Clinical Research Assistant I

This position offers an incredible opportunity to build research, project management skills, and neuropsychological assessment experience that will benefit individuals interested in pursuing careers in medicine or neuropsychology.

The Clinical Research Assistant will work closely with a pediatric neuropsychologist and a pediatric otolaryngologist on projects related to pediatric hearing loss, including genetic work up and cochlear implantation outcomes.

This position offers tremendous education on the research process, database creation and management, statistics, and manuscript writing. In addition, this role offers the opportunities to collaborate with a diverse group of clinical professionals and to attend conferences within the department and nationally.

The CRA will work in both the Longwood and Waltham locations.

Principal Responsibilities

• Manage multiple clinical research projects at once.
• Learn to navigate the electronic medical record systems used at Boston Children's Hospital.
• Recruit and consent patients for research studies
• Once trained, administer neuropsychological measures, collect genetic materials and biometric data.
• Draft study protocols for approval by the Institutional Review Board (IRB). Learn to manage and review the IRB process for the department together with other research assistants.
• Consult with clinical teams as well as research support staff to meet study goals and protocol requirements.
• Use REDCap EDC service to create and manage online databases.
• Monitor data collection for quality and HIPAA compliance.
• Perform descriptive statistics on data, with opportunities to learn more advanced statistical programming if desired (SPSS, SAS, R, etc)
• Collaborate with team members to prepare data collection, statistical reports, and analytical summaries for review and analysis.
• Prepare abstracts and manuscripts for submission to peer reviewed journals and national conferences. * If interested, can shadow primary investigators, other disciplines (SLP, Audiology, Social Work) and other physicians in clinic and operating room.
• Perform other miscellaneous administrative duties as assigned or required. Minimum Knowledge and Skills

Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree in an appropriately related discipline, preferably in a Psychology, Health, or Social Sciences field.
• New/recent college graduates with an interest in pursuing neuropsychology or medicine are desirable.
• At least one year of research experience is required.
• Strong skills in critical analysis to gather and interpret data.
• Well-developed communication and organizational skills in order to manage projects with people across many different professions.
• Advanced writing skills for preparing IRB submissions, abstracts, and drafting manuscripts.
• Must be able to work autonomously.
• A two-year commitment.
• Ability to commute to the BCH Waltham and BCH Longwood locations.

BCH offer unmatched benefits!