Research Assistant I RESEARCH NEUROLOGY SS

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

18h•$20 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

Provides assistance to the Principal Investigator and Study Team in coordinating research activities that may include conducting a variety of routine experiments with established methodologies, data collection and management, and other research activities as assigned. Working under the supervision of one Investigator in the fields of neurocritical care, neuroimaging and traumatic brain injury (TBI), the RA is responsible for following established policies and procedures, coordinating clinical research studies, and assisting in the management and analysis of neuroimaging and TBI datasets. May be responsible for the following activities: recruiting and evaluating patients for studies; collecting and organizing patient data; scheduling patients for study visits; performing clinical tests such as phlebotomy, EKGs, etc.; maintaining and updating data generated by the study, all IRB submissions such as applications, amendments, annual reviews, adverse events, maintaining neuroimaging datasets, performing data-processing and analysis under supervision. RA’s are encouraged to present posters at national scientific conferences, write and revise manuscripts, and contribute to ongoing research projects.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Science required.
New grad with some relevant coursework 0-1 year preferred
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Careful attention to detail.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize a variety of tasks.
Computer literacy, including database tools.
Ability to follow directions and exhibit professionalism.

Nice To Haves

It is preferred the candidate have prior experience with programming in bash and/or Python and has at least some experience using common statistical software (R or STATA).
Ability to work under supervision preferred.
Good oral and written communication skills preferred.
Analytical skills and the ability to resolve technical or research problems and issues and to interpret the acceptability of data results preferred.
Computer science literacy preferred.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize a variety of tasks preferred.
Careful attention to detail preferred.
Ability to demonstrate professionalism and respect for subjects’ rights and individual needs preferred.
Knowledge of data management program preferred.

Responsibilities

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.
Provides assistance on work related to epidemiological studies and other population-based research.
Provides assistance on clinical research studies as per study guidelines and protocols.
Recruits and evaluates potential study patients. Per protocol instruction, conducts telephone interviews or schedules patient for study visit and screening.
May be required to perform clinical tests such as questionnaires, phlebotomy, EKGs, etc. if certified and as needed. Will work in phlebotomy lab to set up lab testing, shipping, etc.
Interact with patients/subjects regarding study, including patient education, procedural instruction, follow-up. Answers any phone calls and inquiries regarding study protocol. Refers participants when appropriate to supervisor or clinical staff.
Will serve as a liaison between patient and physician. First point of contact for study communication. Advocate for patient to assure a good experience while in your trial and assure compliance.
Communicates with sponsor company, CRAs, central labs, and testing facilities both external and internal.
Responsible for all research meeting scheduling with monitors or sponsors.
Creates, distributes and files all study documents per protocol and updates as needed.
Responsible for collecting data and maintaining patient information database for study. May be required to input data. Maintains patients records as part of record keeping function.
Responsible for mailing various study information or packets; ie, schedules, directions, reimbursements to study participants.
Responsible for staff study trainings.
Prepares and submits all IRB documents; applications, amendments, annual reviews and serious adverse events.
Oversees study budgets and patient reimbursements.
Monitors and sets up any needed equipment.
Maintains inventory and orders supplies when necessary.
Maintains all study regulatory documents.
Helps researchers maintain datasets.
Helps researchers execute data-analyses.
Assisting with neuroimaging data processing, including construction and de-bugging of data analysis pipelines.
Contributes to scientific software and methods developments.
All other duties as assigned.