Clinical Rater

Clinical Rater Opportunity in Brookline, MA

Are you a doctoral-level clinician with extensive experience administering psychiatric and neurological rating scales in clinical research settings? This contract role focuses on clinical rating-scale administration within the neurology and biotechnology space, seeking a professional with specific expertise in administering clinical scales.

Primary Responsibilities

• Administer clinical rating scales as part of clinical trials, ensuring accuracy and adherence to protocols.
• Conduct assessments using tools such as the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), Clinician-Administered Dissociative States Scale (CADSS), Clinical Global Impression Scales (CGI-I and CGI-S), and others as required.
• Maintain detailed and accurate documentation of all assessments.
• Collaborate with clinical teams to ensure data integrity and compliance with trial requirements.
• Stay updated on certification requirements and maintain proficiency in administering scales.

Skills and Requirements

Doctoral-level clinician (PhD, PsyD, or DO) with experience in clinical rating scales. Proficiency in administering the following scales with recent experience (within the past 6 months to 2 years) is required:

• BPRS: Minimum 20 administrations
• CADSS: Minimum 10 administrations
• CGI-I and CGI-S: Minimum 25 administrations each
• C-SSRS: Minimum 20 administrations and Columbia Lighthouse Project certification
• MADRS: Minimum 25 administrations
• MGH-ATRQ: Minimum 25 administrations
• MINI: Minimum 25 administrations
• MOAA-S: Minimum 10 administrations
• YMRS: Minimum 20 administrations
• GAD-7: Minimum 20 administrations
• QIDS-SR: Minimum 20 administrations
• DSST: Minimum 10 administrations

Familiarity with additional scales such as SETS-P, PCRS, BPIC-SS, and PWC-20 is preferred. Candidates must demonstrate strong attention to detail and the ability to follow clinical trial protocols, along with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.