Clinical Research Coordinator

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 Depression Clinical and Research Program (DCRP) is a division of the Outpatient Psychiatry Department at Massachusetts General Hospital conducting leading-edge research in the area of depression, with a focus on testing novel antidepressant treatments and developing new tools to understand the biological and psychosocial changes that occur in this condition. The clinical program delivers care outside of the research setting to people with depressive disorders. The program provides patient evaluations and follow-up care, as well as one-time consultations and second opinions.

The DCRP Stigma lab is led by Dr. Aderonke Pederson and funded primarily through the National Institute of Mental Health. The primary research study leverages Digital Mental Health to improve clinical outcomes for disengaged populations.

The Clinical Research Coordinator I will be responsible for all aspects of operations on active clinical trials (phone screenings, eligibility determination, consent documentation, data collection and storage, and communication with subjects/participants) and assisting with research fund management, grant preparation, and the hiring and training of research personnel. In addition, the Clinical Research Coordinator I will be in charge of processing accounts payable, managing supply ordering for research supplies, and will work on other administrative tasks as needed. The Clinical Research Coordinator I will also serve as the secondary clinical trials and other research resource (e.g. regulatory, ethical and IRB, Case Report Form (CRF) development, writing operations manuals, trial operationalization, providing training) for all project staff, including interns, technical team (programmers), and students.

 

Qualifications

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Research Coordinators are responsible for managing and coordinating the clinical studies as members of the research team.  This involves screening patients for study eligibility, data entry and analysis, manuscript preparation, and clinical laboratory work such as phlebotomy and EKG administration. Research Coordinators will work closely with the physicians and psychologists on staff in managing patient care throughout the studies. Additional responsibilities include:

• Collects & organizes patient data 

• Maintains records and databases 

• Uses software programs to generate graphs and reports 

• Assists with recruiting patients for clinical trials 

• Obtains patient study data from medical records, physicians, etc. 

• Conducts library searches

• Verifies accuracy of study forms 

• Updates study forms per protocol 

• Documents patient visits and procedures 

• Assists with regulatory binders and QA/QC procedures 

• Assists with interviewing study subjects 

• Administers and scores questionnaires 

• Provides basic explanation of study and in some cases obtains informed consent from subjects 

• Performs study procedures, which may include phlebotomy. 

• Assists with study regulatory submissions 

• Writes consent forms 

• Verifies subject inclusion/exclusion criteria 

• Performs administrative support duties as required 

Skills/Abilities/Competencies Required:

• Careful attention to details 

• 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 

• Self-motivated, driven and self-starter, eager to improve efficiency while maintaining accuracy in administrative tasks and all research activities assigned.

Qualifications, Skills, and Abilities: