<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">Dear Connectionists, </div><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">I appreciate this list reaches a much wider audience than just cognitive neuroscientists, so please forgive the intrusion.</div><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">We are looking for a cognitive neuroscientist to join our growing team in the Neurocognition and Functional Imaging group at Pfizer (Cambridge, MA); those with experience in connectionist modeling would be a welcome addition to our team. </div><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><b>Please feel free to forward this listing to any other interested parties or lists.</b></div><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">See the full job posting or apply via <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/38609110" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/38609110</a> Excerpts from the full job posting:</div><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Role Description </strong><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"></span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*To provide expertise in clinical cognitive neuroscience, and its application to neuropsychiatric / neurodegenerative disorders, in combination with functional neuroimaging techniques (including e.g. fMRI, ERP, MEG and/or TMS) to support the development of medicines from target identification through Proof-of-Concept.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Provide expertise on data analytic methods as applied to functional imaging and cognitive data</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Responsibility for the delivery of the portfolio by supporiting clinical neurocognitive and functional neuroimaging projects to support needs of the Therapeutic Area divisions. Primary responsibility to the Neuroscience Research unit in preclinical and early phase clinical development.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Provide support to key projects in the Business Units that require the knowledge of neurocognitive and functional neuroimaging for late phase application.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Member of a team of imaging scientists (both preclinical and clinical) in support of the needs of neurosciences and aligned with the overall imaging stategy of the organization.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Maintain cutting edge knowledge of the clinical neurocognitive and functional neuroimaging field; be aware of major advances and emerging trends, and; maintain excellent links with academic groups worldwide. </span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Responsibilities </strong><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"></span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Responsible for scientific quality, experimental design and interpretation of projects involving cognitive asssessments, particularly in combination with functional neuroimaging.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Where relevant, provides expertise in neurocognition and functional neuroimaging to support review committees and major decision points in the drug development process </span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Provides a point of contact for data analysis expertise, to support cutting edge analytical procedures</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Responsible for establishing and maintaining external collaborations (academic and industrial) to specified timelines and milestones.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Contributes to the development of strategies that integrate knowledge of neurocognitive and functional neuroimaging with other biological data (proteomics, metabolomics, genetics, imaging etc…) that underpin the development of systems biology/systems medicine</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Provides prime input to the Imaging group in terms of a particular technique being fit for purpose and seeks support for all aspects of image analysis. </span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Qualifications </strong><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"></span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">Qualifications:</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">Education:</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*PhD in a relevant discipline (experimental psychology preferred; strong background in cognition essential)</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">Technical Ability:</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Expert in neurocognition in humans; strong and broad theoretical knowledge across cognitive domains, demonstrated practical application of wide variety of cognitive techniques</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Expert in the combination of cognitive assessment in conjunction with functional neuroimaging.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Direct experience operationalizing studies in clinical neurocognition, in conjunction with the application of functional neuroimaging techniques (fMRI, ERP, MET, TMS), ideally with experience in neuropsychiatric/neurodegenerative disease populations</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Direct experience of clinical imaging study design, including protocol develop and data analysis </span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Knowledge of disease area pathophysiology, and use of cognitive imaging to explore circuit-based mechanisms</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Knowledge and experience in the application of neurocognition and functional neuroimaging to drug discovery and development.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Ability to provide scientific critique on ideas, interpretation of results and direction on multiple projects.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Publication record in the field of neurocognition and/or functional neuroimaging.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Strong background in data analysis and computational modelling of behavioural and/or imaging data</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">Desirable:</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Direct experience in the preclinical to clinical translation of novel functional neuroimaging techniques.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Strong background in the technical acquisition of MRI data</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">Essential Attributes:</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Identifying and championing new initiatives.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Strong quantitative skills.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Scientific leadership combined with research project delivery.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Successful track record of effectively working in multi- disciplinary teams.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Ability to problem solve and influence in complex experimental designs.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Broad impact in scientific community externally through e.g. steering committee, conference organizing committee or editorial board memberships.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Track record of publications in neurocognition and/or functional neuroimaging and invited external presentations of research activities.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*International research reputation via productive research collaborations.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">Desirable Attributes:</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Experience in the application of neurocognition and/or functional neuroimaging to drug disciovery and development.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Proven track record of leading and delivering multiple programs in parallel.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">Competencies:</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Excellent communication skills.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Ability to communicate ideas and opinions confidently, clearly and honestly in both group and 1:1 situations. (Proactive, robust without being confrontational)</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Excellent team skills with the ability to motivate teams</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Promotes the use of novel experimental approaches and routinely investigates/creates innovative processes and methodologies.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Self awareness and ability to proactively consult others to ensure quality of judgment.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Flexible, embraces new ideas and thinking.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Must be proactive and highly motivated to apply functional and structural neuroimaging in a drug discovery setting.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">Circumstances:</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px">*Willing to relocate to Cambridge, MA</span></div><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:17px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><div class="gmail_extra">See the full job posting or apply via <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/38609110" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/38609110</a></div><div><br></div></div></div>