Research Assistant

National Institute for Children s Health Quality • Boston, MA

7h • $55,000 • Remote

About The Position

NICHQ is currently recruiting a detail-oriented Research Assistant with at least 1-2 years of research project experience to collaborate with multiple team members to support the activities and deliverables of clinical research and applied research and evaluation projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (i.e. public health, social sciences, health sciences, statistics)
• 1-2 years previous work experience in health services, social science, or clinical research setting
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability to communicate in a culturally sensitive manner with empathetic engagement
• Experience with statistical software (e.g., SAS, R, SPSS, Stata)
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• High level of comfort learning and using software and technology
• Strong problem-solving skills with ability to generate solutions to issues as they arise.
• Highly organized and skilled at managing numerous details/tasks for more than one project
• Ability to manage time effectively and work autonomously in a remote work environment
• Works well in a team environment

Nice To Haves

• Experience with REDCap
• Experience with survey tools (i.e. Alchemer, Qualtrics)
• Experience with Asana

Responsibilities

• Works closely with the project lead, a senior member of the Applied Research and Evaluation Department.
• Coordinates research-related activities, including contacting study participants for consenting, facilitating questionnaire completion, and scheduling for study visits.
• Records meeting notes, documents key decisions, and supports follow-up.
• Supports development, management and dissemination of key documents, including protocols, reports and presentations.
• With oversight from senior team members, supports implementation of research activities, including literature reviews, creation and dissemination of surveys, data cleaning, data quality and analysis.
• Assists in the development and management of project plans (e.g., schedule, deliverables, project status reports) and tracks deliverables
• Creates and updates workflows as needed
• Utilizes and maintains online data collection platforms, including REDCap.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Benefits

• NICHQ offers a generous benefits package for employees including competitive compensation; remote work; paid time off including vacation, sick and holidays; insurance including medical, dental, vision, disability and life; flexible spending accounts; employee assistance programs; paid parental leave and professional development benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level