Clinical Research Assistant

Boston Children’s Hospital; Brookline (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Children’s Hospital is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator to support daily operations of clinical studies, screen and enroll patients, monitor protocol implementation, and collect data across sites.

Under supervision, you will assist with regulatory submissions, maintain study documentation, and coordinate follow-up visits while communicating with study teams and families.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in psychology or other science field.
• 0-1 years of relevant research experience.

Responsibilities

• Consents and enrolls patients for research studies by providing detailed information on the Research Study to patients and families.
• Understands and adheres to all policies and procedures and responds to inquiries; obtains informed consent and enrolls patients in research studies.
• Reviews clinical information to identify patients meeting study inclusion criteria and guides families throughout each study phase.
• Coordinates follow up visits as necessary and serves as a resource to study participants.
• Troubleshoots resolution of issues; prepares IRB submissions for PI approval and submission tracking.
• Assists with documentation needed for study progress and monitoring templates.
• Supports manuscript preparation and study reports for academic journals.
• Helps train newly hired study personnel and coordinates with departments to ensure proper testing/processing.

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology or other science field

Job description

Position Summary

Under supervision, coordinates daily activities and operations of clinical research studies. Responsible for screening and enrolling patients, monitoring protocol implementation, completing required forms and reporting results, and regulatory submissions. Conducts data collection activities and may prepare analytical reports on study results. Follows established clinical study standards and procedures to plan and conduct clinical research studies. Maintain open communication with team members to ensure proper study progress.

Key Responsibilities

• Consents and enrolls patients for research studies by providing detailed information on the Research Study to patients and families.
• Is responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies and procedures and responds to all inquiries. Obtains informed consent and enrolls patients in research studies.
• Reviews clinical information to identify patients meeting study inclusion criteria. Serves as liaison to the families/patients in the research studies, conducted at both on site and off-site locations, guiding and advising them throughout each phase of the study.
• Coordinates follow up visits as necessary. Acts as a resource to study participants, addressing any concerns they may have.
• Troubleshoots resolution of any issues that may arise throughout the study. Coordinates and prepares documentation needed for Institutional Review Board (IRB) on submissions, for PI approval.
• Tracks progress from submission to approval. Assist in developing supportive study documents such as informed consent forms, monitoring templates, study subject tracking tools, monitoring forms, study manuals, and training materials, as required for a study.
• Assist with the tracking and compilation of enrollment information. May assist with preparation of manuscripts and reports to be submitted to academic journals.
• May help train and orient newly hired study personnel. Coordinates activities with various departments to ensure correct testing/processing and sends clear instructions to each study.
• Monitors and reviews data collection and data entry, and informed consent procedures ensuring consistency of application for each study.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• A bachelor's degree in psychology or other science field

Experience:

• 0-1 years of relevant research experience