Clinical Research Assistant I- Translational Neuroscience Center

*** A cover letter is required at the point of application for this position***
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center (TNC) at Boston Children's Hospital. We are seeking a full-time Clinical Research Assistant I to assist in conducting cutting-edge clinical research to improve diagnostic approaches, treatment, and outcomes for children with a range of neurodevelopmental and neuromuscular disorders. This role will work on projects, including clinical trials, longitudinal phenotyping studies in young children, remote and in-person assessments, and biomarker studies.

This Clinical Research Assistant will be responsible for:

• Maintaining day-to-day operations of innovative clinical and research database.* Assisting the Principal Investigator and senior team leaders in the development, implementation, and coordination of research projects.
• Developing recruitment strategies, enrolling research participants in studies, and facilitating sample collection and distribution.
• Assisting with remote and in-person recruitment and study visits, which may include electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings, behavioral testing, treatment trials, and other measures.
• Collecting and recording study data from participant interviews and medical records, and assisting with the development and maintenance of study files and databases.
• Coordinating and actively participating in team meetings and coordinator conference calls.
• Participating in activities to ensure ongoing institutional and regulatory approval of studies including IRB submissions.
• Providing assistance to PI and project managers with compilation of study progress reports and publications.
• Coordinating between internal and external collaborators.

In order to qualify, you must have:

• A BA/BS degree in health, psychology or related field, with a preferred minimum of 1 year of experience in a relevant setting.
• Experience serving as a clinical research coordinator is desired.
• Knowledge of clinical research processes and best practices.
• Exceptional organizational skills and multi-tasking abilities, with good attention to detail.
• The ability to take initiative and work with minimal direct supervision.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including 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.