Open Positions

Clinical Research Project Manager

The Cerebrovascular Health Laboratories within the McCance Center for Brain Health, Department of Neurology of MGH and BWH, and Center for Genomic Medicine at MGH lead ambitious research programs in cerebrovascular disease, with the united goal of leveraging genomics, epidemiology, neuroimaging, clinical informatics, and machine learning to revolutionize the prevention of stroke and the preservation of brain health across the lifespan. With projects spread across Boston academic medical institutions and the Broad Institute, a diverse funding portfolio, and a dynamic staff of coordinators, technologists, data scientists, and research fellows, our research group serves as a hub for brain health research locally, nationally, and internationally.

We are looking for a well-organized, dynamic, highly motivated project manager to help us deliver on our near- and long-term research goals and manage our internal organizational programs in biobanking, data and sample management, and data visualization. Reporting to the Sr. Lab Manager and working closely with the principal investigators and scientific program director, the clinical research project manager will have responsibility for day-to-day and long-term strategic project management related to research programs of three principal investigators devoted to brain health. Responsibilities  include, but not limited to: ensuring research project deliverables are completed in a timely manner, ensuring seamless communication across project teams, supervising and task management/delegation for research coordinators and interns; management of regulatory activities associated with research studies, IRB submissions and renewals; assembling grant applications.

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Research Fellow

The Cerebrovascular Health Laboratories within the McCance Center for Brain Health, Department of Neurology of MGH and BWH, and Center for Genomic Medicine at MGH is looking for a highly motivated individual with a background in genetics and/or data sciences to perform cutting-edge research utilizing genetic, epidemiological, and imaging data assembled from human subjects. Receiving general direction from Dr. Rosand, Dr. Anderson, Dr. Biffi and the Senior Research Lab Manager, the incumbent will work in the fields of complex disease genetics and bioinformatics to perform genetic and other analyses which include, but are not limited to; common and rare variant association testing, multivariate model-building using genetic and phenotypic data, sequencing and GWAS quality control and data harmonization, meta-analyses, prediction modeling, and genome annotation.  2-year minimum commitment is required.

If interested in applying for this position, please email your CV/resume to info@strokegenomics.org

 

Clinical Research Coordinator I/II/Senior

OVERVIEW STATEMENT: 

The Cerebrovascular Health Laboratories within the McCance Center for Brain Health, Department of Neurology of MGH and BWH, and Center for Genomic Medicine at MGH is seeking a motivated, enthusiastic candidate to join their research group. We work in a rich multi-disciplinary environment involving clinicians, computational biologists, statisticians and geneticists both at MGH, the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT as well as internationally through the International Stroke Genetics Consortium (ISGC)

Under the direction of the Senior Research Laboratory Manager, the Clinical Research Coordinator I/II/Sr. will work independently on ongoing research studies.  This includes project management of lab projects involving collaboration within and outside the lab and institution, organizing the receipt of DNA samples from collaborators within and outside the United States, collection of all phenotypic data associated with received samples, collection of and accurate recording of procedures and results, maintenance of the lab databases, maintaining lab stocks, participation in joint upkeep of the lab and participation and presenting at lab meeting. This position requires a person who has Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in molecular/cell biology or a related field, with great attention to detail, is capable of working independently after training, possesses good verbal and written communication skills, works well as part of a team and is comfortable corresponding with collaborators from all over the world.

If interested in applying for this position, please email your CV/resume to info@strokegenomics.org