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Boston Children's Hospital · 18 hours ago

Clinical Research Assistant

Brookline, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad, Entry Level

$41K/yr - $61K/yr

Boston Children's Hospital is a leading pediatric healthcare institution, and they are seeking a Clinical Research Assistant to coordinate daily activities and operations of clinical research studies. The role involves enrolling patients, monitoring protocol implementation, conducting data collection, and ensuring compliance with established clinical study standards.

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Responsibilities

Consents and enrolls patients for research studies by providing detailed information on the Research Study to patients and families. Is responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies and procedures and responds to all inquiries. Obtains informed consent and enrolls patients in research studies

Reviews clinical information to identify patients meeting study inclusion criteria. Serves as liaison to the families/patients in the research studies, conducted at both on site and off-site locations, guiding and advising them throughout each phase of the study. Coordinates follow up visits as necessary

Acts as a resource to study participants, addressing any concerns they may have. Troubleshoots resolution of any issues that may arise throughout the study. Coordinates and prepares documentation needed for Institutional Review Board (IRB) on submissions, for PI approval

Tracks progress from submission to approval. Assist in developing supportive study documents such as informed consent forms, monitoring templates, study subject tracking tools, monitoring forms, study manuals, and training materials, as required for a study. Assist with the tracking and compilation of enrollment information

May assist with preparation of manuscripts and reports to be submitted to academic journals. May help train and orient newly hired study personnel

Coordinates activities with various departments to ensure correct testing/processing and sends clear instructions to each study. Monitors and reviews data collection and data entry, and informed consent procedures ensuring consistency of application for each study

Qualification

Analytical skillsOrganizational skillsEffective communicationWriting skillsProblem-solving abilities

Required

Bachelors Degree

Analytical skills to gather and interpret data, excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Effective communication and writing skills to provide critical information to team members, patients, and families with ability to triage and escalate concerns to appropriate leadership

-solving, troubleshooting abilities and resourcefulness