Research Specialist III, School of Medicine, Framingham Heart Study

RESEARCH SPECIALIST III, School of Medicine, Framingham Heart Study

Posted on 12/15/2025. Category:
Boston University Medical Campus – Research.

Location:

Framingham, United States. Position Type:
Part-Time. Salary Grade: 48.

Work schedule:

Monday‑Friday, 9 am‑5 pm. This role is for the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) and involves overseeing multiple ancillary studies with FHS volunteer participants.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee day‑to‑day activities to ensure projects run smoothly.
• Program study forms and monitoring reports in the REDCap data management system.
• Create data quality and timeliness reports using analytic software such as SAS and R.
• Train and supervise research assistants to collect data in accordance with the study protocol and provide performance feedback.
• Organize weekly staff meetings and record minutes.
• Keep study investigators and managers apprised of study progress on a regular basis.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5‑8 years of related experience;
  Master’s preferred.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy‑related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.