• Per Diem- Clinical Research Assistant Per Diem

    Children's Hospital Boston (Boston, MA)


    82389BRJob Posting Title:Per Diem- Clinical Research Assistant Per DiemDepartment:Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences AutoReqId:82389BRStatus:Part-TimeStandard Hours per Week:8 Job Posting Category:ResearchJob Posting Description:General Summary

     

    Under supervision, coordinates daily activities and operations of clinical research studies. Responsible for screening and enrolling patients, monitoring protocol implementation, completing required forms and reporting results, and regulatory submissions. Conducts data collection activities and may prepare analytical reports on study results. Follows established clinical study standards and procedures to plan and conduct clinical research studies. Maintain open communication with team members to ensure proper study progress.

     

    This Project includes task-based fMRI, resting state functional connectivity, and exploring the intersection of epilepsy, language, memory, and brain surgery planning.

     

    This is an 8 hour a week per diem position with the possibility of additional hours in the future.

    Key Responsibilities

    + Working on research projects examining neuroimaging and cognitive outcomes in pediatric epilepsy. Working on IRB submissions and research regulatory documentation.

    + Efficiently and accurately extracting neurological/medical and neuropsychological assessment data from the EMR into databases, extracting EEG data from Natus and extracting neuroimaging data from Synapse.

    + Troubleshoots resolution of any issues that may arise throughout the study. Coordinates and prepares documentation needed for Institutional Review Board (IRB) on submissions, for PI approval. Tracks progress from submission to approval.

    + Assist in developing supportive study documents such as informed consent forms, monitoring templates, study subject tracking tools, monitoring forms, study manuals, and training materials, as required for a study. Assist with the tracking and compilation of enrollment information.

    + May assist with preparation of manuscripts and reports to be submitted to academic journals. May help train and orient newly hired study personnel. Coordinates activities with various departments to ensure correct testing/processing and sends clear instructions to each study. Monitors and reviews data collection and data entry, and informed consent procedures ensuring consistency of application for each study.

    Minimum Requirements:

    Education

    + A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g. life sciences, psychology, public health) or a Bachelor’s degree and relevant work experience.

    Experience

    + Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

    + Must have experience or be extremely motivated and eager to learn neuroimaging processing pipelines (fMRI / structural MRI / DWI / CT) and aspects of computer science / computational neuroscience including

    + Command line computational programing in linux ubuntu

    + Docker Containerization, Python, FSL, Matlab, SPM, FreeSurfer.

    + Computer platforms include cloud-based AWS EC2 instances.

     

    Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits.Office/Site Location:BrooklineRegular, Temporary, Per Diem:Per Diem Remote Eligibility :Part Remote/Hybrid Pay Range:$19.83-$29.49 Hourly