Clinical Research Coordinator

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center’s Cancer Outcomes Research and Education (CORE) Program is hiring a full-time Clinical Research Coordinator to join its multidisciplinary supportive care research team. The coordinator will assist with collaborative studies and program initiatives involving oncologists, palliative care clinicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, advanced practice nurses, and other specialists. The coordinator is responsible for study coordination across multiple projects. Work includes screening and recruiting participants in inpatient and outpatient settings; administering screening instruments, interviews, and surveys; collecting and managing data; coordinating study visits; maintaining regulatory documentation and protocol compliance; and assisting with reports, manuscripts, presentations, protocols, grant applications, and other projects in collaboration with principal investigators. The role is onsite at 55 Fruit Street, with a 40-hour workweek on the day shift.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Excellent communication and organizational skills.
Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.
Ability to manage changing priorities and deadlines with attention to detail.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Willingness and ability to learn about conducting studies in diverse medical settings.
Interest in working with people with serious illnesses.
Ability to collaborate with multiple principal investigators and other clinical research coordinators.

Nice To Haves

Previous research experience preferred.
Background or interest in psychology, medicine, nursing, or public health preferred but not required.
Interest in applying to graduate or medical school.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple studies and maintain comprehensive knowledge of study procedures.
Verify study eligibility through electronic record reviews and screening instruments.
Recruit participants and obtain informed consent.
Coordinate study visits with providers.
Collect data through surveys, interviews, and chart reviews, and perform data-quality checks.
Monitor study inventory and purchase supplies.
Maintain study data using REDCap or other programs.
Prepare study reports, annual reviews, and Institutional Review Board documentation.
Monitor and evaluate protocol compliance.
Assist with data analysis and preparation of manuscripts and conference presentations.
Assist with preparation of protocols and grant applications and complete special projects with principal investigators.
Correspond with the Institutional Review Board and other regulatory departments.