Boston Children's Hospital · 3 hours ago
Clinical Research Assistant
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$41K/yr - $61K/yrBoston Children's Hospital is seeking a highly motivated Clinical Research Assistant to support a multi-center study on pathogenic PKP2 variants associated with Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy. The role involves participant recruitment, data collection, and coordination of biospecimens while bridging molecular genetics with clinical care.
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Responsibilities
Assist with participant recruitment, screening, informed consent, and longitudinal follow-up, communicate study information to families, communicate all policies and procedures, and respond to all inquiries
Prepare study-related materials, including REDCap instruments, workflows, and educational materials for patients and families
Collect, enter, and maintain clinical data, electrocardiograms, imaging results (e.g., echocardiograms, MRI), and genetic information in study databases
Assist with data extraction from electronic health records (e.g., EPIC) and adjudication of clinical events
Coordinate blood, saliva, and tissue sample collection with clinical teams, label, process, and ship biospecimens to collaborating laboratories following study SOPs
Assist with IRB submissions, regulatory documents, continuing reviews, and protocol amendments; Maintain study binders, SOPs
Coordinate study meetings, take minutes, and follow up on action items with investigators and research collaborators, support data monitoring, assist with manuscript preparation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., biology, neuroscience, physiology, public health, biomedical engineering)
Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, attention to detail
Experience with patient interaction in clinical, research, or healthcare settings
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, REDCap, or similar research data platforms
Preferred
Experience with cardiology or genomics research, especially in inherited arrhythmia or cardiomyopathy disorders
Familiarity with ECG interpretation, cardiac imaging, or clinical event adjudication (training provided)
Prior experience with IRB/regulatory processes
Experience with EPIC or other EMR systems
Comfort with basic statistics, data visualization, or analytic tools (e.g., R, Python, STATA)
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
Company
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston Children's Hospital is a 404-bed comprehensive center for pediatric health care.
Founded in 1869
10001+ employees
Funding
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Gilson Mendes
CEO and Founder
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