Lead Research Technician, Department of Psychology

Experimental Execution Protocol Oversight: Administers behavioral and experimental protocols to human research subjects. Oversees the maintenance of testing systems. Troubleshoots procedural and technical issues during data collection. Ensures adherence to Standard Operating Procedures across sessions. Multi-Site Logistics Operations: Serves as the primary operational liaison with external collaborating sites.

Coordinates cross-site project timelines, meeting schedules, and shared milestone tracking. Monitors cross-site data harmonization and quality control. Participates in limited travel to collaborating institutions for multi-site coordination. Regulatory Management IRB Coordination: Prepares, submits, and tracks primary IRB protocols, amendments, continuing reviews, and multi-site reliance agreements.

Manages regulatory documentation and compliance reporting. Ensures strict adherence to institutional and federal human subjects guidelines. Participant Recruitment, Scheduling Data Quality: Executes and leads participant recruitment campaigns and manages longitudinal scheduling. Develops and monitors recruitment and retention strategies across studies.

Assists with the designing and the maintenance of data storage workflows. Assists with the preparation of progress summaries for study leadership. Staff Training Supervision: Trains, mentors, and supervises junior research staff and undergraduate research assistants. Develops training materials and onboarding modules.

Verifies human subjects certifications and evaluates data collection fidelity. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Knowledge of federal regulations, single-IRB/reliance mechanisms, and institutional compliance standards for human subjects research. Skill in administering computerized cognitive and behavioral experimental tasks.

Skill in database management, data entry, and organizational tracking tools (e.g., Qualtrics, Excel). Demonstrated skill in managing multi-site research logistics and cross-institutional collaboration workflows. Skill in training, onboarding, and supervising research staff and student assistants. Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with research participants, students, and cross-institutional collaborators.