Research Assistant, Infectious Diseases (per diem)
About The Position
The Research Assistant will participate in multiple clinical studies as approved by the grant(s). The RA will oversee the administrative aspects of the grant and interact with study subjects, clinical research coordinators, study investigators, work study students and other research staff. Duties include but are not limited to, assisting with patient recruitment, scheduling study visits, administering questionnaires, creating and filing case report forms, entering and updating data, maintaining databases, running reports, storing samples, and performing other administrative tasks in support of the clinical studies. The RA maintains contact with the participating sites to insure complete and timely data collection, maintains patient profiles, assists with documenting financial and budgetary needs of the grant, and supporting the research team with the preparation of data and other report. We are seeking research assistant(s) to work within the Boston Medical Center Section of Infectious Diseases to assist with two clinical studies on Chagas disease. Chagas disease is a parasitic infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and is endemic in Latin America with an estimated 8-10 million infected people globally. Chagas disease is considered a neglected tropical disease and an under-researched condition with many knowledge gaps in disease pathogenesis, diagnostics, and treatment. Will assist with preliminary studies assessing the performance of novel assays for Chagas disease diagnostics. The research assistant will be responsible for recruiting and consenting research subjects. The research assistant must be fluent or have full professional proficiency in Spanish. Will have the opportunity to assist with recruitment and data collection for additional studies. This is a per diem (10h/week) position that requires availability Mondays, Tuesday mornings, and Thursday afternoons. The position will require on-site work at Boston Medical Center as well as remote work.
Requirements
- Minimum of a Bachelor's degree by time of hire.
- 0-1 years previous work experience preferred.
- Strong interpersonal skills to communicate with participants and to interact effectively with a variety of Medical Center staff and outside contacts.
- Fluency or full professional proficiency in Spanish required.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual Spanish-English preferred.
Responsibilities
- Recruitment of subjects (on-site and remote)
- Tracking upcoming patient appointments and follow-up study visits
- Assist with participant consenting on-site at Boston Medical Center
- Escorting subjects to phlebotomy
- Maintenance of subject data
- Oversee the administrative aspects of the grant
- Interact with study subjects, clinical research coordinators, study investigators, work study students and other research staff
- Assist with patient recruitment
- Scheduling study visits
- Administering questionnaires
- Creating and filing case report forms
- Entering and updating data
- Maintaining databases
- Running reports
- Storing samples
- Performing other administrative tasks in support of the clinical studies
- Maintain contact with the participating sites to insure complete and timely data collection
- Maintain patient profiles
- Assist with documenting financial and budgetary needs of the grant
- Support the research team with the preparation of data and other report
- Assist with preliminary studies assessing the performance of novel assays for Chagas disease diagnostics
- Recruiting and consenting research subjects
- Assist with recruitment and data collection for additional studies
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- pharmacy
- discretionary annual bonuses
- merit increases
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 403(b) savings matches
- paid time off
- career advancement opportunities
- resources to support employee and family well-being
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
