Research Assistant II

Mass General Brigham is a not-for-profit organization committed to patient care, research, teaching, and community service. The Research Assistant II will support clinical studies and population-based research, manage data, and assist in the development of research proposals.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for data collection, management, manipulation, analysis, and reporting
• Study cohort management
• Outreach communication with subjects, conducting mailings, follow-up on mailings, and obtaining necessary documents
• Assists with preparing progress reports with basic prescriptive statistics
• Gathers information to aid in the development of future research proposals
• Trains and orients new staff
• Administrative & Meeting Support
• Coordinate, submit and maintain weekly research team meeting calendar
• Prepare/distribute agendas and meeting minutes
• Track action items and deadlines and supervise completion with student research volunteers
• Coordinate onboarding/ Support onboarding processes for new research staff, including Epic access, credentials, and compliance training
• Serve as primary point of contact for troubleshooting
• Support student interns, including onboarding, training, and stipend management
• Draft and submit IRB protocols, amendments, continuing reviews via Insights website
• Design/revise informed consent forms and recruitment materials
• Maintain regulatory binders and communication with the IRB for each project
• Communicate with pathology, radiology, and clinical teams to coordinate prospective collections
• Coordinate, submit and maintain multi-institutional data use agreements/data transfer agreements legal/compliance department via Insight website
• Track expiration/renewal of all agreements
• Design and maintain REDCap databases
• Export cleaned datasets for statistical analysis and summary reporting
• Assist in drafting, reviewing and submitting manuscripts, tables, and figures for completed research projects
• Schedule/document student research meetings
• Multi-Institutional Liaison: Coordinate with affiliated institutions/divisions, maintain joint deliverables
• Multidisciplinary Liaison: Schedule/document cross-departmental planning (radiology, pathology, etc.)
• Industry-Sponsored Liaison: Coordinate with sponsors, track protocol milestones

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Nursing, or related health/life science field
• Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to track deadlines, action items, and deliverables
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including meeting coordination, agendas, and minutes
• Strong knowledge of IRB processes, human subjects research protections, HIPAA, and regulatory compliance
• Experience drafting and managing IRB protocols, consent forms, and recruitment materials
• Familiarity with Data Use Agreements (DUAs), Data Transfer Agreements (DTAs), and compliance systems (e.g., Insight/eIRB)
• Ability to draft, review, and support manuscript preparation (tables, figures, formatting)
• Proficiency with REDCap (database design, branching logic, data validation, exports)
• Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills (Word, Excel – including pivot tables/charts, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Master's degree in public health (MPH), Health Administration (MHA), Clinical Research, Biomedical Engineering, Health Informatics, Nursing Science, or related discipline
• Knowledge of Stata, SPSS, R, or SAS
• Familiarity with reference management software (EndNote, Zotero, or Mendeley)

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits
• Career advancement opportunities
• Differentials
• Premiums and bonuses as applicable
• Recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth

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