Department Summary:
The Fetal-Neonatal Neuroimaging and Developmental Science Center, Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience, and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Boston Children’s Hospital seek to hire a full-time Clinical Research Coordinator responsible for executing all tasks associated with The HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study (HBCD). The study aims to examine brain and behavioral development in children with and without substance exposure and other highly variable environments from pregnancy to 10 years of age. This nationwide, prospective, longitudinal study uses an innovative battery of neuroimaging measures (MRI, EEG), complemented by an extensive armamentarium of behavioral, physiological, and psychological tools as well as assessment of a range of biospecimens, to understand neurodevelopmental trajectories. This project is part of NIH’s Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) initiative. This role has a strong preference for a candidate who is fluent in Spanish as well as someone who is looking to stay in the role for two years (minimum).

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist Principal Investigators (PIs) in implementing the HBCD Study as assigned.
• Work with and coordinate a large research team. Manage communications with staff at collaborating sites and related organizations within and outside the hospital.
• Assist with recruitment of study participants for study enrollment. Write/update study protocol/materials as needed.
• Execute study visits remotely, in the lab, and in participants’ homes, including behavioral testing, MRI scanning, EEG data collection, and biological sample handling.
• Oversee data management.
• Attend and/or lead study-related meetings. Train collaborators off-site as needed. Organize hiring and training of new research staff.
• Complete record abstraction of source documents, and complete study data forms. Conduct QC checks of completed data forms ; coordinate resolution of all data queries. Complete data entry as warranted.
• Comply with all institutional policies and government regulations pertaining to human subjects protections. Maintain regulatory binders, and other study documents. Monitor the occurrence of clinical adverse events.
• Manage biosample inventory, coordinating with local and collaborating biorepositories. Oversee Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) submissions.
• Monitor and manage equipment, supplies, and purchasing, and coordinate research participant remuneration.
• Coordinate referrals for participants as needed.
• Assist investigators in data and/or document preparation as needed, including preparation of analysis results, literature searches, and article retrieval.

Minimum Qualifications
Education:

• A Bachelor’s degree in STEM or Psychology (or related field) is required, Master’s degree is preferred.

Experience:

• Two years of work experience is required.
• Experience managing a team, and experience working with children.
• Well-developed communication skills to provide critical information to participants, work collaboratively on a team, effectively deal with conflicting views or issues, and mediate fair solutions.
• High attention to detail and organizational skills, ability to multi-task, analytical skills to gather and interpret data in which the information or problems are moderately complex to complex.
• Sensitivity in working with women, infants, and young children from various backgrounds and with varied experiences.
• Ability to work after daytime hours as needed and be available for weekend study sessions. Must be willing to travel throughout the greater Boston area.
• Proficiency in using database software, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)