NYC Clinical Research Assistant with Full Stack Developer Skills

Research Assistant affiliated at the Integrative Lab at Integrative Psych & Sultan Lab for Mental Health Informatics, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC).

Location: CUIMC, and Integrative Psych (in Chelsea, NYC)

Employment Type: Full Time, with 2-year required commitment

Position Summary:

The Integrative Psych Clinic through the Sultan Lab for Mental Health Informatics in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) is seeking a full-time Research Assistant to support ongoing research in child and adolescent psychiatry.

Focusing on the development of a modern EHR/EMR systems that is clinically focused with staff as end users, yet that organizes and catalogues all non-structured and structured data in a manner that can be easily and systemically analyzed by analytic research staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Co-designing of EHR/EMR for clinicians
• Technical Development of EHR/EMR systems
• Assistant in technical roles in the Integrative Psych clinic
• Contribute to the authorship of manuscripts for publication in major research journals.
• Perform statistical data analysis on large public health datasets.
• Assist with Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions and amendments.
• Prepare presentations for conferences throughout the year.
• Schedule and manage weekly lab meetings.
• Mentor undergraduate students in the lab.

Candidate Qualities:

• Proficiency in programing and web application development
• Some experience in Python, Javascript, CSS
• Experience with APIs
• Proficiency in scientific writing (ideally, provide a scientific writing sample)
• A proficiency in statistics and using statistical software (e.g., R, Python, SPSS, or SAS).
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• A passion for mental health/medical research.
• Ability to both work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary, collaborative research team.

Nice to Have

• Experience with grant writing
• Advanced statistics

Application Process:

If you're interested, please submit your resume and a writing sample (preferably scientific).

A brief cover letter (a few sentences max) stating your interest and career goals is highly appreciated.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Compensation: varies based on experience. (Full-Time, 40 hrs/week)

More information about Integrative Psych

https://www.integrative-psych.org

Sultan Lab:

https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/research-labs/sultan-lab-mental-health-informatics