Senior Clinical Research Coordinator

The General Hospital Corporation; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator (Sr.CRC) supports the team in enrolling eligible patients in oncology clinical trials at Mass General Brigham, working on-site at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

The role involves coordinating protocol-mandated tests, quality control, and training, with direct patient contact and duties across multiple disease specialties as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3-5 years post-bachelor's research experience.
• Strong data management and computer literacy.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Screen potential patients for study participation.
• Schedule protocol-required tests and procedures.
• Coordinate patient appointments with physicians, nurses, and test areas.
• Coordinate and manage specimen collection/processing as required.
• Maintain protocol adherence and data quality.

Skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Data management

Computer literacy

Time management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

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 MassGeneralBrigham.

Job Summary

The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator (Sr.CRC) works independently under minimal supervision to support the team in enrolling eligible patients in oncology clinical trials. The Sr.CRC will support both MassGeneralBrigham 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 on need.

The Sr.CRC 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 Sr.CRC will be responsible for scheduling all protocol-mandated tests required to comply with institutional and federal regulations governing clinical research. In addition, the Sr.CRC may assist management in the areas of Quality Control and Training & Development and may provide input into the assessment of departmental procedures.

This position involves direct patient contact.

Responsibilities may consist of assisting Management with the following:

• Identify changes associated with Standard Operating Procedures and develop processes to ensure compliance
• Training of new staff
• Manage studies of a particular specialized program
• Disease-specific administrative tasks

Job Duties

• 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
• Scan research documents and certify these documents as copies

Qualifications

Working Conditions

• 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.

Education

Bachelor's Degree Required

Experience

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work more independently and as a team member.
• High degree of computer literacy and analytical skills.
• Ability to identify both technical and non-technical problems and develop solutions.
• Ability to interpret the acceptability of data results.
• Highly proficient data management skills and working knowledge of data management systems.
• Able to display initiative to introduce innovations to research studies.
• Excellent time management, organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of current and developing clinical research trends
• Sound interpersonal skills and the ability to mentor others
• Ability to work independently and display initiative
• Ability to identify problems and develop solutions

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Remote Type
Onsite

Work Location
32 Fruit Street

Scheduled Weekly Hours
40

Employee Type
Regular

Work Shift
Day (United States of America)

Pay Range
$26.78 - /

Grade
6

At MassGeneralBrigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; howeve