Psychometrist

JOB SUMMARY

The Psychometrist is a highly trained professional who supports the Clinical Trials Team at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center by administering, scoring, and reporting psychological assessments. The Memory and Aging Center Clinical Trials Team requires a dedicated, full-time, highly trained psychometrist who can perform standardized testing, and assist the site to qualify for its many ongoing research studies, provide longitudinal continuity, and ensure valid test results for numerous clinical trials and observational studies.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrates proficiency in the administration, scoring, and reporting of psychological assessments
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse and sometimes challenging patient populations.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks in high-pressure, fast-paced environments
• Bachelor's degree in Psychology or a closely related field and minimum of one year of experience administering and scoring psychological tests
• Strong work ethic and reliability
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure
• Experience working with the geriatric population

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in Psychology or a related field
• Licensure as a psychometrist or demonstrated experience in psychometrics
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish
• Experience administering neuropsychological assessments, dementia rating scales in geriatric populations, and research-related rating scales

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Administer assessments to healthy participants and to adult patients who have cognitive and/or neurological problems (interview patients and caregivers, administer selected neuropsychological tests according to standardized instructions in published testmanuals and according to research protocols, score neuropsychological tests manually or by computer according to standardized instructions published in test manuals, record and report test results). Report results that warrant prompt action to the research physicians.

Work with studysponsors and ratingvendors to qualify as a cognitive rater on various research studies and respond to queries in a timely manner.

5

Yes

Preparation of normative data in psychometric instruments

5

No

Assistance in translation of documents for monolingual participants and families (if employee is bilingual)

10

Yes

Meeting organization, attendance, preparation of meeting and recruitment materials, and occasional community outreach event participation

5

Yes

Assist in research activities, following all regulatory requirements as appropriate.

5

Yes

Assist in special research projects as assigned.

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70

Yes

Administer assessments to healthy participants and to adult patients who have cognitive and/or neurological problems (interview patients and caregivers, administer selected neuropsychological tests according to standardized instructions in published testmanuals and according to research protocols, score neuropsychological tests manually or by computer according to standardized instructions published in test manuals, record and report test results). Report results that warrant prompt action to the research physicians.

Work with studysponsors and ratingvendors to qualify as a cognitive rater on various research studies and respond to queries in a timely manner.

5

Yes

Preparation of normative data in psychometric instruments

5

No

Assistance in translation of documents for monolingual participants and families (if employee is bilingual)

10

Yes

Meeting organization, attendance, preparation of meeting and recruitment materials, and occasional community outreach event participation

5

Yes

Assist in research activities, following all regulatory requirements as appropriate.

5

Yes

Assist in special research projects as assigned.

100%

(To update total%, enter the amount of time in whole numbers(without the % symbol - e.g., 15, 20) then highlight the total sum(e.g., 1%) at the bottomof the columnand press F9. The

total sum shouldadd up to 100%.)