Clinical Research Assistant- Retinal Disease Ophthalmology

Position Summary This Clinical Research Assistant will join an established team of clinicians and researchers in Ophthalmology dedicated to understanding blinding pediatric retinal diseases and identifying those patients who may be eligible for treatment trials. As a Clinical Research Assistant, you will be involved in review of medical records to extract details of ophthalmic and genetic data for analysis and preparation for publication. Facility with EXCEL is critical; familiarity with MATLAB, R and other analysis programs useful. On occasion, you may assist with study visits for clinical trials. A collaborative spirit is essential to good performance on this job. This is a great position to learn about ophthalmology, clinical research, and vision sciences. Key Responsibilities Review patient medical records to extract and document ophthalmic history. Tabulate patient data, plot graphs to summarize, and review with study team for further analysis. Write articles and summary papers of studies for submission to medical journals, as may be necessary or requested. Coordinate and prepare the necessary documentation for Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Committee on Clinical Investigations (CCI) submissions, in collaboration with other team members and Principal Investigator. Participate in the training of newly hired research study assistants, as required. Coordinate activities between the hospital and research laboratories to ensure correct testing/processing and send out instructions specific to the study. Communicate project policies and procedures to personnel. Monitor and review data collection and data entry, and informed consent procedures ensuring consistency of application for each study. Perform other miscellaneous administrative duties as assigned or required. Minimum Qualifications Education: Bachelor's degree in STEM or Psychology. Experience: Analytical skills to gather and interpret data in which information or problems are moderately complex to complex. Well-developed communication skills to provide critical information to patients, team members, effectively deal with conflicting views or issues, and ability to mediate fair solutions. Problem-solving, troubleshooting abilities, and resourcefulness. Ability to make a 2-year commitment. The posted pay range is Boston Children's reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting. Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork. #J-18808-Ljbffr Boston Children's Hospital