Clinical Research Assistant

Position Summary/ Department Summary
The Heart Center Clinical Research Program at Boston Children's Hospital is seeking a Clinical Research Assistant (CRA). The CRA in this position will interact with a variety of investigators from the Benderson Family Heart Center (Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Cardiovascular Nursing), and the inpatient/outpatient Cardiology Clinic. Research activities may involve but are not limited to regulatory submissions, data abstraction from the medical record, data and specimen coordination, study preparation, and patient screening and patient contacts both in person and by phone.

This is a two-year position with the goal to provide the incumbent with the skills and experience to further their career in medicine.

Key Responsibilities

• Assists Principal Investigators (PIs) in developing and implementing new clinical research studies and in executing ongoing research studies.


• Coordinates and prepares new protocol applications for submission to the Heart Center’s Scientific Review Committee, the Boston Children's Hospital IRB, and our central IRB. Prepares and submits continuing reviews and protocol amendments to the IRB for ongoing studies. Corresponds with the IRB.


• Coordinate weekly meetings with the research teams, including creating the meeting agenda and writing summary documents.


• Recruits study participants for enrollment in clinical research studies, including obtaining informed consent on interested patients.


• Complete data collection through medical record review or through patient visits (study-dependent). Enter clinical data into existing databases in accordance with best practice methods.


• Maintains regulatory binders, case report forms, source documents, and other study documents.


• Comply with all institutional policies and government regulations pertaining to human subjects’ protections.

Education
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree required, and a background in university level science courses would be helpful.

The successful candidate will be adaptable, skilled with multi-tasking, have strong written and oral communication skills and excellent attention to detail

Experience
Prior experience conducting clinical or basic research is preferred, but not required

Licensure/ Certifications
No prior licensure or certifications are required.

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, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.