Clinical Research Assistant- Cardiology

• Cardiac Catheter Lab divisional research projects, including FDA-regulated clinical trials for devices placed during cardiac catheterization procedures to treat congenital heart defects and other projects.
• The CRA will be responsible for patient outreach and recruitment, data entry, and general trial coordination.
• Institutional case contribution to a national external registry on cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology procedures to treat congenital heart defects.

• Supports the development, implementation, and tracking of clinical research studies, including patient recruitment and data collection in alignment with institutional policies.
• Assists Principal Investigators in study design, regulatory preparation, and ongoing project execution.
• Conducts accurate data collection through medical record review and manages databases (e.g., REDCap), including data entry, cleaning, and basic analysis.
• Prepares and submits IRB protocols, amendments, and continuing reviews; ensures compliance with human subject protection regulations.
• Contributes to research outputs such as tables, figures, literature reviews, manuscripts, and other documentation.
• Maintains organized records, collaborates effectively, trains new staff, and escalates issues appropriately while meeting deadlines independently.

• A bachelor's degree is required in STEM with a background in university-level courses is preferred.

• Prior experience in clinical research and IRB preparation is preferred.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Zoom/Microsoft Teams and the ability to learn individual protocol-specific software and web-based systems (i.e., REDCap) are strongly preferred.
• Research skills and the ability to work independently
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Attention to detail and the ability to keep meticulous records are required.

The posted pay range is Boston Children's reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes 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. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.