Clinical Research Assistant - Neuromuscular Program

Job description

Status Full-Time Standard Hours per Week: 40 Job Posting Category: Research: Job Posting Description: Position Summary: The neuromuscular program is part of the Neurology Department at Boston Children's Hospital. Our team is comprised of 7 CRAs (Clinical Research Assistant) & CRCs (Clinical Research Coordinators) working under 4 researchers (Basil Darras, MD, Partha Ghosh, MD, Leslie Hayes, MD, and Regina Laine, NP) with over 30 ongoing clinical trials. Most trials are sponsor funded-investigational drug trials and involve patients with SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy), DMD (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy). Key responsibilities: As a CRA you would be responsible for facilitating and coordinating the trials on a day-to-day basis. Teamwork, organization, adaptability, and creativity are extremely important for any candidate. Responsibilities may include: ​​​​ - Scheduling patient visits with many different departments. - Attending and organizing all study visits with the participant and family. - Monitoring for Adverse Events and reporting to the PI, IRB and sponsor. - Facilitating communication between the PI and the patients. - Maintaining study protocol documents for applications/amendm...