Clinical Research Assistant II-Children?s Hospital Primary Care Center

About the position

The Clinical Research Assistant II position at Boston Children's Hospital involves supporting various research projects focused on medically and socially complex patients, child brain development, and mental health promotion. The role includes responsibilities such as data collection, patient recruitment, and assisting with clinical research project implementation, while collaborating closely with researchers and practice staff.

Responsibilities

• Consents and recruits patients/families for research studies both in-person and over the phone.
• Provides detailed background information regarding studies to families, communicates all policies and procedures, and responds to all inquiries.
• Evaluates suitability of prospective study candidates and makes selections based upon clinical knowledge of each study.
• Serves as liaison to the families/patients in the research studies, guiding and advising them throughout each phase of the study.
• Acts as a resource to study participants, addressing any concerns they may have.
• Troubleshoots resolution of any issues that may arise throughout the studies.
• Coordinates and prepares the necessary documentation for Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions, together with the Principal Investigators.
• Creates and prepares data collection statistical reports and analytical summaries for distribution to study research team for review and analysis.
• Writes articles and summary papers of studies for submission to medical journals, as may be requested/necessary.
• Participates in the training of newly hired research study assistants, as required.
• Communicates project policies and procedures to personnel.
• Monitors and reviews data collection and data entry, and informed consent procedures ensuring consistency of application for each study.
• Performs other miscellaneous administrative duties as assigned or required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM or Psychology.
• Minimum of one year of research/clinical research experience.
• Analytical skills to resolve problems that require the use of basic scientific, mathematical, or technical principles.
• Ability to work independently with strong writing, analysis, and organizational skills.
• Analytical skills to gather and interpret moderately complex to complex data.
• Well-developed communication skills to provide critical information to patients and mediate solutions.
• Advanced writing skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Fluency in Spanish is strongly desired.

Benefits

• 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
• Discounted rates on T-passes