Clinical Research Coordinator/BWH Emergency Medicine (Ouchi Lab)

Job Summary

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital is looking for a Clinical Research Coordinator for the Serious Illness Care Program for Older Individuals with Down Syndrome. The Clinical Research Coordinator is responsible for coordinating human clinical research activities for an NIH-funded research project involving participants recruited from several clinics at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital.

The candidate will work closely with the Principal Investigator (BWH Emergency Medicine Attending Physician) and a supervisor while working with an interdisciplinary team of physician assistants, research nurses, clinicians, and other research staff. The incumbent will be primarily responsible for the project which aims to refine and establish a multi-component intervention to help patients formulate and communicate their values, goals, and priorities for end-of-life care while living with serious illnesses.

This position is ideal for someone interested in pursuing graduate studies or a career in the fields of medicine, public health, or clinical research. It involves extensive patient interaction as a member of a clinical research team.

Summary

Following established policies, procedures, and study protocols, provides assistance on clinical research studies, including recruiting, evaluating, and consenting patients for studies; collecting and organizing patient data; scheduling patients for study visits; performing clinical tests; maintaining and updating data generated by the study.

Essential Functions

• Reviews proposals for compliance with sponsor and organizational guidelines; verify all sponsor requirements are met.
• Recruiting patients for clinical trials, conducts phone.
• Verifies the accuracy of study forms and updates them per protocol.
• Prepares data for analysis and data entry.
• Documents patient visits and procedures.
• Assists with regulatory binders and QA/QC Procedures.
• Assists with interviewing study subjects.
• Assists with study regulator submissions.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree Science required.

Experience: Some relevant research project work 0-1 year preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Careful attention to detail and good organizational skills.
• Ability to follow directions.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Computer literacy.
• Working knowledge of clinical research protocols.
• Ability to demonstrate respect and professionalism for subjects' rights and individual needs.