Lab specialist ii

• Participates in the conduct of multisensory perception research studies, including electrophysiologic data collection in children with and without autism or other developmental disabilities
• Contributes to the design and conducts electrophysiologic (EEG) research to explore and support lab goals, grant commitments, scientific discovery, and/or development
• Supports the implementation of custom, research project-specific data workflow solutions for data collection, management, reporting and analytics
• Creates and maintains custom software programs (built in MATLAB, Virtual Reality development in Unity, Presentation ® Stimulus Delivery Software) used in acquiring and analyzing experimental data
• Conducts study visits to collect neurophysiologic and/or psychological assessments (may include EEG, cognitive and behavioral assessments, participant questionnaires)
• Ensures all data are collected and secured within approved parameters and procedures
• Records, interprets, and conducts analyses on electrophysiologic and other scientific data utilizing standard methods and develops modifications of standard methods to meet special situations
• Participates in formulating research methods and suggesting options for improving quality and recommending solutions
• Participates in computer database design and utilization, data analysis, and suggests future improvements in data measurement
• Develops research documentation, such as protocols, reports, reviews, publications, manuscripts, and/or summaries
• Assists in human subject recruitment and screening activities, including reviewing study site databases for patients that meet the protocol inclusion criteria
• May participate in maintaining study site databases or optimizing recruitment strategies
• May conduct telephone interviews to screen potential study candidates
• Verifies inclusion criteria are met before enrollment
• Interacts with children and/or individuals with developmental disabilities in a sensitive and respectful manner
• Responsible for the daily operation of the Spectrum Brain Lab research area
• Orders, tracks and submits appropriate UR forms/documentation for participant incentives and reimbursement, study office supplies and equipment
• Teaches laboratory techniques and instrumentation procedures to students and laboratory technical support staff and counsels them on technical problems
• Disseminates research findings to internal and external audiences
• Ensures the quality standards and scientific integrity in research activities are maintained
• Remains knowledgeable of relevant scientific and technical developments
• Attends/participates in weekly lab meetings, and as appropriate, institutes, and seminars

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2 years of related work experience
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair equipment as needed
• Excellent organization skills to help coordinate a number of projects, and the skills to help train inexperienced personnel
• Attention to detail, patience, and a positive, participant-centric attitude
• Familiarity with MS Office programs (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)

Programming experience in Matlab, Python or Unity/C#