MRCT Student Researcher
Boston, MA - USA
Job Summary
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
The Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center of Brigham and Womens Hospital and Harvard (MRCT Center) is an academic research and policy center. Our mission is to increase the integrity safety and rigor of global clinical trials. We define emerging challenges in global clinical trials and create and implement ethical actionable and practical solutions. We do this by engaging diverse stakeholders and convening collaborative multidisciplinary teams made up of individuals from industry academia patients and patient advocacy groups nonprofit organizations and regulatory agencies to address critical issues arising in the conduct and oversight of clinical trials. The MRCT Center resides within the Division of Global Health Equity (DGHE) at Brigham and Womens Hospital which was founded by Dr. Paul Farmer. The DGHE is the academic and administrative home of the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center.The MRCT Center is currently accepting applications for bachelors and masters level student interns to work during the 2026-27 academic year with faculty and programmatic staff on a mentored scholarly program related to one or more recently launched and/or ongoing programs covering a range of content areas.
Student efforts may include the opportunity to work on narrative or scoping literature reviews and/or contribute to conceptual or normative work. Alternatively and/or additionally projects may entail empirical analysis of data in publicly available databases such as and a range of qualitative efforts including subject matter expert interviews group scoping calls and coding of qualitative data. Students who are interested in ethics policy and clinical research are encouraged to reach out to discuss potential research opportunities and their specific interests.
The successful candidate will work closely with the MRCT Center team in a rich learning environment. This position is designed for a student researcher to join the MRCT Center in a part-time position (paid hourly up to 15 hours/week) during the academic year. The position can fulfill requirements for a practicum academic internship or other educational requirements.
Responsibilities may include:
Contributing to normative conceptual or empirical work products related to a range of MRCT Centers emerging and/or ongoing projects.
Literature reviews.
Data collection and analysis (secondary/publicly available sources).
Scholarly/academic writing.
Qualitative data collection and related analytical activities.
Qualifications
Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent required
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree
No
Experience
No experience required
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
-Outstanding academic record
-Experience with Microsoft Office tools including Word Excel Outlook and PowerPoint
-Experience with academic writing including literature reviews and citation software (e.g. Zotero).
-Design and communication skills; working understanding of various AI platforms
- Must be reliable and punctual.
- Good time management skills.
- Strong oral communication skills.
- Ability to take and follow direction.
- Willingness to learn.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Remote Type
Work Location
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Employee Type
Work Shift
Pay Range
$17.71 - $24.28/HourlyGrade
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IC
About Company
Patients at Mass General have access to a vast network of physicians, nearly all of whom are Harvard Medical School faculty and many of whom are leaders within their fields.