Research Assistant I, General Internal Medicine

Position: Research Assistant I, General Internal Medicine       

Location: Boston, MA

Schedule: 40 hours per week, Hybrid (On-site 3 - 4 days per week)

NOTE: A key function of this position is recruitment of study participants across the state of Massachusetts. Travel required.

ABOUT BMC:

At Boston Medical Center (BMC), our diverse staff works together for one goal — to provide exceptional and equitable care to improve the health of the people of Boston. Our bold vision to transform health care is powered by our respect for our patients and our commitment to ensure everyone who comes through our doors has a positive experience.

You’ll find a supportive work environment at BMC, with rich opportunities throughout your career for training, development, and growth and where you’ll have the tools you need to take charge of your own practice environment.  

POSITION SUMMARY:

We are seeking an energetic, motivated, detail-oriented Research Assistant to support a SafeSpot intervention study which aims to develop, implement and evaluate an intervention to engage overdose survivors to use an overdose prevention hotline and reduce their unwitnessed substance use.  

The Research Assistant will support the multidisciplinary research team by recruiting and retaining study participants, collecting study data through a variety of methods (questionnaires, qualitative interviews, focus groups, proof of concept trials), and additional day-to-day study activities. This is a primarily in-person position. The ideal candidate will have experience working with people who use substances and a strong interest in public health, harm reduction, and substance use.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Administrative: 

• Generate weekly recruitment and retention status reports for team meetings and take meeting notes  

• Assist with presentations and manuscripts development  

Study Related Tasks: 

• Support coordination and the conduct of focus group sessions for intervention development, assist with content analysis 

• Recruit and screen study participants admitted to the hospital and from post overdose programs, harm reduction organizations, and street outreach  

• Conduct informed consent procedures, complete study assessments/qualitative interviews with participants and enter data 

• Regularly contact participants to retain them for the duration of the study 

• Maintain and update study documentation (e.g. study trackers, logs, progress notes, etc.) 

• Assist with data management (e.g. data quality checks to ensure accuracy and completeness) 

• Participate in meetings and ongoing trainings  

Must adhere to all of BMC’s RESPECT behavioral standards. 

 (The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required).  

This position is grant funded through 9/29/2030. There may be opportunity beyond this grant funding for position integration into ongoing operations.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required.

EXPERIENCE:

•  1+ years of relevant work experience in research, data collection, or working with people who use substances is highly preferred 

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