The Department of Psychiatry at Brigham and Women's Hospital is seeking a Co-op Student who is looking for experience and exposure to the business administration side of research. Never before has mental healthcare research been in such high demand, and this trend is expected to continue for many years creating an increased need for business analysis and development. We are hoping to find a candidate interested in entering the healthcare field after college as either a business administrator, an accountant, a financial analyst, or other related field in either research or healthcare operations.


Reporting to the Research Administrator (RA), the incumbent will provide administrative support to research administration team within the Department of Psychiatry. This position requires excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills. The candidate should also possess exceptional attention to detail, and exercise discretion in managing financial matters. This person will work closely with grant administrators (GAs) and faculty researchers. This position will be hybrid on-site and remote.



Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist RA/GAs with responding to general research administration questions via the department research email address


• Assist RA with sending emails to the Psychiatry research distribution list


• Maintain grant administration files and systems in share drive to ensure easy retrieval of documents and resources


• Organize information about Psychiatry research awards for residents and fellows


• Assist RA with updating Psychiatry department researcher information across institutional websites


• Assist manager with expanding Psychiatry research resources


• Attend daily department research administration meetings


• Attend regular hospital and health system research administration meetings and trainings


• Send financial reports to researchers after the monthly close


• Read grant funding opportunities and requests for proposals to provide overview of requirements to researchers


• Manage the grant proposal submission form and work with grant administrators to update the grant proposal project management schedule


• Shadow grant administrators at meetings with researchers and assist with projects as requested


• Performs other related duties and tasks as needed

• Minimum one-year of college education in Business Administration, Finance/Accounting, or related field OR one year of related co-op experience


• High school Diploma


• Compliance with all MGB Conditions of employment

• Proficient Microsoft Excel and Outlook skills are strongly preferred


• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail


• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively in writing


• Ability to effectively handle challenging situations and balance multiple priorities