Clinical Research and Engagement Coordinator (Penn Medicine BioBank - PMBB)

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Posted Job Title

Clinical Research and Engagement Coordinator (Penn Medicine BioBank - PMBB)

Job Profile Title

Research Administrative Coordinator

Job Description Summary

The Penn Medicine BioBank (PMBB) is seeking a Clinical Research and Engagement Coordinator to develop and execute communication activities for the Penn Medicine BioBank. The Coordinator will use traditional methods and social media to elevate the PMBB’s reputation to ensure the PMBB’s work achieves maximal impact.

Job Description

The Penn Medicine BioBank (PMBB) is seeking a Clinical Research and Engagement Coordinator to develop and execute communication activities for the Penn Medicine BioBank. The Coordinator will use traditional methods and social media to elevate the PMBB’s reputation to ensure the PMBB’s work achieves maximal impact. Duties include website content creation, maintenance, and enhancement; content generation for social media (X, Instagram), newsletters, brochures, etc.; development of surveys videos, educational and training materials, etc.  Supports internal communications regarding events and conferences, meets regularly with PMBB leadership to assess communications needs and priorities.  Builds and maintains relationships with groups across Penn’s campus engaged in BioBank related research.

In addition, the Coordinator will manage and coordinate clinical research activities for multiple research studies, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and institutional policies. They will oversee participant recruitment, screening, enrollment, conduct patient visits, participate in initiation, monitoring, audit and close-out visits, collect review and report study data, and supervise and train incoming interns, CRAs, or other study team members.  They will participate in study team meetings, and ongoing protocol training, place orders for study medications or materials as needed, and assist in the development/maintenance of study specific case report forms and source document tools.