Clinical Research Coordinator

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

5d•$21 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

A full-time Investigator-Directed Clinical Research Coordinator I (ID CRC I) position with the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute in the Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers. The coordinator assists the GI research team with program operations and associated research projects, including coordinating translational research under physician project heads. The role involves direct patient contact and work at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. It operates under general supervision, with day-to-day responsibilities guided by the Director of the Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Cancer Center Program and overall performance and administrative matters overseen by the Clinical Research Manager. The coordinator obtains informed consent and follows up with participants; coordinates and processes biospecimens; maintains research sample inventories and databases; screens patients for biobanking and clinical-trial eligibility; extracts clinical and treatment data from Epic; and supports project analysis, reporting, and regulatory and IRB activities. Duties are primarily performed in ambulatory and clinical office settings, endoscopy and interventional radiology procedure areas, and an infusion unit.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
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 research subjects’ rights and individual needs.

Nice To Haves

Zero to one year of relevant research project work is preferred.
Proficiency in a programming language and experience with bioinformatics or data science are beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

Obtain informed consent from patients for study participation and follow-up, and serve as a liaison between patients and physicians as needed.
Screen for and facilitate tissue collection from diagnostic endoscopies, clinical biopsies, and tumor resections.
Prepare and distribute biospecimen collection kits and coordinate blood, fluid, and tissue collection with physicians, nursing staff, and clinical operations staff.
Occasionally process fluid samples and assist with sample collections from autopsies.
Coordinate with research laboratories across the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute to ensure research samples are properly stored, processed, and identified.
Assist physicians and Program Directors with screening new patient appointments for biobanking and clinical-trial eligibility.
Screen and follow patients for assigned projects and translational research efforts.
Maintain an organized, current biobanking patient and biospecimen database.
Extract detailed clinical and treatment information from Epic medical records for observational protocols and translational research.
Meet regularly with project heads to provide research progress updates, analyze data, and summarize findings.
Assist with regulatory binders, submissions, and IRB procedures, and maintain comprehensive knowledge of assigned protocols.
Perform other projects as defined by GI investigators and Program Directors.