Research Assistant

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

4d•$20 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

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. Working with supervision from Rebecca Baron, MD, this individual will provide support for translational laboratory studies. The person in this position also assists investigators in the suitability of potential participants for clinical trials, developing and implementing patient recruitment strategies, and changes to protocols.. cription • Helps to coordinate the implementation of translational research studies focusing on human sample-based studies and clinical trials in ICU patients • Assists the investigator in maintenance of freezers and human biorepository samples • Assists the investigator with set up and management of clinical databases. • Develop, organize, and/or maintain detailed laboratory records; responsible for data validation and quality control and interaction with biostatistical support • Help with sharing biospecimens and data with local and national collaborators • Help with study protocol development and IRB and other regulatory body approvals • Helps develop and implement new clinical research protocols including design, data collection systems • Perform literature searches, as appropriate • Assist PI or others with preparation for presentation and written published articles • Being available during clinical research work hours, working per diem to achieve the set out goals. • Other duties as assigned with the opportunity to be involved in additional basic and translational laboratory studies as feasible and as desired. Job Summary Summary 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. Candidates who are in the process of completing their bachelor's degree have a grace period of six months from their hire date (up to 1 year if starting per diem) to provide degree equivalency verification.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Science required
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

New grad with some relevant coursework 0-1 year preferred

Responsibilities

Helps to coordinate the implementation of translational research studies focusing on human sample-based studies and clinical trials in ICU patients
Assists the investigator in maintenance of freezers and human biorepository samples
Assists the investigator with set up and management of clinical databases.
Develop, organize, and/or maintain detailed laboratory records; responsible for data validation and quality control and interaction with biostatistical support
Help with sharing biospecimens and data with local and national collaborators
Help with study protocol development and IRB and other regulatory body approvals
Helps develop and implement new clinical research protocols including design, data collection systems
Perform literature searches, as appropriate
Assist PI or others with preparation for presentation and written published articles
Being available during clinical research work hours, working per diem to achieve the set out goals.
Other duties as assigned with the opportunity to be involved in additional basic and translational laboratory studies as feasible and as desired.
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.