Research Assistant II, Emergency Medicine

Position: Research Assistant II, Emergency Medicine

Location: Boston, MA

Schedule: 40 hours per week, Hybrid (4 days on-site, 1 day remote)

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:

The Research Assistant II will coordinate and implement subject recruitment, enrollment, follow-up, data collection, and study conduct. Responsibilities include identifying and screening research subjects, recruiting and maintaining follow-up of research subjects, tracking absent (lost to follow) subjects, explaining and acquiring signatures of subjects for informed consent documents, data collection, and database entry (including, but not limited to, data entry, transcription of qualitative questionnaires and coding of qualitative data).

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides assistance in the development of reports, presentations, and data analysis. Assists in data collection and provides feedback on study’s progress.
• Recruits subjects to participate in the study by using approved methodologies, such as, reaching to healthcare providers for referrals, visiting clinics, sending mailouts, using approved advertisements, etc. Conducts the enrollment of study participants, including explaining research procedures, and obtaining informed consent of subjects and/or their families.
• Schedules appointments of study participants; conducts reminder phone calls and/or sends mailouts. Reviews the data collection forms for each enrollee for completion and quality; checks work of junior staff performing data entry to ensure timely and accurate entry.  
• Provides technical guidance to junior staff. Obtains and distributes payment vouchers for participant reimbursements/participation. 
• Conducts literature searches. Assists Investigators with manuscript and presentation preparation and research.

Administrative

• Performs office-related duties such as answering phones, picking up and delivering mail, ordering and distributing office supplies, handling faxes, scanning, filing, photocopying, collating materials, maintaining the update of policy manuals, etc.
• Responsible for all other administrative duties related to research activities. Prepares and maintains Institutional Review Board (IRB) approvals and correspondence, including amendments and renewals as necessary.
• Perform administrative duties associated with the study’s Data Monitoring and Safety Board, tracking and reporting adverse events and collecting data specified by the DSMB.
• Responsible for the administrative aspects of the research study, including: managing program records and handling communication needs of the program.

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

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree in related discipline is required.

• Masters degree a plus.

EXPERIENCE:

• With a Master's Degree, no work experience is required.

• Minimum of 1+ years of experience in research or clinical program activities required.

• Knowledge of medical terminology required.

• Experience with recruiting subjects, with an understanding of the ethical and technical conduct of research.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Excellent interpersonal and English communication skills (oral and written).

• Bilingual or multi-lingual skills (beyond that of English) appropriate to the patient population served is a plus.

• Cultural sensitivity and comfort with a wide range of social, racial and ethnic populations.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and Access and PowerPoint. Experience with statistical analysis tools a plus.

• Ability to perform basic data management tasks (coding, data entry, data cleaning, retrieval). Experience using quantitative data analysis software helpful (e.g., SPSS, SAS, Mini