Clinical Research Coordinator-The Ebrahimi-Fakhari Laboratory

Boston Children’s Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Children’s Hospital is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator to manage day-to-day operations of a natural history study in rare childhood-onset neurological diseases. You will recruit and consent patients, coordinate visits, and handle logistics, including travel and biospecimen handling.

You will work closely with Dr. Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari and the team, interfacing with patients, families, advocacy groups, and conferences, with occasional travel and weekend events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, biology, psychology, public health, or a related field is required.
• 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 informed consent, IRB submissions, REDCap or Epic, research contracts or budgets, and working with pediatric patients or patient advocacy organizations.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and consent patients and families, and serve as their main point of contact throughout the study.
• Schedule and coordinate study visits, including clinical assessments and biospecimen collection.
• Manage study logistics, including participant travel and reimbursement, sample processing, and shipping.
• Prepare and submit IRB protocols, amendments, and continuing reviews, and maintain regulatory documentation.
• Manage study contracts, agreements, and budgets in collaboration with institutional offices.
• Collect and manage study data in REDCap, and represent the study at patient and family conferences.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Patient interaction

Team coordination

Education

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

Tools

REDCap

Epic

IRB processes

Job description

Position Summary / Department Summary

The Ebrahimi-Fakhari Laboratory and the Movement Disorders Program at Boston Children’s Hospital are seeking a motivated, organized, and personable Clinical Research Coordinator to manage the day-to-day operations of a natural history study in rare childhood-onset neurological diseases. Natural history studies define how these conditions progress over time, identify meaningful outcome measures and biomarkers, and lay the groundwork for clinical trials of new therapies. Working closely with Dr. Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari and our clinical and research team, the coordinator will have frequent direct contact with patients and families and will engage regularly with the rare disease community through study visits, patient advocacy organizations, and family conferences, including occasional travel and weekend events. To learn more about our team, please visit https://www.def-lab.org/.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruit and consent patients and families, and serve as their main point of contact throughout the study.


• Schedule and coordinate study visits, including clinical assessments and biospecimen collection.


• Manage study logistics, including participant travel and reimbursement, sample processing, and shipping.


• Prepare and submit IRB protocols, amendments, and continuing reviews, and maintain regulatory documentation.


• Manage study contracts, agreements, and budgets in collaboration with institutional offices.


• Collect and manage study data in REDCap, and represent the study at patient and family conferences.

Minimum Qualifications / Education

• 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 informed consent, IRB submissions, REDCap or Epic, research contracts or budgets, and working with pediatric patients or patient advocacy organizations.

Licensure / Certifications

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