Senior Clinical Research Coordinator - Vascular Surgery

Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

 

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

At the Mass General Brigham Heart & Vascular Institute, our cardiology, cardiac surgery, and vascular care teams collaborate seamlessly to provide comprehensive, patient-centered heart and vascular care. Our cardiologists focus on diagnosing and managing heart conditions, our cardiac surgeons perform life-saving procedures like bypass surgery and valve repair, and our vascular specialists treat circulatory disorders affecting the arteries and veins, ensuring each patient receives a personalized, multidisciplinary approach for optimal heart and vascular health.

The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator works independently and follows 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 such as phlebotomy, as necessary; maintaining and updating data generated by the study. Additionally, they provide input into determining study subject suitability, input into recruitment strategy, methodology design, statistical analyses, protocol design, and manuscript writing.

The Clinical Research Coordinator works under the direction of principal investigators within the Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery and receives general direction and oversight from the Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery research program manager.  The Clinical Research Coordinator will work within the framework of policies, protocols, and guidelines provided by Mass General Brigham Research Management as well as study sponsors.  

The role is predominantly based out of Brigham & Women’s Hospital (Boston) with occasional travel to Mass General Brigham Healthcare Centers, Brigham & Women’s Faulkner Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital.

 

Qualifications

Essential Functions:

• Capable of performing all functions expected of CRC I and CRC II roles.
• Independently determines the suitability of trial/study subjects.
• Develop and implement recruitment strategies.
• Participate in the design of research methodology.
• Plans, performs, and designs statistical analyses.
• Recommends protocol changes, writes protocols, and contributes to manuscripts.
• Independently perform specialized projects.
• Participates in cross coverage of studies assigned to other research coordinators on the team.
• Performs other duties and/or projects, as requested.

Communication:

• Clear and direct in verbal and written communication.
• Is empathic and respectful.
• Is congruent with interpretation of plan of care to members of study team.
• Accepts responsibility for conflict resolution between patients, caregivers, and staff.

Professional Development:

• Engages in self-performance appraisal on a regular basis, identifying areas of strength as well as areas for professional growth and practice development.
• Identifies learning needs and goals on a regular basis and designs a plan to meet them.
• Establishes self as a resource in areas of the hospital where expertise may be required.
• Collaborates with principal investigators and leadership in identification of current and future study needs and shares responsibility for meeting these needs.

Quality Assurance & Process Improvement:

• Participate in regular study review, data analysis, and quality improvement efforts.
• Participate in policy, procedure, and standards development, implementation, and review.
• Recommend changes in workflow, as needed.

 

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required.  
• Graduate Diploma Related Field of Study preferred.

Experience:

• Related post-bachelor's degree research experience 3-5 years required.

Skills/Abilities/Competencies Required:

• Ability to work more independently and as a team member.
• High degree of computer literacy and analytical skills.
• Ability to identify both tec