Clinical Research Assistant- Angelman Syndrome

Status

Full-Time

Standard Hours per Week

40

Job Posting Category

Research

Job Posting Description

Position Summary
The Division of Genetics and Genomics at Boston Children’s Hospital is seeking a Clinical Research Assistant to assist with clinical research projects that focus on Angelman syndrome in both children and adults.  These projects include multiple industry-sponsored clinical trials and a longitudinal natural history study.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting Principal Investigator (PI) in planning and implementing clinical research studies as assigned, including: coordinating preparation of protocol applications for submission to the IRB, study sponsor, regulatory authority, etc.; corresponding with the IRB, study sponsors, clinical research organizations, study participants, and referring physicians.
• Recruiting study participants for enrollment in clinical studies, including organizing strategies for recruiting study participants, screening study participants for eligibility, and completing informed consent procedures.
• Organizing study procedures and scheduling study participants for study visits.  Assists the PI during study visits.
• Completing record abstraction of source documents, conducting required study measurements and completing study Case Report Forms (CRFs); conducting a QC check of completed CRFs prior to submission for data entry; coordinating resolution of all data queries.
• Maintaining regulatory binders, case report forms, source documents, and other study documents; monitoring the occurrence of adverse events and reporting to the PI, the study sponsor and the IRB, if any.
• Under the supervision of the PI, work with study staff to prepare for monitoring and audits by independent monitors, sponsors, and other regulatory agencies.
• Collection or processing of study specimens, delivery to appropriate labs or packaging and shipping to appropriate facilities.
• Assist PI and other study staff with conference presentations and manuscripts by extracting and compiling data from investigator-initiated studies.

Minimum Qualifications
Education: 

• Bachelor's degree

Experience:

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills; comfortable with numbers
• Interested in working with children and adults with severe physical and intellectual disabilities, and their families
• Excellent interpersonal as well as oral and written communication skills
• Willingness to work flexible hours, as and when required

Office/Site Location

Boston

Regular, Temporary, Per Diem

Regular

Remote Eligibility

Part Remote/Hybrid

Pay Range

$41246.40-$61339.20 Annual