• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: SSA
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule: M-F
• Building:
• Salary Range: $59,845.49 - $59,845.49

Position Summary

Park Lab in the Department of Neurology is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Full Time Research Assistant (RA) to join our dynamic and diverse team. The RA will assist the lab in running multiple funded research projects. Their duties and responsibilities include data management, screening and enrolling subjects for clinical research study, research transcranial dopplers, and physiologic data acquisition.

The ideal candidate is able to pay close attention to details, display strong interpersonal communication skills, and is proficient in juggling multiple projects and priorities. This position is ideal for recent graduates looking to gain more research experience or pursue further graduate studies. Most importantly, we seek someone with an eagerness and curiosity to learn, as everything about this job is teachable!

Park lab?s mission is to derive actionable information from healthcare data to improve efficiency and quality of care in hospitalized or critically ill patients. Using monitoring devices and digitized patient data, we implement statistical and machine learning decision support tools to detect physiologic state changes and identify opportunities for early intervention to change outcome. Our team is committed to advancing groundbreaking research in neurology, and we are excited about welcoming a new team member to our lab.

Responsibilities

• Data query & management
• Physiologic data acquisition
• Screening and enrolling subjects for clinical research study
• Communicating effectively with physicians, nurses, and hospital staff
• Research transcranial doppler

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree and at least 1.5 years of related experience or equivalent in education, training and experience

Preferred Qualifications

• At least one year of related experience
• Ability to work in teams and flexible
• There are no Preferred majors but experience in Data Science (Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or Informatics) is a plus
• Working knowledge of Python

Other Requirements

• Must be organized.
• Computer skills are required including proficiency with MS-Word, MS-Excel, Outlook, and MS-PowerPoint
• Computer skills that are desired include SQL.
• Maintaining confidentiality, privacy and integrity while working with confidential patient data.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

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