Senior Clinical Research Coordinator

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

20h•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 Senior Clinical Research Coordinator (Sr. CRC) works independently under minimal supervision to support the team in enrolling eligible patients on oncology clinical trials. The Sr. CRC will support both Mass General Brigham Academic Medical Centers of Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) AND Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). This role is required to be on-site at either location depending upon need. The Sr. CRC will work as a CRC at BWH and will assist the Clinical Research Manager with the implementation of clinical trials across different disease specialties at the BWH site. The Sr. CRC will be responsible for scheduling all protocol mandated tests required to comply with institutional and federal regulations governing clinical research. In addition, the Sr. CRC may assist management in the areas of Quality Control and Training & Development and may provide input into the assessment of departmental procedures. This position involves direct patient contact.

Requirements

BA/BS degree required
2-4 years related experience.
Ability to work more independently and as a team member.
High degree of computer literacy and analytical skills.
Ability to identify both technical and non-technical problems and develop solutions.
Ability to interpret acceptability of data results.
Highly proficient data management skills and working knowledge of data management systems.
Able to display initiative to introduce innovations to research study.
Excellent time management, organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Graduate Diploma Related Field of Study preferred
Related post-bachelor's degree research experience 3-5 years required

Responsibilities

Identify changes associated with Standard Operating Procedures and develop processes to ensure compliance
Training of new staff
Manage studies of a particular specialized program
Disease specific administrative tasks
Assist clinical team in screening potential patients for study participation
Schedule all protocol required tests and procedures
Coordinate patient appointments with physicians, nurses, and all test areas
Coordinate and schedule clinical safety laboratory specimen draws and ensure timely results are available to providers
Prepare pre-visit communication for providers to ensure required assessments are completed and documented
Maintain point of contact communication with enrolled patients and assist with front line questions regarding study participation
Develop protocol specific flow charts, intake sheets, and other tools to ensure protocol compliance and proper data acquisition
Coordinate, obtain, process, and ship protocol required tissue samples
Ensure collection and processing (e.g. spin/separate/freeze) of all required correlative research blood samples with the coordination of the processing labs for MGH and BWH
Obtain vital signs and perform EKGs as required for individual studies
Administer quality of life assessments as required for individual studies
Scans in research documents and certifies these documents as copies