and/or other trainees

- Be an active team member and set positive examples for other team members

- Contribute and lead administrative tasks related to research and teaching goals

- Maintain a safe workplace and follow all lab and hospital practices and procedures

- Any other duties commensurate with the post as directed by the PIs

Education & Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree (or about to be awarded at Bachelor’s degree) in one or more of the following fields: Neuroscience and Computer science

Specialist knowledge & skills:

- Experience working in a laboratory-based research environment.

- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with other group members.

- Coding skills in MATLAB and Python

Interpersonal & Communication Skills:

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for working collaboratively, including communicating progress and challenges to PIs

- Rigorous scientific skills for acquiring, analyzing and presenting data

- Excellent time and project management skills

- Meticulous record keeping for both experimental procedures and for analysis

- Willingness to adjust working hours in accordance with experimental demands and as necessary for project goals

- Generosity of spirit and willingness to share and help develop skills in others

Remote Type

Onsite

Work Location

60 Fenwood Road

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

$21.00 - $29.01/Hourly

Grade

5At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however, it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package. In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth. We invite you to apply, and our Talent Acquisition team will provide an overview of your potential compensation and benefits package.

EEO Statement:

2200 The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.

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