CareerPlan

Clinical Research Scientist - Psychology & Biobehavioral Sciences

Memphis, TNFull-time$86k–$155k2026-08-20 → 2026-11-11
Based in United States

Core

Conduct independent clinical and population-based research to improve biobehavioral health outcomes for survivors of pediatric catastrophic diseases.

Role type

Senior IC clinical research scientist (psychology & biobehavioral sciences)

Builds

Grant and institutionally funded research projects

Domain

Healthcare + Neuroscience + Psychology

Required skills

clinical/population-based methodology, neuropsychology, neurodegenerative disease research, mental health conditions research, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), temporal interference stimulation (TIS), structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) acquisition and analysis, signal processing of motor evoked potentials, software programming for cognitive tasks, neuroscience, neuroimaging, blood-based biomarkers, grant development, study design, protocol development, data collection and analysis, manuscript preparation, human subjects protections oversight

Preferred skills

voxel-level mediation analyses, complex multimodal neuroimaging analyses, peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, evidence of earning grants from institutional and foundation-based sources

Technologies

TMS, TIS, MRI, signal processing software, cognitive task programming tools

Responsibilities

Lead clinical research design and implementation activities, oversee execution of multiple concurrent projects/studies, coordinate engagement with study participants, present and publish research results, provide instruction and guidance to research staff, manage large multidisciplinary research operations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC