Brigham and Women's Hospital · 4 days ago
Research Assistant I - BWH Asthma Research Center, June 2026
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$19.76/hr - $28.44/hrBrigham and Women's Hospital is dedicated to providing exceptional care and advancing medical discoveries. The Research Assistant I will support clinical research studies at the Asthma Research Center, focusing on recruiting and screening study subjects, data collection, and maintaining regulatory documents.
Health CareMedical
Responsibilities
Assists in the development and planning for the implementation of procedures for research studies evaluating asthma treatments and medications
Reviews, understands and obtains appropriate certifications for study specific protocols and ARC procedures
Actively contributes to the recruitment of study subjects for ARC studies. This includes assisting with developing and implementation of recruitment strategies, telephone screening of potential subjects, enlisting participation by scheduling appointments and sending out necessary paperwork
Performs study visits, including review of consent with subjects, following ARC procedures for study visits, and appropriate follow up with subjects
Clinical and pulmonary testing including performing, e.g., vital signs, EKG, blood draws, skin testing, spirometry, methacholine challenges, sputum induction, exercise challenges, assisting with certain procedures for bronchoscopies and other related procedures
Collects and reviews study data, ensuring compliance with protocol and data integrity. Refers appropriate clinical issues/questions to respective medical/managerial staff
Adheres to the administrative aspects of trials, including data quality, protocol violation reporting and adverse event reporting, and accurately and promptly maintains study related logs
Coordinates study data with Data Coordinating Center, corporate study sponsor or their CRO. Promptly resolves and responds to data queries
Prepares and presents data reports as directed
Other study related procedures and duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
BA/BS degree, with moderate to strong background in science and interest in research
Strong background in science
Ability to attend to detail and be precise with the ability to work independently, exercising judgment in establishing priorities
Must possess the analytical ability to resolve minor technical equipment problems and interpret acceptability of data results
Should have word processing capabilities; general computer experience in Excel and Access highly desirable
Should have experience working with MS Office tools
Ability to write and communicate effectively
Must have excellent interpersonal skills for working with study participants and explaining procedures
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits
Career advancement opportunities
Differentials
Premiums and bonuses
Recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth
Company
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital is an academic medical center based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Founded in 1986
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$22.15MKey Investors
American Medical AssociationThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable TrustMassachusetts Life Sciences Center
2023-06-21Grant
2022-06-30Grant· $16M
2021-01-08Grant· $0.4M
Leadership Team
Caroline Fox
Associate Professor (Part Time), Medicine
David Silbersweig
Chairman Emeritus
Recent News
2026-01-13
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