Research Assistant II

Boston Medical Center (BMC) is hiring a Research Assistant II for its Research - Cardiology department. The role coordinates and implements clinical study activities, including subject recruitment and follow-up, data collection, study conduct, and administrative support.

Responsibilities

• The Research Assistant II will coordinate and implement subject recruitment, enrollment, follow-up, data collection, and study conduct
• Responsibilities include identifying and screening research subjects, recruiting and maintaining follow-up of research subjects, tracking absent (lost to follow) subjects, explaining and acquiring signatures of subjects for informed consent documents, data collection, database entry (including, but not limited to, data entry, transcription of qualitative questionnaires and coding of qualitative data), and participation in study meetings and performing other administrative tasks in support of the clinical studies

Preferred

• Masters degree a plus
• Bilingual or multi-lingual skills (beyond that of English) appropriate to the patient population served is a plus
• Experience with statistical analysis tools a plus
• Experience using quantitative data analysis software helpful (e.g., SPSS, SAS, Minitab)
• Master's Degree
• Bilingual Communication
• Multilingual Communication
• Statistical Analysis
• Quantitative Data Analysis
• SPSS
• SAS
• Minitab

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy benefits
• Discretionary annual bonuses
• Merit increases
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 403(b) savings matches
• Paid time off
• Career advancement opportunities
• Resources to support employee and family well-being

Company

• Academic medical center and hospital providing comprehensive healthcare
• Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• http://www.bmc.org/
• Founded in 1996
• 5001-10000 employees

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related discipline is required
• With a Master's Degree, no work experience is required
• Minimum of 1+ years of experience in research or clinical program activities required
• Knowledge of medical terminology required
• Experience with recruiting subjects, with an understanding of the ethical and technical conduct of research
• Excellent English communication skills (oral and written)
• Cultural sensitivity and comfort with a wide range of social, racial and ethnic populations
• Organizational ability to perform multiple tasks efficiently and to prioritize duties
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and Access and PowerPoint
• Ability to perform basic data management tasks (coding, data entry, data cleaning, retrieval)
• Excellent interpersonal skills needed to work with human subjects and patients in a hospital setting
• Must be able to maintain strict protocols of all confidential or sensitive information
• Masters degree a plus
• Bilingual or multi-lingual skills (beyond that of English) appropriate to the patient population served is a plus
• Experience with statistical analysis tools a plus
• Experience using quantitative data analysis software helpful (e.g., SPSS, SAS, Minitab)
• Minimum of 1+ years of experience in research or clinical program activities required.

Required skills

• Clinical Research, Medical Terminology, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Minitab, Research Subject Recruitment, SAS, SPSS

Preferred skills

• Experience with statistical analysis tools a plus, Masters degree a plus

Experience

• 1+ years