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Study Coordinator Department of Neurology 80–100%
Immediately or by agreement, temporary
USZ Campus
Your responsibilities
Support of Scientific Project Work within CEREBRIS:
Clinical Trial Coordination and Data Management:
Support of Scientific Publication and Dissemination:
Support of Health Technology Assessment & Translation:
- Support the acquisition and analysis of multimodal data (EEG, fNIRS, MRI, CT, motion capture, clinical scores)
- Support the development and validation of neurophysiological markers in alignment with imaging-derived biomarkers
- Support bias and fairness analyses for AI-based biomarkers
- Contribute to the development of clinically deployable AI by benchmarking against validation frameworks
- Support the implementation of ISO 9241-210–conformant usability studies (dashboards, ePRO/eCRF)
Clinical Trial Coordination and Data Management:
- Recruitment and clinical management of stroke patients
- Obtaining informed consent (German required; Swiss German is an advantage)
- REDCap database management
- Study logistics, SOP implementation, and monitoring support
- Ensuring data quality and regulatory compliance
- Main point of contact for the clinical trial center
Support of Scientific Publication and Dissemination:
- Support publication in high-impact international journals
- Support presentations at national and international conferences
- Support the preparation of reports for project partners and funding agencies
Support of Health Technology Assessment & Translation:
- Contribute to early HTA micro-scenarios
- Support the development of cost–benefit modelling scenarios within the Swiss healthcare system
- Support payer and stakeholder briefings
Your profile
- Completed Master's degree (MSc) in Biomedicine, Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Psychology, Data Science, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, or a related field
- Solid knowledge of trial management, statistics, and study design
- Basic experience with Python
- Strong knowledge of REDCap or comparable systems
- Knowledge of clinical workflows and processes
- Experience in conducting clinical trials and patient recruitment (mandatory)
- Basic knowledge of neuroimaging or motion capture is an advantage
Additional Information
- Professional responsibility: Independent planning and execution of defined study modules; responsibility for data integrity; support in developing methodological standards for translational AI in stroke
- Financial responsibility: No budget responsibility; resource planning within allocated project funding
- Collaboration: Close cooperation with postdocs, project leadership, and international consortium partners; collaboration with neurology, radiology, and neurophysiology departments; interaction with data scientists and industry partners
- Reporting duties: Regular reporting to project leadership; documentation according to GCP standards
Benefits
On-site Day Care Center
On-site Day Care Center
Your child/children receive(s) loving care at our Day Care Center. Long opening hours, no vacation closure, and subsidized childcare places at five locations relieve the burden on working parents.
Health
Health
We help you to stay healthy. In addition to personal consultations and courses offered by Health Management, subsidized annual membership of ASVZ gives you access to more than 120 different sports.
Flexibility
Flexibility
We support a healthy work-life balance: almost half of our employees work part-time and 50% of work can be done from home, whenever their daily professional duties permit this.
Family friendliness
Family friendliness
Mothers are entitled to at least six months’ maternity leave (on their full salary for 16 weeks), and fathers are entitled to at least two months’ paternity leave (on their full salary for two weeks).
Further education & development
Further education & development
We accompany our employees throughout their professional career and support them in their development by offering them personalized career and further education opportunities.
Insurance
Insurance
We pay 60% of our employees’ pension fund contributions and can offer them special supplementary insurance conditions.
Mobility
Mobility
Our employees benefit from a discounted personal Zurich Transport Network (ZVV) annual travelcard or receive a fixed cash amount towards a GA Travelcard.
Telephony
Telephony
As a USZ employee, you and your family members benefit from special conditions for your private cell phone contract.
About USZ
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