Clinical Research Assistant I- The Rollins Lab

The Rollins lab is focused on understanding neurologic sequalae of complex medical conditions with a particular focus on congenital heart disease and extreme prematurity. The Fetal Heart and Brain Project is an NIH-funded clinical research study examining fetal brain development and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children born with heart defects, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and neuropsychological evaluation measures. This study affords the opportunity to work with an interdisciplinary team of neurologists, neuropsychologists, cardiologists and MRI physicists.

The clinical research assistant will work directly with research participants, including pregnant women, toddlers and school-age children diagnosed with congenital heart disease.

The Clinical Research Assistant will be responsible for:

• Under the supervision of the principal investigator and project manager, the coordinator will manage the day-to-day operations of the study.
• The clinical research assistant will be required to think and operate independently, juggle multiple tasks at once, and maintain attention to detail.
• Will be required to meet strict deadlines, recruit large numbers of participants, and maintain flexibility in their role.
• Specific responsibilities include:
  • screening for eligible participants.
  • Recruiting/consenting participants.
  • Scheduling and attending study visits.
  • Administering patient questionnaires
  • Maintaining the study database.
  • Performing medical record and literature reviews.

In order to qualify, you must have:

• A Bachelor's Degree in STEM or Psychology.
• A two-year time commitment is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a passion for working directly with patients are central to this role.
• Teamwork with clinicians and researchers in a wide variety of medical specialties will be essential for success.
• The ideal applicant will be an independent problem-solver, highly motivated, and have excellent interpersonal skills.

Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including 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.