Clinical Research Assistant

• Coordinating clinical trials and research studies.
• Recruiting and enrolling study participants in inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.
• Interacting with study participants and families to gather clinical information, coordinate study visits, and serve as a point of contact for monitoring during the study.
• Completing data entry for active studies.
• Conducting medical chart reviews to abstract relevant study data.
• Assisting with the analysis of clinical metadata compiled from various databases.
• Assisting with protocol submissions to the Institutional Review Board.
• Assisting with documentation and communication to the US Food and Drug Administration.
• Performing laboratory processing of study samples and supporting laboratory experiments relevant to active studies.

• A bachelor's degree is required.

• Willingness to give at least a 2-year commitment to the position.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage demanding and competing priorities in a fast-paced clinical and research setting.
• The ability to take initiative, be flexible, and work independently and in a team-based setting.
• Extremely strong organizational skills.
• Enjoy working in a collaborative setting with existing team members.
• Effective communication skills with patients, parents, and study participants to explain the research protocol, obtain informed consent, and record accurate information.
• Comfortable handling and processing of biological specimens.
• Computer skills, including, but not limited to, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Background in statistics, SPSS, or SAS is helpful but not required.
• The analytical skills to resolve problems that require basic scientific, mathematical, or technical principles.

The posted pay range is Boston Children's reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.