Clinical Research Assistant

About the Role

This position is with the Bone Marrow Failure Program under Dr. Akiko Shimamura. Dr. Shimamura leads several international registries and research studies focused on improving diagnosis and treatment for bone marrow failure disorders including Shwachman-Diamond syndrome, severe chronic neutropenia, aplastic anemia, and others.

Key Responsibilities

• Consents and enrolls patients for research studies by providing detailed information on the Research Study to patients and families.
• Obtains informed consent and enrolls patients in research studies.
• Reviews clinical information to identify patients meeting study inclusion criteria.
• Serves as liaison to the families/patients in the research studies, guiding and advising them throughout each phase of the study.
• Coordinates follow-up visits as necessary.
• Acts as a resource to study participants, addressing any concerns they may have.
• Troubleshoots resolution of any issues that may arise throughout the study.
• Coordinates and prepares documentation needed for Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions for PI approval.
• Tracks progress from submission to approval.
• Assists in developing supportive study documents such as informed consent forms, monitoring templates, study subject tracking tools, monitoring forms, study manuals, and training materials.
• Assists with the tracking and compilation of enrollment information.
• May assist with the preparation of manuscripts and reports for submission 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.
• Extracts data from medical records for a research database.
• Coordinates sample shipments.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Self-motivated
• Ability to multi-task
• High attention to detail

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a science field
• 0-1 years of relevant research experience