MRI Lead Tech

MRI Technician

MRI Tech manages daily operations of MRI scanners. Responsible for all aspects related to MRI safety and MRI scanning including scheduling studies, performing scans, archiving studies, post-processing of images, maintaining data archive, and billing of scanner usage. The MRI technician will work with researchers to develop protocols to collect optimal data for their studies. They will ensure all devices, coils and MR equipment is working properly, and organize service if not. This position would primarily be M-F, with the potential for 1 Saturday every 3 months (4 total per year).

Specific Responsibilities:

• Manages daily operations of MRI scanners.
• Responsible for all aspects related to MRI safety and MRI scanning including scheduling studies, performing scans, archiving studies, post-processing of images, maintaining data archive, and billing of scanner usage.
• MRI technologist will train research personnel on scanner use, setup, and cleanup.
• Observing operations of people in the imaging center and those with credentials to scan on their own is part of the position to maintain safety and the best quality data.
• Administration Oversees and manages collection, maintenance, analysis and evaluation of data that will be used in grant submissions, presentations and publications.
• Ensures that information/data is entered correctly into databases.
• Assists PI in reviewing, analyzing, interpreting, summarizing, formatting, editing, and preparing tables, charts, graphs, progress and final reports, etc.
• Coordinates between sponsoring agencies, collaboration organizations and/or other research and/or educational institutions.
• Ensures research regulations are adhered to, ACUC approvals in place, material transfer agreements properly executed, and that radiation and lab safety requirements are up to date and implemented as needed.
• Point of contact for starting new studies, scheduling scanning time, establishing scanning protocols, and resolving facility issues and safety issues.
• Coordinate equipment maintenance and repair and facility cleaning.
• Compile information for CTI leadership.
• Supervision Trains, directs, assigns duties to & supervises other staff and students.
• Provides instruction to lab users on technically complex procedures, equipment & instruments.
• Train and certify users for independent human and phantom MR scanning.
• Train users on facility policies and MRI safety.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in MRI scanning.
• Experience with MR data collection and image post processing is required.
• Board Certified MRI or advanced degree (MS, PhD) where the thesis was focused on imaging.
• Basic Life Support Certified preferred.

Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)

• Proficient in MRI scanning.
• Experience with post-processing MRI data.

Preferred Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities)

• Knowledge of MR physics.
• Proficient at Neuroanatomy and brain function.
• Experience with programming (bash, python, C) and/or system administration.
• Experience with neuroimaging data processing and pipeline development.

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