The Cognitive Assessment and Training in Child Health (CATCH) lab at Children's National Hospital is looking for a Clinical Research Coordinator to start as soon as mid-April.
The CATCH Lab is associated with the departments of Neuropsychology, Neurology, and Hematology/Oncology at Children's National Hospital. One of the lab's Principal Investigator, Karin Walsh, PsyD, is a neuropsychologist who specializes in examining and treating attention and learning difficulties as they occur in children with and without medical illness, with a particular focus on the cognitive and psychosocial late effects experienced by survivors of childhood cancer and neurofibromatosis, type 1 (NF1). She and her colleagues currently lead several federally, foundation, and internally funded grants that support clinical trials evaluating neurocognitive functioning and the efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation strategies with survivors of childhood cancer and NF1. Dr. Walsh's research primarily utilizes standardized performance-based measures of child neurocognitive functioning, as well as newer computerized testing methodologies.
Qualified applicants will be interested in a full-time on-site/hybrid experience and have a career interest in neuropsychology, psychology, clinical medicine, applied neuroscience, or cognitive science.
Selected Responsibilities:
-Interface with sites to train, troubleshoot, and monitor data collection in various studies
-Administer neurocognitive tests and survey measures to patients enrolled on studies at Children's National Hospital
-Score neuropsychological research measures
-Data entry and management of large databases for multiple studies
-Review medical charts to identify patients to be recruited or collect data
-Engage in multidisciplinary clinics and engage eligible research participants
-Conduct literature reviews
-Contribute to posters and manuscripts (e.g., cleaning data, conducting analyses, writing)
-Administrative tasks such as management of IRB submissions and preparation for study monitoring
Qualifications:
-Bachelor's degree (or 4+ years of relevant experience) in the field of psychology, neuroscience, or pre-med
--1+ years of research experience, multi-site research experience is a plus
-Strong written and verbal communication skills
-Ability to prioritize and manage tasks for multiple large, international clinical trials and local, single-site studies
-Work collaboratively with study staff at Children's National Hospital, study sponsors, and site coordinators
-Ability to work on site to Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC
How To Apply:
Please complete this application to provide us with information about you, your interests, and your qualifications. Please free to contact Hannah Weisman (CATCH Lab CRC) at hweisman@childrensnational.org, Dr. Kaitlyn Tiplady (CATCH Lab postdoctoral fellow) at kmtiplady@childrensnational.org, or Dr. Walsh (Hiring PI) at kwalsh@childrensnational.org with any questions.
-Strong written and verbal communication skills
-Ability to prioritize and manage tasks for multiple large, international clinical trials and local, single-site studies
-Work collaboratively with study staff at Children's National Hospital, study sponsors, and site coordinators
-Ability to work on site to Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC
How To Apply:
Please complete this application to provide us with information about you, your interests, and your qualifications. Please free to contact Hannah Weisman (CATCH Lab CRC) at hweisman@childrensnational.org, Dr. Kaitlyn Tiplady (CATCH Lab postdoctoral fellow) at kmtiplady@childrensnational.org, or Dr. Walsh (Hiring PI) at kwalsh@childrensnational.org with any questions.
