Study Coordinator (Contract)

Editas Medicine•Cambridge, MA

About The Position

Editas Medicine is seeking a Study Coordinator to join our DMPK, Nonclinical Safety, and Translational Science Team. The Study Coordinator will be integral to supporting the development of our nonclinical pipeline from target nomination to regulatory submission by tracking and coordinating timelines, activities, samples and data within and across functional groups. This is a 6 month contractor role.

Requirements

BS with two years of experience in a biotech, pharmaceutical, or CRO environment, specifically supporting nonclinical or translational studies
Strong proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, ThinkCell)
Experience with sample tracking and shipping
Experience with LIMS such as Benchling
Well-organized and excellent at multi-tasking
Strong cross-functional communication skills
An ability to work in a dynamic, team-oriented, and multidisciplinary environment
Adaptability and ability to pivot and learn quickly

Nice To Haves

Experience with in vivo study protocols, and familiarity with assessments to support nonclinical safety and pharmacology studies (in-life assessments, clinical pathology, histopathology, PK/TK analysis, PD biomarkers)
Skills with Excel, Smartsheet and GraphPad Prism
Experience in the gene-editing or gene therapy space

Responsibilities

Build, track, and manage nonclinical timelines, ensuring all activities and deliverables remain tightly on target to meet critical program milestones.
Ensure all study documents and reports are meticulously organized and readily accessible to all contributing study authors and scientists.
Coordinate the end-to-end flow, shipment, and receipt of biological and chemical samples to contributing scientists across functional groups.
Ensure all study documents and data are appropriately entered into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
Partner directly with the Informatics team to build out new templates and streamline data workstreams as needed.
Synthesize and organize study data to directly support study leads during the creation of high-stakes presentations and reports.
Serve as a communications hub to keep all internal and external contributors fully informed regarding timeline shifts, sample status, incoming data, and final reports.