Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Infectious Diseases at BMC Software in Boston, MA

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Position : Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Department : Research - Infectious Diseases Location: Boston, MA Schedule : 40 hours per week, On-site POSITION SUMMARY : The BU CHART Post-Doctoral Research Fellow will be a member of the Boston University School of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases. The Research Fellow will partake in a clinical, transnational or basic research project under an assigned participating faculty mentor of the training program. They will be responsible for designing, conducting, and analyzing a study, obtaining a comprehensive understanding of design issues, IRB considerations and manuscript preparation. The Research Fellow will work closely with a mentoring team which consists of (1) the Program Director or Associate Program Director; (2) Primary Research Mentor(s); and (3) an Advisor/Mentor not directly involved in their current research project. The Post-Doctoral Research Fellow will be responsible for research and development in collaboration with Principal Investigator and research staff working on study projects, making detailed observations, analyzing data, and interpreting results. The Research Fellow will prepare technical reports, summaries, protocols, and quantitative analyses, and maintain familiarity with current scientific literature. May also be asked to participate in scientific conferences and contribute to scientific journals. The Research Fellow will participate in the Research in Progress (RIP) conferences, complete annual progress reports, and present at in-person Research Oversight Committee (ROC) meetings. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for a variety of specialized research activities. Collaborates in conjunction with the principal Investigator and research team members in the development of study protocols. Ensures that established protocols are implemented, maintains protocol integrity, monitors participant’s status assuring safety, and plays a significant role in the education of clinical staff and clinical trial participants. Working with the PIs, determines whether potential participants meet protocol inclusion criteria and assists with research subjects recruitment. Prepares all correspondence to the Institutional Review Board for all research projects. Responsible for maintaining the research database, collection and input of all clinical data, and responding in a timely manner to all authorized queries related to the clinical research data. Maintains knowledge and familiarity with current scientific literature and contributes to the process of a project within his or her scientific discipline, including investigating, creating, and developing new methods and technologies for project advancement. Prepares technical reports, summaries, protocols, and quantitative analyses. Prepares reports of completed projects for publication in technical journals, for presentation to agency requesting project, and/or for use in further applied or theoretical research activities. Assist investigators in grant writing and submission, manuscript preparation and submission, literature searches, literature review and summary. Identifies any issues or potential issues, and assists with development and implementation of solutions in a timely manner. For clinical trials, assumes responsibility for third-party insurance payor approval which may include writing appeal letters of medical necessity, corresponding and providing information requested, such as, evaluation summaries from consulting physicians, test reports, lab reports, program information, peer-reviewed articles related to disease and treatment. Serves as a liaison and reference to physicians, investigators and other staff members with questions regarding data collection and protocol, procedures and requirements. Participates in conferences related to the clinical research projects. Participates in staff meetings/initiatives including appropriate quality improvement and education activities, or if unable to attend non-mandatory ac