Clinical Research Assistant

About the Role

The Ebrahimi-Fakhari Laboratory and the Movement Disorders Program at Boston Children’s Hospital are seeking a motivated, organized, and personable Clinical Research Assistant to manage the day-to-day operations of a natural history study in rare childhood-onset neurological diseases. This role involves direct contact with patients and families, engagement with the rare disease community, and occasional travel and weekend events.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruit and consent patients and families, and serve as their main point of contact throughout the study.
• Schedule and coordinate study visits, including clinical assessments and biospecimen collection.
• Manage study logistics, including participant travel and reimbursement, sample processing, and shipping.
• Prepare and submit IRB protocols, amendments, and continuing reviews, and maintain regulatory documentation.
• Manage study contracts, agreements, and budgets in collaboration with institutional offices.
• Collect and manage study data in REDCap, and represent the study at patient and family conferences.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, biology, psychology, public health, or a related field.
• Experience with informed consent, IRB submissions, REDCap or Epic, research contracts or budgets, and working with pediatric patients or patient advocacy organizations.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Comfort working directly with patients and families.
• 0-1 years of experience in clinical research or a healthcare setting is preferred.

Qualifications

• Training in human subjects research (CITI) and Good Clinical Practice is preferred.