Laboratory Technician

The Movement and Cognition Laboratory Technician ensures that all lab operations and data collection and testing activities run smoothly. They manage and maintain lab equipment to ensure it is working properly, calibrated, and regularly updated. They support the medical and data science teams in running experiments and processing data for the development of digital biomarkers of motor and cognitive function.

Position duties and obligations (responsibilities and requirements):
Device management, calibration and testing
Design of experiments based on requirements from the Medical and Data Science team
Recruit participants and run experiments with volunteers
Ensure that Good Laboratory Practices are followed and documented
Validate the quality of collected data using Python scripts
Contribute to the company data Verification and Validation software processes
Contribute to the development of new tests for the assessment of motor and cognitive functions by testing different versions
Relevant University degree (e.g. biomedical engineering, computer science, movement science, or similar)Needed skills or mandatory training:Knowledge of wearable systems for human movement analysisKnowledge of signal processing techniquesAbility to program in Python, with special focus on scripting for data validationAttention to details and proceduresStrong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with participants in the experimentsPrevious experience in running experiments with human participantsPrevious experience with managing laboratory devicesUnderstanding of participant privacy and confidentialityPrevious experience with data cleaning and managementAbility to communicate with multi-disciplinary teamsAbility to communicate in English and Spanish