Cogstate

Principal Scientist

Cogstate

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $145,000 - $160,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Oversee the delivery of specific scientific project services.
  • Contribute to the definition of study specific delivery plans and processes.
  • Provide directions to internal study team staff with respect to feasibility, process, timing of delivery of services.
  • Be accountable for study scientific decisions, and for ensuring clarity of internal and external project communications.
  • Ensure accurate tracking of time spent on studies.
  • Work collaboratively with the Head of Project Management to develop tracking and control mechanisms to ensure profitable delivery of rater training services.
  • Contribute to staff development and management of the Rater Training Group: training, definition of goals, and performance assessments.
  • Contribute to the definition of central, standard and efficient delivery processes.
  • Development of pragmatic quality control procedures that ensure the quality of delivery of services.
  • Contribute to the development of SOPs and Guidelines. Answering internal staff and sponsor questions.
  • Evaluate proposed raters against rater experience criteria.
  • Conduct live rater training sessions.
  • Conduct rater remediation training sessions.
  • Collect psychometric and interview data for non-interventional studies.
  • Interact with sponsors to resolve scientific queries and participate in study planning.
  • Conduct standardized clinical outcome assessments remotely or in a centralized setting for pediatric and rare disease clinical trials.
  • Ensure adherence to study protocols, assessment guidelines, and regulatory requirements while administering measures.
  • Maintain inter-rater reliability and scoring accuracy through rigorous training and periodic calibration.
  • Review and evaluate completed assessments from site-based raters for accuracy, consistency, and adherence to study protocols.
  • Identify and address scoring discrepancies, potential data quality issues, and protocol deviations.
  • Create business requirements documents and provide overview of DBCM and RPCM dashboards with sponsors.
  • Support the development of new products and services.
  • Support cognition research.
  • Support collection and analysis of data related to rater performance for improving services.
  • Design and interpret metrics for tracking product or service delivery performance.
  • Supporting sales.
  • Drive publications and presentations at conferences of results of scientific and operational data from clinical trials and other studies.

Requirements

  • PhD or PsyD degree preferably in clinical psychology, neuropsychology, behavioral science, or a related area.
  • Experience with data analysis, statistics, and scientific writing.
  • Experience with Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease.
  • Experience with cognition and/or neuropsychological testing.
Benefits
  • Remote Work Practices: Cogstate is a virtual first company. Cogstate employees can work from anywhere where Cogstate is registered to business within the United States, Australia, or the United Kingdom!
  • Generous Paid Time-off: Cogstate employees receive 20 days of vacation leave, 10 days of personal leave and 10 paid public holidays.
  • 401(k) Matching: As you invest in yourself and your future, Cogstate invests in you too: we match up to3% of your yearly salary in Cogstate’s 401k program.
  • Competitive Salary: We offer competitive base salaries plus additional earning opportunities based on the position.
  • Health, Dental & Vision Coverage: We've invested in comprehensive health & dental insurance options with competitive company contributions to help when you need it most. We also offer free vision insurance for all full-time employees.
  • Short-Term & Long Term Disability Life Insurance: 100% employer sponsored
  • Pre-Tax Benefits: Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Learning & Development Opportunities: Cogstate offers a robust learning program from mentorships to assistance with programs to improve knowledge or obtain certifications in applicable areas of interest.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
data analysisstatisticsscientific writingclinical outcome assessmentspsychometric data collectionrater trainingquality control proceduresSOP developmentperformance assessmentcognition research
Soft Skills
project managementcommunicationcollaborationstaff developmentproblem-solvingaccountabilityleadershiptrainingperformance evaluationinterpersonal skills
Certifications
PhDPsyD