Clinical Research Coordinator I/II

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

1d•$20 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

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. The Center for Suicide Research and Prevention at MGB/Harvard is seeking applications for 1 full-time Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) to support (i) dissemination of center activities with the scientific and stakeholder communities and (ii) an NIMH funded project aimed at building and leveraging new interventions to identify suicidal risk and prevent suicidal behaviors. This position is particularly well-suited for anyone interested in pursuing graduate study in the fields of psychology, public health, or medicine. Work in this role will be equally divided across education and outreach activities (managing public facing center-events, maintaining the center website, and managing training opportunities offered by the center) and patient recruitment in the emergency department. Given the nature of this role, strong verbal and written communication skills, detail orientation, experience working with clinically severe psychiatric and/or suicidal patients and strong interpersonal skills are strongly preferred. Writing, computer skills (e.g., proficiency with statistical software), experience working in the emergency department, and supervisory experience are highly desirable. Following established policies, procedures, and study protocols, provides assistance on clinical research studies, including recruiting, evaluating, and consenting patients for studies; collecting and organizing patient data; scheduling patients for study visits; ensuring regulatory compliance; and maintaining and updating data generated by the study. Candidates who are in the process of completing their bachelor's degree have a six-month grace period from their hire date (up to one year if starting on a per diem basis) to provide degree equivalency verification.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Related Field of Study required
Careful attention to detail and good organizational skills.
Ability to follow directions.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Computer literacy.
Working knowledge of clinical research protocols.
Ability to demonstrate respect and professionalism for subjects' rights and individual needs.
Ability to work independently and as a team player
Analytical skills and ability to resolve technical problems
Ability to interpret acceptability of data results
Working knowledge of data management program

Nice To Haves

strong verbal and written communication skills
detail orientation
experience working with clinically severe psychiatric and/or suicidal patients
strong interpersonal skills
Writing
computer skills (e.g., proficiency with statistical software)
experience working in the emergency department
supervisory experience

Responsibilities

Reviews proposals for compliance with sponsor and organizational guidelines; verifies that all sponsor requirements are met.
Recruiting patients for clinical trials and conducting phone interviews.
Verifies the accuracy of study forms and updates them per protocol.
Prepares data for analysis and data entry.
Documents patient visits and procedures.
Assists with regulatory binders and QA/QC Procedures.
Assists with interviewing study subjects.
Assists with study regulator submissions.
Maintains center website
Facilitates planning for public facing center events
Support training activities of post-doctoral scholars and interns
Coordinates study meetings
Assists with meeting note taking
Manages center marketing for events, open positions, and other relevant center findings
Collects & organizes patient data
Maintains records and databases
Uses software programs to generate graphs and reports
Recruits and enrolls patients for clinical trials
Obtains patient study data from medical records, physicians, etc.
Conducts library searches
Verifies accuracy of study forms
Updates study forms per protocol
Documents patient visits and procedures
Assists with regulatory binders and QA/QC procedures
Assists with interviewing study subjects
Administers and scores questionnaires
Provides basic explanation of study and in some cases obtains informed consent from subjects
Performs study procedures
Assists with study regulatory submissions
Assists with developing consent forms and study protocols
Verifies subject inclusion/exclusion criteria
Performs additional administrative support duties as required
Maintain research data, patient fields, regulatory binders and study databases
Perform data analysis and QA/QC data checks
Organize and interpret data
Develop and implement recruitment strategies
Act as a study resource for patient and family
Monitor and evaluation lab and procedure data
Evaluate study questionnaires
Contribute to protocol recommendations
Assist with preparation of annual review
May assist PI to prepare complete study reports
May assist PM to prepare sponsor reports and budgets