Clinical Research Assistant- Rheumatology and Dermatology

Status

Full-Time

Standard Hours per Week

40

Job Posting Category

Research

Job Posting Description

Position Summary/ Department Summary:
The Clinical Research Assistant working in the Rheumatology and Dermatology Sections within the Division of Immunology will work with a team of research assistants to coordinate a broad portfolio of projects related to understanding and improving outcomes of children living with rheumatic and/or dermatologic conditions caused by dysregulated immune processes. Examples of conditions that the research program focuses on include, but are not limited to, lupus, juvenile arthritis, graft-vs-host disease, atopic dermatitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, and other autoinflammatory conditions. The types of clinical studies supported by the clinical research assistant team range from clinical/translational observational studies to mixed methods research and clinical trials.
Key Responsibilities:

•  Assist Principal Investigator(s) (PIs) in implementing clinical research studies.
• Recruit and consent study participants.
• Perform data collection, data entry, and data quality checks for clinical research studies.
• Assist in preparation of institutional review board (IRB) protocol submissions and amendments.
• Maintain regulatory binders, source documents, and study supplies.
• Assist in development and maintenance of surveys, forms, and instruments for research purposes.
• Participate in weekly research coordinator team meetings and present summaries of recruitment progress and study updates.
• Participate in annual internal study audits and ensure compliance with all institutional policies and government regulations pertaining to human subjects’ protections.

Minimum Qualifications
Education:

• A bachelor’s degree in STEM or Psychology is required. 

Experience:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) is required. 
• Experience communicating or working with patients is preferred but not required.
• Experience with statistical programming software such as STATA, SAS, SPSS, or R is preferred but not required.

Office/Site Location

Boston

Regular, Temporary, Per Diem

Regular

Remote Eligibility

Part Remote/Hybrid

Pay Range

$41246.40-$61339.20 Annual