Research Assistant/Associate, Neuropsychological Assessments

KeyResponsibilities:

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 Coordinationand Data Work

Perform accurate data entry, cleaning, and databasemaintenance (e.g., Excel and other research databases), ensuring data accuracyand 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.
• Conduct literature reviews, background research, and preparation of materials for research/conference presentations, grant applications, or publications when required.
• Assist in the planning and execution of research studies or clinical trials
• Conduct basic and intermediate statistical analysis where applicable (e.g., collating descriptive neuropsychological assessment results and cognitive domain evaluation outcomes together with correlations, regressions and other statistically relevant models)
• Prepare figures, tables, and plots to visualise findings for research reports, internal/external presentations and manuscripts.

Requirements:

Essential qualifications

. Bachelors/Bachelors with Honours/Masters in Psychology, Health Sciences, Biomedical Science, Nursing, Social Sciences, or a related discipline.

Essential skills andexperience

. 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.

What We Offer:

. Hands-on experience in dementia research within an academic medical environment.

. Structured training in study protocols and assessment administration.

. Opportunities to contribute to publications, conferences, and collaborative projects (role-dependent and performance-based).