Cognitive Rater

Aventiv Research, IACT Health, LMC Manna Research, and True North Clinical Research have united to become the largest network of fully-owned and integrated clinical research sites in North America, Centricity Research.
The sites that were formerly known as Aventiv operate in Ohio and Arizona and specialize in phase 1 pharmaceutical, device, and diagnostic clinical trials in a variety of therapeutic areas throughout phases 1-4. The sites that were formerly known as IACT Health brings phase I-IV clinical trials in over 30 therapeutic areas such as oncology, cardiology, pulmonology, endocrinology, infectious disease, and pain with wholly owned and integrated clinical research offices in multiple cities in the United States across the Southeast, including Georgia and Virginia. The sites that were formerly known as LMC Manna bring phase I-IV clinical trial services with specialized focuses on endocrine disorders, real world evidence big data research, vaccine research, and primary care studies within Canada at sites across Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec. The sites that were formerly known as True North Clinical Research are located in Nova Scotia and specialize in research related to Alzheimer’s disease and conditions related to aging, and are committed to finding new treatments to maintain an improved quality of life for patients through innovation and passion.
Centricity Research is committed to revolutionize research by creating outstanding clinical trial experiences to improve the health of the community today and tomorrow through clinical research.

Currently, our rapidly expanding team and site network is looking for a Cognitive Rater who can work for us on a casual basis, supporting our Halifax location.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

- Review study specific protocols
- Fill out experience and education surveys
- Complete computer-based study specific scale training
- Reviewing work, to find any possible mistakes or discrepancies
- Respond to queries due to errors or discrepancies in scale data

**Requirements**:

- Master’s Degree or Doctorate in Psychology required
- Two years’ experience conducting rating scales preferred
- Experience with patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia preferred
- Have conducted specific scales 10 times at minimum within the past 2 years, scales could include the below:

- Mini Mental Status/State Examination (MMSE)
- Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive (ADAS-cog)
- Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS)
- Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
- Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) - this is the main one we need help on, clinical rater
- Clinical Global Impressions of Change (CGIC) - similar to CDR, clinical rater
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
- Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
- Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI)
- Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI)
- EuroQol health status measure (EQ-5D-5L)

Centricity Research is committed to meet the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner. These accommodations will be available upon request.

KPKEaqR6HJ