Senior Clinical Research Coordinator

Mass General Brigham • Boston, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator (Sr. CRC) works independently under minimal supervision to support enrollment of eligible patients in oncology clinical trials at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The role is on-site at either location as needed, with work as a CRC at BWH and support for the Clinical Research Manager in implementing clinical trials across disease specialties at that site. The position involves direct patient contact and responsibility for scheduling protocol-mandated tests in accordance with institutional and federal clinical research regulations. The Sr. CRC may also assist management with quality control, training and development, and assessment of departmental procedures.

The Sr. CRC supports patient screening and study participation, coordinates clinical appointments and protocol procedures, manages required laboratory and tissue samples, and maintains study documentation and communication with patients and providers. The role may include training new staff, managing studies within a specialized program, and completing disease-specific administrative tasks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 3–5 years of related post-bachelor's degree research experience.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• High degree of computer literacy and analytical skills.
• Ability to identify technical and non-technical problems and develop solutions.
• Ability to interpret the acceptability of data results.
• Highly proficient data management skills and working knowledge of data management systems.
• Initiative to introduce innovations to research studies.
• Excellent time management, organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of current and developing clinical research trends.
• Sound interpersonal skills and ability to mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Assist the clinical team in screening potential patients for study participation.
• Schedule all protocol-required tests and procedures.
• Coordinate patient appointments with physicians, nurses, and test areas.
• Coordinate and schedule clinical safety laboratory specimen draws and ensure timely results are available to providers.
• Prepare pre-visit communications for providers to ensure required assessments are completed and documented.
• Maintain point-of-contact communication with enrolled patients and assist with front-line questions about study participation.
• Develop protocol-specific flow charts, intake sheets, and other tools to support protocol compliance and proper data acquisition.
• Coordinate, obtain, process, and ship protocol-required tissue samples.
• Ensure collection and processing of required correlative research blood samples, coordinating with processing labs at MGH and BWH.
• Obtain vital signs and perform EKGs as required by individual studies.
• Administer quality-of-life assessments as required by individual studies.
• Scan research documents and certify them as copies.
• Assist management in identifying changes associated with Standard Operating Procedures and developing processes to ensure compliance.
• Train new staff.
• Manage studies within a specialized program and perform disease-specific administrative tasks.
• Assist management with quality control, training and development, and assessment of departmental procedures.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits
• Career advancement opportunities
• Differentials, premiums, and bonuses as applicable
• Recognition programs designed to celebrate contributions and support professional growth

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior