GET SIMILAR JOBS BY EMAIL.
Sign Up
Job Summary
- Company
- Joslin Diabetes Center
- Location
- Boston, MA 02215
- Industries
- Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
- Healthcare Services
- Nonprofit Charitable Organizations
- Job Type
- Full Time
- Employee
- Years of Experience
- 1+ to 2 Years
- Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
- Career Level
- Entry Level
- Job Reference Code
- R2281-12 RAKW
- Contact Information
- Joslin Diabetes Center
- Phone: www.joslin.org
Research Assistant: Behavioral and Mental Health Research
About the Job
Only a multi-disciplinary approach, such as that found in the Research Division at Joslin Diabetes Center, can fully explore the most promising pathways to prevent, treat and cure type 1 and type 2 diabetes and their complications. For diabetes is not a single disease, but rather a complex problem caused by multiple genes and environmental factors that call for scientists to attack it from many perspectives.
Uniquely Joslin
Our investigators, who engage in both basic and clinical research across the sections into which the Research Division is organized, are advancing science at an unusually fast pace due to Joslin’s unique environment. What sets us apart is our critical mass of researchers whose focus is diabetes and our one-of-a-kind resources that facilitate rapid scientific progress.
Responsibilities Include:
- Coordinating the study
- Recruiting patients from the Joslin Diabetes Center and from the community serviced by the Joslin.
- Scheduling patients screening and data collection visits
- Coordinating patients' schedules with the Joslin Clinical Research Center and the Beth Israel Imaging Center
- Collecting, entering and checking survey data
- Accompanying patients for the magnetic resonance imaging center
- Helping analyze fMRI data
- Maintaining organized database of medical history data, questionnaire data, and medical outcome data
- Tracking and scheduling patients for follow-up visits
- Data entry, as well as data management, and assisting with analysis and the preparation of oral presentations and written research reports
- Participate in research team meetings
Qualifications include:
Bachelor’s degree with a major in neuroscience or behavioral/social or biological sciences
Research experience involving human subjects
Experience with computers – data entry and word processing
Experience with statistical analyses (SAS) preferred
Demonstration of good organizational and interpersonal skills
Interested applicants should apply on line at www.joslin.org
Joslin Diabetes Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
