Research Assistant II RESEARCH NEUROLOGY
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Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
Provides assistance with clinical research projects related to the MGB Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment and Research Initiative including an investigational drug clinical trial neuroimaging research and projects related to biospecimen collection and analysis for the Harvard Biomarkers Study.Does this position require Patient Care Yes
The RA position will include direct patient contact as part of clinical trial work and also includes coordination for projects that involve biospecimen collection (Harvard Biomarker study) as well as radiographic (MRI) studies.
Essential Functions:
- Coordinates clinical research visits
- Responsible for data collection management manipulation analysis and reporting.
- Study cohort management.
- Outreach communication with subjects conducting mailings follow-up on mailings and obtaining necessary documents.
- Assists with preparing progress reports with basic prescriptive statistics.
- Assists with IRB submissions and other regulatory paperwork.
- Gathers information to aid in the development of future research proposals.
- Trains and orients new staff.
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelors Degree required
Masters Degree in Public Health Preferred.
Experience:
- Relevant research and data management experience 1-2 years required.2 years of previous research experience preferred.
- Experience with IRB submission related to human subjects research.
- Sound independent judgment and competence in research methodologies preferred.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Careful attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize a variety of tasks.
- Intermediate computer literacy including database tools.
- Knowledge of data management programs.
- Ability to follow directions exhibit professionalism and work independently.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Principal duties and responsibilities:
- Coordinates the implementation both internally and externally of clinical research studies.
- Initiates and maintains contact with study participants. Helps screen applicants ensuring they meet appropriate criteria and makes independent judgment as to the suitability of their participation. May be required to perform clinical tests such as phlebotomy assisting with lumbar punctures etc.
- Working in concert with the leading PIs develops and implements patient recruitment strategies.
- Develops organizes and/or maintains the study database. Responsible for data entry on electronic databases validation and quality control.
- In conjunction with Research Manager/Principal Investigator develops and implements new research protocols including design data collection systems and institutional review board approval.
- Recommends changes to research protocols.
- Performs literature searches as appropriate.
- Assists PI or Research Manager with preparation for presentation and written published articles.
- Responsible for training and orienting new staff. May serve as a team leader or in a supervisory capacity in a smaller area.
- All other duties as assigned.
Preferred competencies:
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to respond promptly to calls and report to work when on-call.
- Excellent interpersonal skills for working with the study participants.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Analytical skills and the ability to resolve technical or research problems and issues and to interpret the acceptability of data results.
- Knowledge of clinical research protocols.
- High degree of computer literacy.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize a variety of tasks.
- Careful attention to detail.
- Ability to demonstrate professionalism and respect for subjects rights and individual needs.
- Knowledge of data management programs.
Working conditions: Work throughout the hospital areas such as clinic labs clinical trials center. Must be able to go independently to the investigational drug services pharmacy on L-2 to pick up investigational product to clinic on ground and first floor. Daily operations conducted in open office cube space. May be required to lift boxes to ship to central lab or boxes of lab supplies.
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$23.80 - $34.81/HourlyGrade
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Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Spss
- Data Collection
- DNA Isolation
- Stata
- Biochemistry
- Qualitative Research Interviewing
- Research Experience
- Statistical Software
- Molecular Biology
- Research Laboratory Experience
- Western Blot
About Company
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