Clinical Research Assistant- Yu Lab

• Assisting with protocol and consent development under supervision, coordinating the activities of daily operations of clinical research studies.
• Organizing and scheduling study participants for study visits or procedures.
• Communicating schedule of study events with research families and serve as liaison to the families/patients in the research studies, conducted at both on-site and off-site locations, guiding and advising them throughout each phase of the study.
• Assisting the PI during patient visits.
• Collecting study specimens at the bedside and operating room and delivering or shipping to appropriate locations.
• Maintaining regulatory and subject binders, case report forms, and other study documents.
• Writing study submissions to the Internal Review Board (IRB), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),and Data Safety Monitoring Committee (DSMC), including amendments and reportable events.
• Maintaining patient sample organization and inventory.
• Create and prepare data collection statistical reports and analytical summaries for distribution to the study research team for review and analysis. May write articles and summaries of studies for submission. May present study results at local and national meetings.
• Participates in the training of newly hired research study assistants, as required.
• Performs other miscellaneous administrative duties as assigned or required.

• Bachelor's degree

• Strong communication skills to effectively communicate with families/parents/study participants to explain the study, recruit and schedule, and provide them with accurate information.
• Good analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources.
• Well-developed writing skills and the ability to work independently are also needed.
• Experience with human subject clinical trials is a plus.
• Successful candidates will be highly collaborative, passionate about innovative medicine, self-motivated, organized, and have good people skills.
• Ability to make a minimum of a 2-year commitment 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.