Scientific Data Abstractor - Essex Management

The EMMES Corporation•Rockville, MD

2d•Remote

About The Position

Scientific Data Absractor - Essex Mangement This is a Part-Time role. US Remote This position supports "Essex, an Emmes Company". Essex is a biomedical informatics and health information technology-focused consultancy founded in 2009 and headquartered in Rockville, MD. The Essex team comprises experts with extensive experience in strategically developing and managing complex health and biomedical information programs for clients in the Federal Government, research academia, and private sectors. Emmes Group: Building a better future for us all. Emmes Group is transforming the future of clinical research, bringing the promise of new medical discovery closer within reach for patients. Emmes Group was founded as Emmes more than 47 years ago, becoming one of the primary clinical research providers to the US government before expanding into public-private partnerships and commercial biopharma. Emmes has built industry leading capabilities in cell and gene therapy, vaccines and infectious diseases, ophthalmology, rare diseases, and neuroscience. We believe the work we do will have a direct impact on patients’ lives and act accordingly. We strive to build a collaborative culture at the intersection of being a performance and people driven company. We’re looking for talented professionals eager to help advance clinical research as we work to embed innovation into the fabric of our company. If you share our motivations and passion in research, come join us! Primary Purpose The team of scientific data abstractors is responsible for abstracting protocol content (e.g., clinical research category, interventions, disease, outcome measures) associated with clinical trials reporting. They ensure timely and accurate data entry information, adhering to established program quality standards.

Requirements

Exceptional written and oral communication skills with demonstrated expertise with grammar, syntax, and format
Able to understand and translate clinical information into lay language
Able to work in a busy setting, both independently and within a team
Willing to perform tasks that may fall outside of the normal daily responsibilities
Able to effectively incorporate diverse feedback from team and user community into a high-quality product
This position is subject to obtaining a Public Trust Clearance
Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a clinical, biological/biomedical science or healthcare related field
Two years work experience in clinical trials administration or data analysis

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with area of clinical trials, both interventional and non-interventional
Proficiency with Microsoft® software applications
Knowledge of drug and disease terminology

Responsibilities

Review documents, validate trial information, abstract relevant scientific data, including interpreting protocol data into lay language following standard guidelines/SOPs
Complete new trial and amendment registrations and acknowledge trial updates
Respond to inquiries and resolve issues submitted to an issue/ticketing system by the cancer research community or stakeholders, utilizing effective communication
Assist to improve Standard Operating Procedures and User Guides
Troubleshoot and appropriately report unexpected problems that may arise during the data abstraction of clinical trials
Participate in User Acceptance Testing to support application releases
Participate in data clean-up related activities
Perform other tasks, as assigned