University of Colorado Anschutz
Department: Psychiatry
Job Title: Research Services Senior Professional
Position #: 00852655 – Requisition #: 40959
Job Summary:
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado Anschutz Campus seeks a full-time (1.0 FTE) Research Services Senior Professional (RSSP).
The Research Services Senior Professional (RSSP) will provide direct professional support of daily research activities such as subject recruitment and management, participant screening, scheduling, conducting informed consent/assent/HIPAA activities, psychiatric and cognitive assessments, brain stimulation procedures, neuroimaging (including fMRI), data and biospecimen collection, data processing, research administration, IRB documentation, regulatory compliance, and study budgeting. The RSP will also assist with training and onboarding research staff and students. Their extent of involvement in these research duties will be assigned by their supervisor. This individual will be responsible for collaborating with various faculty and staff across campus, as well as interacting with study participants. The candidate should be organized, detail-oriented, professional in conduct, possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, work effectively as a team player, and be capable of managing responsibilities with minimal supervision.
Key Responsibilities:
Neuromodulation, Neuroimaging, and Specialized Research Procedures
Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO with hybrid work eligibility determined by the needs of the Department of Psychiatry, Neuromodulation Research Program, and Quantitative Core.
Why Join Us:
The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Psychiatry is home to one of the most comprehensive neuromodulation programs in the country. Clinically, the department provides a full continuum of evidence-based treatments, including transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette Syndrome, depression, and chronic pain, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), and esketamine. This robust clinical infrastructure creates unparalleled opportunities for translational research directly tied to patient care.
Our neuromodulation research portfolio is rapidly expanding, with active studies in TMS, DBS, and low-intensity focused ultrasound, alongside initiatives in adaptive/closed-loop stimulation and biomarker discovery.
Why work for the University?
We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
An advanced degree (Master's or Doctorate) may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis if the degree is in a field of study directly related to the work assignment.
Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
For full consideration, please submit the following document(s):
Questions should be directed to: Samantha Martin, [contact details available in the full listing]
Screening of Applications
Begins:
Immediately and continues until October 15, 2026
Anticipated Pay Range:
The starting salary range ( or hiring range ) for this position has been established as $58,705 - $69,072.
The above salary range ( or hiring range ) represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. This position may be eligible for overtime compensation, depending on the level.
Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Colorado provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.
Total Compensation Calculator
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
ADA Statement:
The University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the employment application process. To request an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Human Resources ADA Coordinator at [contact details available in the full listing]
Background Check Statement:
The University of Colorado Anschutz is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees.
Vaccination Statement:
CU Anschutz strongly encourages vaccination against the COVID-19 virus and other vaccine preventable diseases . If you work, visit, or volunteer in healthcare facilities or clinics operated by our affiliated hospital or clinical partners or by CU Anschutz, you will be required to comply with the vaccination and medical surveillance policies of the facilities or clinics where you work, visit, or volunteer, respectively. In addition, if you work in certain research areas or perform certain safety sensitive job duties, you must enroll in the occupational health medical surveillance program .
Department: Psychiatry
Job Title: Research Services Senior Professional
Position #: 00852655 – Requisition #: 40959
Job Summary:
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado Anschutz Campus seeks a full-time (1.0 FTE) Research Services Senior Professional (RSSP).
The Research Services Senior Professional (RSSP) will provide direct professional support of daily research activities such as subject recruitment and management, participant screening, scheduling, conducting informed consent/assent/HIPAA activities, psychiatric and cognitive assessments, brain stimulation procedures, neuroimaging (including fMRI), data and biospecimen collection, data processing, research administration, IRB documentation, regulatory compliance, and study budgeting. The RSP will also assist with training and onboarding research staff and students. Their extent of involvement in these research duties will be assigned by their supervisor. This individual will be responsible for collaborating with various faculty and staff across campus, as well as interacting with study participants. The candidate should be organized, detail-oriented, professional in conduct, possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, work effectively as a team player, and be capable of managing responsibilities with minimal supervision.
Key Responsibilities:
Neuromodulation, Neuroimaging, and Specialized Research Procedures
- Administer complex neuro-navigated brain stimulation and MRI
experiments, balancing participant comfort and safety, data
quality, protocol requirements, and sensitive instrument
recordings.
- Operate and maintain specialized research equipment, including
brain stimulation, neuronavigation, and neuroimaging systems, in
accordance with established research protocols and safety
standards.
- Troubleshoot poor imaging quality, inaccurate timing of
interleaved brain stimulation and brain recordings, and hardware or
software failures that may compromise research procedures or data
quality.
- Identify technical issues during research procedures and work
with investigators, technical personnel, and equipment vendors as
appropriate to resolve problems and ensure collection of
high-quality research data.
- Participate in all aspects of clinical research studies,
including recruiting and enrolling participants, conducting
participant screening, obtaining informed consent and HIPAA
authorization, scheduling study visits, completing psychiatric,
cognitive, behavioral, and mental health assessments, operating
brain stimulation and neuroimaging equipment, collecting biological
samples, and coordinating participant reimbursement.
- Coordinate participant visits involving multiple research
procedures, investigators, facilities, and specialized research
resources.
- Assist in the preparation of research recruitment materials,
advertising campaigns, and participant outreach efforts.
- Demonstrate professionalism and excellent communication skills
when interacting with research participants, investigators,
collaborators, and other research personnel, ensuring respectful,
ethical, and participant-centered conduct at all times.
- Manage study protocols to ensure compliance with institutional,
federal, and sponsor requirements, including preparing and
maintaining informed consent forms, study protocols, protocol
applications, amendments, continuing reviews, and other regulatory
documents.
- Prepare and submit regulatory materials to COMIRB and maintain
required study approvals and documentation.
- Perform applicable OnCore research monitoring, documentation,
and regulatory sign-off activities.
- Maintain regulatory documentation and support compliance
activities involving applicable federal agencies, including the FDA
and DEA, when required by study protocols.
- Collaborate with principal investigators and research staff to
ensure studies are conducted in accordance with University
policies, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), approved protocols, and all
applicable regulatory requirements.
- Maintain complete and accurate study records, create and manage
regulatory and study binders, and ensure adherence to research
quality and documentation standards.
- Create, maintain, and perform quality control of research
databases, including REDCap and other approved research data
systems.
- Conduct accurate and timely data entry, data processing,
validation, and documentation while maintaining the integrity,
security, and confidentiality of research data.
- Apply computing, database management, and basic statistical
skills to support research data management, quality assurance,
study tracking, and reporting.
- Identify missing, inconsistent, or potentially erroneous
research information and work with appropriate study personnel to
resolve discrepancies.
- Maintain research records and documentation necessary to
support data integrity, protocol compliance, monitoring, and
reproducibility.
- Support study administration by assisting with budget
monitoring, drafting progress reports, and coordinating with
investigators and administrative personnel on project management
activities.
- Perform administrative activities necessary for study
operations, including scheduling participant visits, ordering
research supplies, coordinating meetings and events, and preparing
study documents and training materials.
- Train and onboard research staff and students on study
procedures, regulatory requirements, data collection methods,
research equipment, and laboratory operations as assigned.
- Provide cross-coverage for other research personnel to support
continuity of research operations.
- Participate actively in departmental, supervisory, principal
investigator, laboratory, and research team meetings.
- Contribute to study planning, protocol implementation,
troubleshooting, and continuous process improvement.
- Collaborate with investigators, research personnel,
institutional partners, and external collaborators to support
successful implementation of neuromodulation research
studies.
- Perform other research-related duties as assigned.
Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO with hybrid work eligibility determined by the needs of the Department of Psychiatry, Neuromodulation Research Program, and Quantitative Core.
Why Join Us:
The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Psychiatry is home to one of the most comprehensive neuromodulation programs in the country. Clinically, the department provides a full continuum of evidence-based treatments, including transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette Syndrome, depression, and chronic pain, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), and esketamine. This robust clinical infrastructure creates unparalleled opportunities for translational research directly tied to patient care.
Our neuromodulation research portfolio is rapidly expanding, with active studies in TMS, DBS, and low-intensity focused ultrasound, alongside initiatives in adaptive/closed-loop stimulation and biomarker discovery.
Why work for the University?
We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:
- Medical: Multiple plan options
- Dental: Multiple plan options
- Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
- Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross
pay
- Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
- Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
- Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
- Holiday Days: 15/year
- Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all
CU campuses
- ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in physical sciences, social/behavioral
sciences, data science, public health, healthcare, or a directly
related field from an accredited institution
- 2 year experience in quantitative neuroscience, neuroimaging,
biomedical data science, computational neuroscience, biostatistics,
neuroscience research, or another closely related area involving
the analysis of complex scientific or biomedical data.
An advanced degree (Master's or Doctorate) may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis if the degree is in a field of study directly related to the work assignment.
Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters degree in physical sciences, social/behavioral
sciences, data science, public health, healthcare, or a directly
related field from an accredited institution
- Advanced experience with human neuroimaging analysis,
particularly functional and/or structural MRI, including
development and implementation of reproducible imaging analysis
workflows.
- Experience with neuromodulation research, particularly TMS,
MRI-guided neuronavigation, individualized stimulation targeting,
or integration of neuroimaging and brain stimulation data.
- Experience developing scientific software, computational
pipelines, or advanced quantitative workflows using programming and
scientific computing tools such as Python, R, MATLAB, shell
scripting, or related platforms.
- Demonstrated experience contributing quantitative or
methodological expertise to peer-reviewed publications, scientific
presentations, and/or externally funded research proposals.
- The position may require work in or around MRI, TMS,
computational research, and clinical research environments.
- Must complete and maintain applicable institutional research,
human-subjects protection, information security, MRI safety, TMS
safety, and other required training.
- Occasional schedule flexibility may be required to support
research data acquisition, grant deadlines, collaborative meetings,
or scientific activities.
- Occasional travel may be required to attend scientific
conferences, collaborative meetings, or other research-related
activities.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Advanced quantitative expertise: Advanced knowledge of
quantitative research methodology and demonstrated ability to
independently develop, evaluate, implement, and troubleshoot
analytical approaches for complex neuroscience or biomedical
research data.
- Neuroimaging and neuromodulation expertise: Knowledge of
neuroimaging methodology and analysis, with the ability to apply
quantitative approaches to fMRI/MRI and integrate imaging
information with neuromodulation, behavioral, and clinical research
data.
- Computational and reproducible research skills:
Demonstrated ability to develop, document, validate, and maintain
computational workflows using appropriate programming, scientific
computing, data management, and version-control practices.
- Scientific leadership and problem-solving: Ability to
function as a subject matter expert, independently evaluate complex
scientific and technical problems, develop solutions, and provide
technical direction to investigators and research personnel.
- Scientific communication: Ability to communicate complex
quantitative concepts effectively, both orally and in writing, to
audiences with varying levels of technical expertise and contribute
to manuscripts, grants, presentations, and scientific
reports.
- Collaboration and mentorship: Ability to establish and
maintain effective working relationships with faculty, scientists,
research professionals, clinicians, trainees, and employees at all
levels throughout the institution and to provide effective
scientific guidance and training.
- Organization, rigor, and service: Strong organizational
skills, attention to detail, commitment to scientific rigor and
reproducibility, and outstanding customer service skills in
supporting investigators and collaborative research teams.
For full consideration, please submit the following document(s):
- Curriculum vitae / Resume
- Three to five professional references, including name, address,
phone number (mobile number if appropriate), and email
address
Questions should be directed to: Samantha Martin, [contact details available in the full listing]
Screening of Applications
Begins:
Immediately and continues until October 15, 2026
Anticipated Pay Range:
The starting salary range ( or hiring range ) for this position has been established as $58,705 - $69,072.
The above salary range ( or hiring range ) represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. This position may be eligible for overtime compensation, depending on the level.
Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Colorado provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.
Total Compensation Calculator
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
ADA Statement:
The University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the employment application process. To request an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Human Resources ADA Coordinator at [contact details available in the full listing]
Background Check Statement:
The University of Colorado Anschutz is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees.
Vaccination Statement:
CU Anschutz strongly encourages vaccination against the COVID-19 virus and other vaccine preventable diseases . If you work, visit, or volunteer in healthcare facilities or clinics operated by our affiliated hospital or clinical partners or by CU Anschutz, you will be required to comply with the vaccination and medical surveillance policies of the facilities or clinics where you work, visit, or volunteer, respectively. In addition, if you work in certain research areas or perform certain safety sensitive job duties, you must enroll in the occupational health medical surveillance program .
