Research Assistant Jobs

VA Boston Healthcare System is looking for a Research Assistant to join our team.

The VA Research Program strives to promote Veteran-centered care to improve patient experiences and outcomes across VA healthcare and community settings, and to advance value-driven care by providing Veterans the highest quality care at the lowest financial burden.

The Research Assistant may be assigned to one or more clinical research studies and functions under the overall direction of the Principal Investigator (Pl) and/or other research specific leadership. The position has a high level of knowledge of the instruments and techniques of clinical trials research and/or epidemiologic studies; knowledge of the methodologies of data analysis; and experience in the conduct of human subjects' research.

The major duties include but are not limited to:

Manages Clinical Tests and Collects Data

•Manage implementation, control and reporting on clinical tests.

•Implement data collection and monitor protocols for difficult clinical research studies. Administer or monitor administration of tests and measurements required by project design.

•Record data from samples and specimens to ensure that all tracking data is organized and is monitored during the progress of the study.

•Assist with data analysis from a variety of sources, including databases and spreadsheets,. and conceive and write reports as needed.

•Help respond to inquiries from a sponsor, clinical research coordinating center and/or site Pl on matters related to data, data compliance, and subject complaints related to data collection.

•Help ensure that data collection and transmission activities are compliant with applicable data security and privacy policies.

Recruits and Manages Candidates for Clinical Trials

•Oversee recruitment and enrollment of participants, providing information on study objectives and constraints.

•Obtain verbal and/or written informed consent, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization, and background demographic information (as needed) from patients ensuring that the process adheres to HIPAA, information security and other federal regulations regarding confidentiality and the conduct of human subjects' research.

•Coordinates study participant randomization to treatment, works closely with the Research Pharmacy on study drug provision.

•Identify study adverse events and side effects, symptoms which might require intervention or referrals in order to facilitate treatment of clinical research participants.

Research Project Support

•Plan, develop, complete, and submit on time all required documentation/ paperwork/forms for initial and continuing human subject's review.

•Analyze processes and documentation to ensure compliance with all technical, regulatory requirements, and information safety regulations. Regularly review guidance, policies, and procedures to maintain regulatory compliance.

•Schedule meetings, including scheduling meeting space, notifying participants, preparing the agenda and minutes and following-up on all commitments to ensure that necessary arrangements have been made.

•Manage participant compensation, maintain compensation records, and prepare invoices

•Organize and maintain all study documents for management, data, record keeping and/or compliance purposes.

QUALIFICATIONS

All applicants must meet the Basic Education Requirement:Successful completion of a bachelor's degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university in a major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of this position.