Research Assistant in Portland, Oregon at Oregon Health & Science University

Research Assistant

US-OR-Portland

Requisition ID: 2026-39110
Position Category: Research
Job Type: Research
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Posting Department: Neurological Surgery
Posting Salary Range: $48,214 - $68,682 per year with offer based on experience, education and internal equity
Posting FTE: 1.00
Posting Schedule: Monday - Friday
Posting Hours: To be determined
HR Mission: School of Medicine
Drug Testable: No
LinkedIn Job Code: #LI-KR1

Department Overview

The Department of Neurological Surgery in the OHSU School of Medicine is a safe, respectful, and welcoming place for people of all races, cultures, ethnicities, genders, national origins, abilities, ages, colors, religions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to learning, promoting inclusion, and working to abolish inequities in our workplace here at OHSU, in our region, in our nation, and in our world. The Department of Neurological Surgery promotes an equitable work environment with a strong commitment to diversity. All department members will actively participate in training and events that reinforce and expand on this commitment.

The Collins Lab at Oregon Health & Science University is recruiting for a Research Assistant II position to assist with human electrophysiology experiments and data analysis. Comfort with in-person interactions with patients is necessary. Familiarity with the electronic medical record and proficiency with basic computer applications such as Excel and Powerpoint is desirable. Ability to program in Matlab and/or Python or willingness to learn would be beneficial. Primary duties will include data collection, consenting of patients, assistance with IRB and compliance activities, data analysis under the direction of laboratory staff, and assistance with manuscript preparation. Work will be conducted under the direction of Dr. Kelly Collins (PI) as part of the Pape Family Pediatric Research Institute at OHSU.

Function/Duties of Position

• Collection of electrophysiology datasets and assistance in development of experiments
• Provide documentation and reports of analysis for preparation of manuscripts, lab protocols, and grants
• Statistical analysis of electrophysiology datasets using MATLAB/Python
• Contribute to manuscript writing
• Participate in lab meetings and give work-in-progress presentations as needed
• Collection of clinical data for clinical research experiments

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in relevant field OR

• Associate’s AND 3 years of relevant experience OR

• 4 years of relevant experience OR

• Equivalent combination of training and experience

• Proficient in the use of Excel.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to plan, document, analyze and report data; highly motivated and organized, proven capability of time management skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with a variety of diverse staff, co-workers, investigators.

• Independence and ability to prioritize work demands and to coordinate and document research findings with other staff.

• Organizational skills and careful attention to details to satisfactorily perform job duties.

• High level of self-motivation and integrity.

• Ability to perform the job duties with or without accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications

• BS/BA in science-focused degree

• Experience working in person with patients

• Experience with clinical/medical writing

• Must be able to work independently, to problem solve, to produce clear documentation of work, to produce graphical summaries of data, to contribute to the writing of manuscripts, and grant applications.

Additional Details

Largely Monday - Friday, 8 hours/day, not including lunch or break; however, some weekend/holiday work and longer work days should be expected. Specific hours of work on each day should be expected to be variable as needed to collect data from patients, complete the research, and meet deadlines.