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Part-Time Clinical Research Assistant-Cardiology

Boston Children's Hospital
$22.35-$35.76 Hourly
dental insurance, 403(b)
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Nov 09, 2026
Position Summary/ Department Summary The Clinical Research Assistant (Nursing Research) within Cardiovascular, Critical Care and Perioperative, Patient Services at Boston Children's Hospital supports the coordination, implementation, and day-to-day operations of clinical research activities for nurse-led research projects. Under supervision, this role works closely with investigators, research staff, trainees, and clinical teams to ensure studies follow established clinical study standards and procedures. The Clinical Research Assistant assists in the creation and distribution of study materials; supports protocol development, will be responsible for screening and enrolling study subjects, contribute to data collection and work with other research staff on data, monitoring protocol implementation, reporting results, and supporting dissemination. Key Responsibilities: Assist with managing regulatory activities for new and ongoing clinical trials, including IRB submissions, amendments, continuing reviews, and maintenance of study files. Obtains informed consent and enrolls patients in research studies. Reviews clinical information to identify patients meeting study inclusion criteria. Serves as liaison to participants in the research studies. Collect, enter, and manage study data in REDCap and other databases. Perform data quality checks and track enrollment and regulatory deadlines. Contribute to mentored research projects such as abstracts, posters, or manuscripts. Minimum Qualifications Education: Bachelor's degree in STEM or Psychology is required. Experience: 0-1 years of relevant research experience is preferred. Prior research experience strongly preferred. Familiarity with IRB processes preferred. Experience with REDCap preferred. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work comfortably with patients, families, and an interprofessional team. 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, employee discounts and discounted commuter benefits at certain locations. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.