Brigham and Women's Hospital · 10 hours ago
Research Specialist
Somerville, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$62K/yr - $91K/yr
3+ years expBrigham and Women's Hospital is a not-for-profit organization that supports patient care, research, teaching, and community service. They are seeking a Junior Research Specialist to coordinate and conduct activities related to studies on the safe and effective use of medications, primarily in an office setting with minimal patient interaction.
Health CareMedical
Responsibilities
Support investigators on developing and refining research queries for use in a virtual data research environment
Manage files submitted to and returned from the virtual environment, including logging and documenting
Serve as a liaison between investigator and programmers by checking quality and completeness of files
Responsible for data collection, management, manipulation, analysis, and reporting for research studies
Assists with preparing progress reports with statistics
Gathers information to aid in the development of future research proposals
Trains and orients new staff
On a limited basis: Outreach communication with subjects, conducting mailings, follow-up on mailings, and obtaining necessary documents
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree Related Field of Study required
Experience in an academic or laboratory research setting 3-5 years required
Must be a problem solver willing to take the initiative and prioritize tasks, thereby ensuring the smooth and efficient conduct of several projects simultaneously
A high degree of computer literacy in order to use various spreadsheet, database, accounting and word processing programs to assist in administrative, grant proposal preparation, and research reporting activities
Excellent organizational skills in order to formulate, implement, and monitor a number of interrelated tasks
Ability to exercise discretion and good judgment in handling of sensitive and confidential information
Ability to work under deadline pressure and prioritize work from several sources
Excellent interpersonal skills for internal and external communications
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.
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
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