Research Assistant I- Neonatal Stroke Biomarker Study

• Maintain a RedCap database to record and manage participant information accurately.
• Process blood and urine samples for multiplex assays and RNAseq studies, ensuring quality and reliability of the data collected.
• Participate in patient enrollment in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), requiring strong interpersonal skills to interact effectively with patients and staff.
• Conducts routine laboratory experiments and procedures according to protocols, maintaining records, checking for accuracy, and troubleshooting as needed.
• Manages lab maintenance tasks such as cleaning, sterilizing, organizing supplies, and ensuring compliance with safety procedures and regulations.
• Engages in continuous learning through courses, literature reviews, and collaboration with peers, contributing to the research team and suggesting improvements or new techniques.

• A Bachelor's Degree in STEM is required.

• Experience in developmental neuroscience preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel for data organization and analysis.
• Familiarity with GraphPad Prism for statistical analysis and data visualization.

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, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.