Clinical Research Coordinator-Surgical Therapies Movement Disorders

Boston Children's Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Health, vision and dental insurance

Child care subsidies

Student loan subsidies

403(b) Retirement Savings plan / Pensi

Tuition and license/certification Reim

Discounted commuter benefits

Job summary

Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator to support the Surgical Therapies for Movement Disorders program. This onsite role focuses on coordinating referrals, scheduling surgeries, DBS programming, and data collection for outcomes and safety in children and young adults with dystonia and related disorders.

You will work closely with neurology and neurosurgery teams, assist with IRB submissions, and help recruit and consent participants for studies while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, biology, psychology, public health or related field.
• At least one year of experience in clinical research or healthcare; strong organization and communication skills.
• Experience with REDCap, Epic, IRB processes and human subjects research is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main point of contact for families, referring clinicians, and outside centers; coordinate referrals and evaluations.
• Coordinate operating room scheduling, DBS programming visits, and postoperative follow-up.
• Maintain a central database of referred and treated patients; collect surgical outcome and safety data.
• Support recruitment, consent, and biospecimen collection for IRB-approved studies and existing biorepositories.
• Assist with IRB submissions, amendments, and regulatory documentation.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Global Alliances on outreach and referral development; prepare program reports.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Patient-facing coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, biology, psychology, public health

Tools

REDCap

Epic

IRB knowledge

Job description

Position Summary/ Department Summary

The Movement Disorders Program in the Department of Neurology and Functional Neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery at Boston Children’s Hospital are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Clinical Research Coordinator to support our Surgical Therapies for Movement Disorders program. The program offers deep brain stimulation (DBS), selective dorsal rhizotomy, and intrathecal baclofen therapy to children and young adults with dystonia, spasticity, and other complex movement disorders, serving patients from New England, across the United States, and internationally. This new position, jointly supported by Neurology and Neurosurgery, combines patient-facing program coordination with clinical research. The coordinator will work closely with Dr. Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari and Dr. Kathryn Yang (Movement Disorders Program) and Dr. Weston Northam (Functional Neurosurgery), serving as the central point of contact for families and referring clinicians and leading the systematic collection of surgical outcome data. Please note this is an onsite position.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the main point of contact for families, referring clinicians, and outside centers, and coordinate referrals and multidisciplinary evaluations.
• Coordinate operating room scheduling, DBS programming visits, and post-operative follow-up.
• Maintain a central database of referred and treated patients, and collect surgical outcome and safety data.
• Support recruitment, consent, and biospecimen collection for IRB-approved studies and existing biorepositories.
• Assist with IRB submissions, amendments, and regulatory documentation.
• Work with Marketing and Global Alliances on outreach and referral development, and prepare reports for program review.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• A Bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, biology, psychology, public health, or a related field is required.

Experience

• At least one year of experience in clinical research or a healthcare setting; excellent organizational and communication skills; comfort working directly with patients and families.
• Experience with REDCap or Epic, IRB processes and human subjects research, patient scheduling or referral coordination, or a clinical neuroscience setting is preferred.

Licensure/ Certifications

• Training in human subjects research (CITI) and Good Clinical Practice preferred.

Benefits

• The posted pay range is Boston Children’s reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting. Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes 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, employee discounts and discounted commuter benefits at certain locations. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.