Research Assistant I, Trauma Imaging, Radiology
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Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
The Trauma Imaging Research and Innovation Center (TIRIC) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital seeks a full-time Research Assistant to join a multidisciplinary team working at the intersection of clinical care, research, and innovation. TIRIC conducts high-impact, real-world research at the intersection of machine learning, large-scale clinical data, medical imaging, and public health, with close collaboration across Mass General Brigham (MGB), MIT, and select external academic collaborators.This individual will serve as the primary Research Assistant for TIRIC and will be central to the day-to-day operations of the center, supporting multiple active projects simultaneously and helping maintain continuity across research, regulatory, and administrative workflows.Qualifications
This role is centered on coordinating complex, multi-stakeholder research projects, supporting clinical studies, and facilitating collaboration across Mass General Brigham (MGB), MIT, and clinical departments. The Research Assistant will play a key role in ensuring that projects move forward efficiently by integrating efforts across clinicians, researchers, data scientists, and institutional teams.
While exposure to data analysis and machine learning is part of the role, the primary focus is on research coordination, regulatory processes, and multidisciplinary collaboration. As a Research Assistant (RA), you will play a hands-on technical role with increasing intellectual ownership in running, querying, and analyzing large-scale clinical datasets using Snowflake, SQL, and Python, supporting the development, evaluation, and deployment of machine learning models for conference submissions and peer-reviewed manuscripts within one of the nation’s largest healthcare environments. You will workclosely with clinicians, data scientists, PhD students, and engineers to translate complex clinical questions into integrating results in SharePoint and PowerBI.
This position offers opportunities to contribute intellectually to study design, methodological development, and scientific writing, with mentorship tailored to candidates planning to pursue PhD or MD–PhD training in computer science, machine learning, biomedical informatics, or related fields. Research Assistants at TIRIC gain direct exposure to real-world clinical data at scale, rigorous applied machine learning research, and collaborative academic environments that support long-term research and academic career development. This role is ideal for a self-driven, technically strong candidate seeking deep exposure to applied machine learning, healthcare data infrastructure, and translational research, without significant direct patient interaction. TIRIC is deeply committed to mentorship and career development, and this role is designed to prepare trainees for careers in academia, biomedical AI, public health, or biomedical research.
Responsibilities:Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:Data Engineering & AnalyticsPersonal Attributes
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Interest in healthcare, medicine, public health, or medical AI Work Environment & Mentorship TIRIC is an inclusive, collaborative, and intellectually rigorous research environment. Research Assistants receive close mentorship, meaningful technical ownership, and opportunities for co-authorship on publications and grants. Our former research assistants and trainees have gone on to top medical schools, PhD programs, industry research roles, and public health careers. TIRIC embraces diversity and is committed to building an equal-opportunity team representing a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.Application Information
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5At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors.EEO Statement:
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At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership “looks like” by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.
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