Research Assistant

Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

 

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

 

Working under the supervision of a Senior Research Assistant, Manager, or Principal Investigator and following established policies and procedures, provides assistance on clinical research studies. May be responsible for the following activities: recruiting and evaluating patients for studies; collecting and organizing patient data; scheduling patients for study visits; performing clinical tests such as quantitative sensory testing; maintaining and updating data generated by the study.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Provides assistance with development and execution of clinical research studies under the PI’s directions and per study guidelines and protocols. Specifically, will be involved a significant portion of the time in executing a project in collaboration with data scientists and engineers working on developing a novel imaging technology.

2. Screens for, recruits and evaluates potential study patients. Assists the PI with in-person and telephone interviews, or schedules patient for study visit and screening. Able to create and deploy electronic (RedCap-based) consenting. May be required to process study-related blood samples, perform clinical tests, monitor and direct patients for protocol compliance, etc.

3. Interact with collaborating PIs on the research projects and patients/subjects with regards to study, including patient education, procedural instruction, follow-up. May serve as a liaison between patient and physician and between the participating physician groups and nurses.

4. Involved and responsible for IRB submissions, renewals and maintaining regulatory documents, working with regulatory agencies, CROs and sponsors. Maintain study documentation according to national, study-related and institutional standards; assure compliance with relevant regulations.

5. Responsible for collecting data and maintaining patient information database for study. May be required to create database in RedCap, input data, do basic analysis and run various reports. Maintains research data records as well as patients records as part of record keeping function.

6. Responsible for mailing various study information or packets to study participants, keeping and enforcing timelines. Participates in study initiation and monitoring visit with CRO monitors, able to classify and enter AE and SAE into databases per protocol.

7. Answers any phone calls, emails and all inquiries regarding study protocol. Refers participants when appropriate to supervisor or clinical staff.

8. Monitors and sets up any needed equipment related to the study.

9. Maintains inventory and orders supplies when necessary.

10. Implements and maintains quality assurance procedures and systems. Completes all required training for regulatory compliance.

11. Performs literature searches.

12. All other duties, as assigned.

 

Job Summary

Summary
Provides assistance to the Principal Investigator and Study Team in coordinating research activities that may include conducting a variety of routine experiments with established methodologies, data collection and management, and other research activities as assigned.

Candidates who are in the process of completing their bachelor's degree have a grace period of six months from their hire date (up to 1 year if starting per diem) to provide degree equivalency verification.

Does this position require Patient Care?
No

Essential Functions
-Responsible for data collection, management, manipulation, analysis, and reporting.
-Study cohort management.
-Outreach communication with subjects, conducting mailings, follow-up on mailings, and obtaining necessary documents.
-Provides assistance on work related to epidemiological studies and other population-based research.

 

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor's Degree Science required

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
Yes

Licenses and Credentials

Experience
New grad with some relevant coursework 0-1 year preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Careful attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize a variety of tasks.
- Computer