Senior Research Assistant
Location
Redmond, WA | United States
Job description
Job Title: Research - Research Assistant IV
Tax Work Location: US - WA - Redmond (147120) Onsite.
Job Description:
- Looking for Senior Research Assistant with recent experience in human subjects preferably in consumer devices.
- What they do need, and this position specifically needs, is experience with human subjects research that handles sensitive data, whether that is right on with what we want (human anthropometric or perceptual study in closed cooperation with an IRB) or very similar (clinical study coordination adhering to strict health data rules).
- We need someone independent who also has the confidence/experience to stop work and raise the alarm when there is an issue, which is why it is not impossible but would be an exception to find someone qualified who has only worked on these kinds of projects as a student.
- The ideal candidates are high performers who want to try out a research lab/career, a masters or PhD in psychology or human subjects research, or technical people moving towards more coordination or management careers.
- human subjects research measures anthropometric, biometric, or human perceptual data that has much higher restrictions on collecting and handling in addition to privacy values our company enforces. Our RAs also work with highly experimental prototypes, mechanical apparatus, etc. with human subjects where there are also many safety concerns to consider.
Top must-have HARD skills:
- human subjects research measures anthropometric, biometric, or human perceptual data
Duties:
- Assisting lead researchers in executing experiments involving human subjects.
- Preparing and setting up equipment for studies, coordinating with engineers, equipment vendors, safety evaluators, and the research team to ensure proper setup.
- Understanding the study's objectives and background and executing the study. This involves learning new and evolving technologies, screening participants, obtaining consent, ensuring participant privacy, and guiding participants through study procedures.
- Providing study support services such as data collection, onsite handling, participant compensation tracking, and equipment tracking.
- Assisting in participant recruitment and scheduling activities.
- Piloting experiments, making observations, and providing feedback to optimize study procedures.
- Collecting, storing, transferring, and analyzing study data.
- Writing and submitting Institutional Review Board (IRB) documents and amendments.
- Researching technologies and equipment to facilitate experiments.
- Assisting with experimental design and providing feedback before studies.
- Summarizing literature.
- Purchasing study supplies.
- Assisting in onboarding new Research Assistants, including shadowing and serving as a point of contact for questions about standard tasks, software, and tools.
- Training new Research Assistants on research apparatuses and procedures.
Minimum qualifications
- Self-starter, the capacity to work autonomously, demonstrating robust time management skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, coupled with problem-solving abilities, meticulous attention to detail, and excellent interpersonal skills.
- The ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, and to interpret and communicate research findings and insights.
- A good understanding of information technology, including filesystems, secure shell (ssh), and experience with spreadsheet applications. Proficiency in using Windows, Linux, or MacOS (both command line and GUI) is required.
- Prior research experience.
Preferred qualifications
- Some knowledge of scripting and/or coding, preferably with experience in Matlab, Python, JavaScript, or other languages.
- Familiarity with project management methodologies and project tracking.
- Co-authorship on scientific publication or conference abstract.
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