Surgical Informatics Data Coordinator II -- Surgery FIRST Program
About The Position
The BIDMC Surgery FIRST Program supports clinicians conducting research in the Department of Surgery, including study implementation, data collection and storage, biostatistics, and regulatory guidance for research involving human participants. This cross-institutional role at BIDMC and Boston Children’s Hospital supports a surgical informatics portfolio, including pediatric opioid and post-surgical pain control research conducted with multiple centers and coordinated at Boston Children’s Hospital. The coordinator works with hospital IT and informatics teams to specify, request, and validate electronic health record data extracts for downstream analysis. The role also develops a working understanding of institutional data systems, cloud computing services, and the structure and extraction of clinical data, while collaborating with clinical research staff, study principal investigators, and site coordinators.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 1–3 years of related work experience required.
- Experience with statistical software, including SAS, required.
- Experience with computer systems, including web-based applications and some Microsoft Office applications, required.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English.
- Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families, and external customers.
- Ability to collaborate in small teams and respond to requests in a timely and respectful manner.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in epidemiology or statistics preferred.
- Experience with STATA and EpiInfo preferred.
- Understanding of medical terminology and/or experience working with patient or study participant data preferred.
- Prior exposure to Epic and hospital medical record systems strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Enter and extract study-patient data from electronic hospital records, paper charts, and physician office records as required by study protocols.
- Validate data entry and compare electronically obtained data with data from medical record review.
- Perform initial statistical analyses and create large databases using data from multiple sources.
- Confirm complete data capture and calculate data-abstraction accuracy among data coordinators and students.
- Coordinate data analysis plans with other statisticians and leadership.
- Maintain detailed records of data-analysis processes and procedures.
- Work with hospital IT and informatics teams to specify, request, and validate electronic health record data extracts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
