Clinical Research Assistant-Cardiology

Status

Full-Time

Standard Hours per Week

40

Job Posting Category

Research

Job Posting Description

Position Summary/ Department Summary:
This position works with Dr. Diego Porras, MD; Dr. Nicola Maschietto, MD, PhD; Dr. Brian Quinn, MD, and other physicians in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Candidates who are enthusiastic about a commitment of at least two years are preferred. Under general supervision, the Clinical Research Assistant in the Heart Center Clinical Research Program will coordinate daily operations of research studies. These may include but are not limited to:

•  Cardiac Catheter Lab divisional research projects, including FDA-regulated clinical trials for devices placed during cardiac catheterization procedures to treat congenital heart defects and other projects.
• The CRA will be responsible for patient outreach and recruitment, data entry, and general trial coordination.
• Institutional case contribution to a national external registry on cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology procedures to treat congenital heart defects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supports the development, implementation, and tracking of clinical research studies, including patient recruitment and data collection in alignment with institutional policies.
• Assists Principal Investigators in study start up, regulatory preparation, and ongoing project tracking and implementation.
• Conducts accurate data collection through medical record review and maintains databases (e.g., REDCap), including data entry and cleaning.
• Prepares and submits IRB protocols, amendments, and continuing reviews; ensures compliance with human subject protection regulations and provides administrative support to studies and projects.
• Contributes to research outputs such as tables, figures, literature reviews, manuscripts, and other documentation.
• Maintains organized records, collaborates effectively, helps orient new staff, and escalates issues appropriately while meeting deadlines.

Minimum Qualifications
Education:

• A bachelor’s degree is required with background in university level science courses is preferred.

Experience:

• Prior experience in clinical research and IRB preparation is a plus.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Zoom/Microsoft Teams and the ability to learn individual protocol-specific software and web-based systems (i.e., REDCap) are strongly preferred.

Office/Site Location

Boston

Regular, Temporary, Per Diem

Regular

Remote Eligibility

Part Remote/Hybrid

Pay Range

$41246.40-$61339.20 Annual