On-Call Infant Research Assistant: Data & Coordination

Women & Infants Hospital; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Women & Infants Hospital is seeking a Clinical Research Assistant to support the acquisition and recording of patient information for research projects involving newborns and families. You will assist in recruitment, administer study questionnaires, and ensure data integrity across multiple study activities.

You will maintain study records, participate in biospecimen collection and data entry, review literature, and help develop research protocols.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, nursing, or related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
• At least 1 year of experience with newborns and/or infants and families.
• Experience in a hospital setting preferred.
• Warm, friendly, quick to build rapport with study participants and prior research experience including data collection and entry.

Responsibilities

• Perform informed consent procedures and assess all study participants.
• Assist in data collection via infant EKG, Buccal/cheek swab, saliva samples, Cry recorder, and sleep mattress.
• Document and record research sessions, code sessions, and maintain databases for data, literature, and video files.
• Track study timelines and contact families to schedule and administer questionnaires and assessments at baseline and follow-ups.
• Perform medical chart reviews and extract data from health records.
• Maintain files, procedures, and verification/validation routines.
• Protect patient confidentiality and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Informed consent procedures

Data collection

Data entry

Participant assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology, nursing, or related discipline

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Data entry systems

Infant EKG data collection tools

Cry recorder systems

Job description

Women & Infants Hospital is seeking a Clinical Research Assistant to support the acquisition and recording of patient information for research projects involving newborns and families. You will assist in recruitment, administer study questionnaires, and ensure data integrity across multiple study activities.

You will maintain study records, participate in biospecimen collection and data entry, review literature, and help develop research protocols.