About the role
Research Assistant/Associate, Neuropsychological Assessments [LKCMedicine] is a active engineering role at ntu in NTU Novena Campus, Singapore. Open the role to review the official description and apply on the company site.
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Key Responsibilities
- Neuropsychological Assessments
- Administer standardised neuropsychological and cognitive assessment batteries to research participants in accordance with study protocols and ethical guidelines.
- Rate, score, quality-check, and document all assessments accurately and consistently to ensure high data integrity.
- Maintain assessment materials, testing environment, and version control of all study documentation.
- Interact confidently and compassionately with research participants, particularly older adults, to ensure comfort, engagement, and high-quality data collection during assessments.
- Assist in training and guiding junior research staff or student assistants on standardised testing procedures and research protocols when required.
- Research Coordination and Data Work
- Perform accurate data entry, cleaning, and database maintenance (e.g., Excel and other research databases), ensuring data accuracy and regulatory compliance.
- Contribute to reporting of study progress (e.g., recruitment tracking, assessment completion rates, and milestone reporting).
- Support collaborative research projects with internal teams and external partners, assisting with coordination, documentation, and data sharing processes.
Requirements
- Essential qualifications
- Bachelors/Masters in Psychology, Health Sciences, Biomedical Science, Nursing, Social Sciences, or a related discipline.
- Essential skills and experience
- Comfortable working with older adults and/or clinical populations (experience in healthcare, research, or community settings is an advantage).
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow standardized protocols.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills (English required; Mandarin/dialect proficiency is a strong advantage for participant-facing work).
- Competent in Microsoft office and statistical software (Eg.SPSS, R) ; able to manage data carefully and confidentially.
- Able to work independently while collaborating closely with investigators and study team members.
- Preferred (on the job training can be provided)
- Experience administering cognitive screens or structured assessments (e.g., MMSE, MoCA, CDR) or similar research testing.
- Familiarity with research documentation, informed consent processes, and ethics applications and requirements.
- Experience with database management and statistical knowledge.
- Prior publication in peer-reviewed journals is an advantage
- Phlebotomy skills are a bonus.