Boston Medical Center (BMC)

Clinical Research Coordinator, Pediatrics

Boston Medical Center (BMC)

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $42,500 - $59,500 per year

About the role

  • Evaluating and tracking the eligibility of all patients seen in the clinic.
  • Recruits subjects to participate in the assigned study by using approved methodologies, such as, reaching to healthcare providers for referrals, visiting clinics, using approved advertisements.
  • Conducts the enrollment of study participants, including explaining research procedures, and obtaining informed consent of subject and registering patients to cohort studies and other protocols.
  • Schedules appointments of study participants; conducts reminder phone calls and/or sends mail-outs.
  • Performs biospecimen collection for study purposes, including but not limited to: blood (phlebotomy), saliva (cheek swabs), urine collection, breastmilk collection, and placental tissue.
  • Performs office-related duties such as answering phones, picking up and delivering mail, storing and distributing office supplies, handling faxes, scanning, filing, photocopying, collating materials, maintaining the update of policy manuals, etc.
  • Participates in staff meetings/initiatives including appropriate quality improvement and education activities, or if unable to attend non-mandatory activities, accepts responsibility to review meeting minutes and becomes knowledgeable of issues discussed.
  • Reviews and abstracts the medical records for patients, including review of all records for inclusion/exclusion criteria.
  • Accessing patient demographic and clinical information from the clinical systems.
  • Entering information into the appropriate EMR and eCRF systems and departmental systems in an accurate manner.
  • Supervises and trains student research assistants in EMR data abstraction and data entry.
  • Reviewing data for quality and completeness for each enrollee for completion and quality (QA).
  • Answers queries; performs data collection entry into database; maintains clear, concise, accurate and legible records.
  • Assists with the coordination of the collection, processing, organization, and storage of biological specimens in the systems
  • May assist in the preparation for IRB and regulatory submissions and maintenance of regulatory files
  • Maintaining on-going communications with research managers and PIs for data collection needs.

Requirements

  • Master’s Degree OR Bachelor’s Degree plus 2-5 years of experience
  • Experience in a clinical research setting highly desirable
  • Excellent organization and communications skills required
  • REDCap knowledge strongly preferred
  • Strong interpersonal skills; ability to effectively interact with all levels of staff and externals contacts
  • Cultural sensitivity and comfort with a wide range of social, racial and ethnic populations
  • Must be detail oriented and have the ability to follow-through
  • Ability to effectively manage time and prioritize workload.
  • Must practice discretion and adhere to hospital confidentiality guidelines at all times
  • Must have computer skills including the use of Microsoft Office Suite.
Benefits
  • health insurance
  • dental insurance
  • vision insurance
  • pharmacy benefits
  • discretionary annual bonuses
  • merit increases
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • 403(b) savings matches
  • paid time off
  • career advancement opportunities
  • resources to support employee and family well-being
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
phlebotomybiospecimen collectiondata entrydata abstractionquality assurancemedical record reviewclinical researchinformed consentappointment schedulingregulatory submissions
Soft Skills
organizationcommunicationinterpersonal skillscultural sensitivityattention to detailtime managementdiscretionfollow-throughteam collaborationproblem-solving