Clinical Trial Rater – Psychedelic Medicine Research
Overview
- Position Title:
Clinical Trial Rater
- Location:
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
- Position Type:
PRN / Contract
- Reports To:
Principal Investigator / Clinical Research Leadership Team
About Institute for Integrative Therapies
The Institute for Integrative Therapies is a Minnesota-based psychedelic medicine clinic focused on clinical care, education, and research. We are building one of the Midwest’s leading psychedelic clinical research programs and participate in industry-sponsored trials evaluating novel treatments for depression and other serious mental health conditions.
We are seeking a qualified Clinical Trial Rater to support psychedelic clinical trials involving investigational compounds such as psilocybin, DMT-based therapies, and related treatments.
Position Summary
The Clinical Trial Rater will be responsible for administering structured psychiatric assessments and rating scales in accordance with clinical trial protocols, Good Clinical Practice, and sponsor-specific requirements. This role is essential to maintaining the scientific integrity of study outcomes and ensuring accurate, consistent, and unbiased assessment of participant symptoms over time.
The ideal candidate has experience conducting psychiatric evaluations, administering standardized rating scales, and working in clinical research or mental health settings. Prior experience with psychedelic clinical trials is preferred but not required.
Key Responsibilities
The Clinical Trial Rater will:
- Administer protocol-required psychiatric and clinical rating scales, which may include instruments such as the MADRS, HAM-D, HAM-A, C-SSRS, CGI, PHQ-9, GAD-7, or other sponsor-required assessments.
- Conduct participant interviews in a professional, neutral, and standardized manner.
- Maintain objectivity and avoid therapeutic coaching, interpretation, or influence during assessments
- Complete ratings accurately, consistently, and within protocol-specified timeframes.
- Document assessments clearly in source documents, electronic data capture systems, and sponsor-required platforms.
- Participate in sponsor-provided rater training, certification, calibration, and ongoing quality review.
- Maintain blinding when required by protocol and immediately report any potential unblinding concerns.
- Communicate clinically significant findings, safety concerns, or suicide risk concerns to the PI or study team according to protocol and site SOPs.
- Support screening, baseline, post-dose, and follow-up visits as needed.
- Comply with Good Clinical Practice, IRB requirements, sponsor expectations, and site SOPs.
- Collaborate with investigators, study coordinators, therapists/facilitators, and other research staff while preserving the independence of the rater role.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree or higher in psychology, counseling, social work, psychiatry, psychiatric nursing, medicine, or a related behavioral health field.
- Clinical experience evaluating patients with depression, anxiety, PTSD, substance use disorders, or other psychiatric conditions.
- Ability to conduct structured or semi-structured psychiatric interviews.
- Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy.
- Comfort working with participants who may have significant psychiatric symptoms, including treatment-resistant depression.
- Ability to follow protocol-specific requirements and maintain rater independence.
- Strong communication skills and professional judgment.
- Willingness to complete sponsor-required rater training and certification.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior clinical trial experience.
- Experience administering MADRS, HAM-D, HAM-A, C-SSRS, CGI, MINI, SCID, or similar rating instruments.
- Experience with depression, treatment-resistant depression, suicidality assessment, or interventional psychiatry.
- Familiarity with Good Clinical Practice and clinical research documentation standards.
- Prior work in psychedelic medicine, ketamine treatment, interventional psychiatry, or mood disorder research.
- Experience using electronic data capture systems.
- Licensed mental health professional, psychologist, psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, physician assistant, physician, or clinical social worker preferred.
Important Info
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is clinically skilled, precise, calm, and highly reliable with a flexible schedule. They understand the importance of their role as scheduled visits can be completed with a rater. They are motivated by the opportunity to help advance new treatments for serious mental illness.
Schedule
This position will be PRN/ contract. Availability during screening, baseline, dosing, and follow-up visit windows is required. Some scheduling flexibility will be needed based on protocol timelines and participant availability. Prioritizing this work over clinical work is mandatory.
Compensation
Compensation will be $100/hour. Minimum 2 hours for every appointment, and 1 hour for any missed appointments.
How To Apply
Interested candidates should submit a resume or CV and a brief statement of interest describing their clinical assessment experience and any prior research or rating scale experience. This is a mission-driven company, so we require your statement to include how you will ensure you will do your part to reach our goals.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Institute for Integrative Therapies is an equal opportunity organization. We are committed to building a professional, inclusive, and mission-driven research environment.