Clinical Research Assistant I- Plastic-Oral Surgery: PRS Syndrome

Status

Full-Time

Standard Hours per Week

40

Job Posting Category

Research

Job Posting Description

Research studies in the Plastic and Oral Surgery Department focus on a breadth of areas related to reconstructive surgery. This role would be split between plastic surgery research focusing on Parry-Romberg Syndrome and general plastic and oral surgery topics, such as cleft lip and palate, maxillofacial surgery, macromastia, and more. The Clinical Research Assistant role offers the opportunity to interact directly with patients for research purposes, contribute significantly toward abstract and manuscript submissions, and collaborate closely with a team of interdisciplinary healthcare providers.

This Clinical Research Assistant will be responsible for: 

• Consents and recruits patients for research studies. Provides detailed background information regarding studies to families, communicates all policies and procedures, and responds to all inquiries.
• Serves as liaison to the families/patients in the research studies, guiding and advising them throughout each phase of the study. Acts as a resource to study participants, addressing any concerns they may have. Troubleshoots resolution of any issues that may arise throughout the study.
• Under supervision of the principal investigator (PI), performs all clinic-based research activities including, but not limited to, prospective data collection and analysis, clinical 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional imaging, and/or surgical specimen collection.
• Coordinates and prepares the necessary documentation for Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Committee on Clinical Investigations (CCI) submissions, together with the Principal Investigator of the study.
• Works with a multidisciplinary team involving dermatologists and rheumatologists to obtain and analyze imaging for patients. This involves the use of Microsoft PowerPoint to prepare imaging slides for team review.
• Creates and prepares data collection statistical reports and analytical summaries for distribution to study research team for review and analysis.  Writes articles and summary papers of studies for submission to medical journals, as may be necessary/requested.
• Serves as a liaison between the PI and various other study sites as part of a multi-institutional research consortium.
• Participates in the training of newly hired research study assistants and collaborating dental or medical students, as required.
• Monitors and reviews data collection and data entry from the electronic medical records. 
• Performs other miscellaneous administrative duties as assigned or required.

In order to qualify, you must have: 

• A Bachelor's Degree in STEM. 
• High attention to detail and organizational skills, ability to multi-task, analytical skills to gather and interpret data in which the information or problems are moderately complex to complex.
• Well-developed communication skills to provide critical information to patients, effectively deal with conflicting views or issues, and the ability to mediate fair solutions.
• Flexible schedule, including some evenings. Hours will be adjusted to maximize recruitment and study schedules.
• Experience with statistical software (SPSS, SAS, R, etc.) and scientific writing is a plus.
• A valid driver’s license is a plus.
• A two-year commitment is preferred. 

Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including 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 and discounted rates on T-passes.

Office/Site Location

Boston

Regular, Temporary, Per Diem

Regular

Remote Eligibility

Part Remote/Hybrid