Research Assistant, Anesthesiology (Part Time)

Boston Medical Center•Boston, MA

27d•$15 - $21

About The Position

The Research Assistant will perform research activities using approved scientific and administrative techniques to support the department's research effort. Duties include patient recruitment, data and specimen collection, questionnaire/survey administration, and regulatory compliance. The Research Assistant also contributes to broader departmental research efforts by assisting with study design, data analysis, method development, and manuscript preparation. This role requires strong quantitative and technical skills to support the department's growing focus on data-driven research. May participate in data extraction and processing from electronic medical records (EMR), and in accessing, cleaning, and analyzing data from publicly available databases and other institutional data sources.

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required
Excellent English communication skills, both oral and written.
Cultural sensitivity and the ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse social, racial, and ethnic backgrounds.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook) and web-based applications.

Nice To Haves

Advanced coursework or training in clinical research, public health, epidemiology, or related fields is preferred.
Prior experience as a Research Assistant, including study coordination, subject recruitment, and understanding of ethical conduct in human subjects research, is strongly preferred.
Experience with electronic medical record data extraction (e.g., Epic, SlicerDicer, or similar systems), shared computing cluster and publicly available databases is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assists in study protocol development, data collection and provides feedback on study's progress.
Recruits subjects to participate in the study by using approved methodologies, such as, reaching to healthcare providers for referrals, visiting clinics, sending mailouts, using approved advertisements, etc.
Conducts the enrollment of study participants, including explaining research procedures, and obtaining informed consent of subjects and/or their families.
Assist with sample/specimen collection and accommodate study-specific schedules as needed
Responsible for the administrative aspects of the research study, including: managing program records and handling communication needs of the program.
Prepares and maintains Institutional Review Board (IRB) approvals and correspondence, including amendments and renewals as necessary.
Responsible for all other administrative duties related to research activities.