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Form of workAt Boston Children’s Hospital, the quality of our care – and our inclusive hospital working environment – lies in the diversity of our people. With patients from local communities and 160 countries around the world, we’re committed to reflecting the spectrum of their cultures, while opening doors of opportunity for our team. Here, different talents pursue common goals. Voices are heard and ideas are shared. Join us, and discover how your unique contributions can change lives. Yours included.
This Clinical Research Assistant I will be responsible for:
- Manage multiple Clinical Research projects at once.
- Navigate the electronic medical record systems used at Boston Children’s Hospital to review patient charts for research purposes – screening patients for research eligibility and entering patient data into online databases.
- Enable patient recruitment – sending out mailers, calling families, reaching out to providers and orienting them about studies.
- Monitor data collection for quality control and HIPPA/protocol compliance.
- Consult with clinical teams as well as research support staff to meet study goals and protocol requirements.
- Perform descriptive statistics on data, with opportunities to learn more advanced statistical programming (SPSS, R, etc.).
- Draft study protocols for approval by the Institutional Review Board (IRB). Learn to manage and review the IRB process for The Department together with other Research Assistants.
- Use REDCap Electronic Data Capture service to create easily accessible yet secure online databases.
- Prepare abstracts and manuscripts for submission to medical journals and national conferences with opportunities for primary and co-authorships.
- If interested, can shadow PI and other physicians in clinic and operating room (OR) as appropriate.
- Perform other miscellaneous administrative duties as assigned or required.
In order to qualify you must have:
- Bachelor’s degree in an appropriately related discipline, preferably in a Life, Health, or Social Sciences field. New/recent college graduates with an interest in pursuing a career in medicine are desired.
- Well-developed communication skills in order to manage projects with many people within the hospital and outside organizations.
- Well-developed organizational skills in order to manage multiple projects at various stages of completion.
- An understanding and working knowledge of statistics to gather and interpret data.
- Advanced writing skills for preparing IRB submissions, abstracts, and drafting manuscripts.
- Must be able to work autonomously and have flexibility to work on weekends and evenings to accommodate research patient appointments as needed.
- Ability to commute to the BCH Waltham and BCH Peabody locations.
- A two-year commitment to the position is preferred.
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Please note: During a public health emergency, individuals in this role may be expected to take on additional duties to respond to organizational needs.
Boston Children’s Hospital requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and Flu, (unless you are eligible for a medical or religious exemption).
Boston Children’s Hospital is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.
