Clinical Research Coordinator II

Mass General Brigham · United States

Site: The General Hospital Corporation 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. Job Summary The Clinical Research Coordinator II (CRC II) works independently under general supervision to support the team in enrolling eligible patients on oncology clinical trials. The CRC II 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 the need. The CRC II 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 CRCII will be responsible for scheduling all protocol mandated tests required to comply with institutional and federal regulations governing clinical research. This position involves direct patient contact. The following job duties will be performed under general supervision by the Clinical Research Manager:

• 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

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

• Duties will primarily be performed in an ambulatory/clinical office setting
• Duties will be performed on-site at both BWH and MGH locations as needed, with support at BWH increasing as our clinical research operations increase at that location.

• Ability to work more independently and as a team member.
• Computer literacy, analytical skills, and ability to resolve technical problems.
• Ability to interpret the acceptability of data results.
• Working knowledge of data management programs.