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Boston Children's Hospital · 16 hours ago

Clinical Research Assistant

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$41K/yr - $61K/yr

Boston 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

Cardiology research experienceGenomics research experienceData collectionEntryREDCap proficiencyEPIC experienceInterpretationBasic statisticsData visualization toolsIRB processes familiarityCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsInterpersonal skillsAttention to detail

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

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Boston Children's Hospital is a 404-bed comprehensive center for pediatric health care.

Founded in 1869

Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.childrenshospital.org/

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Leadership Team

Gilson Mendes

CEO and Founder

Paul Donovan

Senior Advisor to the CEO for Public Affairs

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