Clinical Research Coordinator

Mass General Brigham • Boston, MA

1d • $20 - $29 • Onsite

About The Position

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. The Optics group at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging is searching for a Research Technician to join our team. In this role, the selected candidate will be involved in running near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) experiments using various diffuse optical devices in human projects conducted both within our lab at Charlestown Navy Yard and in patients at MGH and BWH hospitals. Our methods are unique, and therefore all new staff will receive comprehensive training in them. Candidates with skills and competencies that demonstrate their ability to quickly learn these methods will be considered strong candidates. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work in a translational neuroimaging lab, developing and utilizing non-invasive optical methods to assess brain health. Our lab consists of faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and research assistants from diverse backgrounds, including Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, and Biology. Moreover, many of our clinical projects involve daily interaction with MDs, nurses, and hospital staff. Capitalizing on this diversity, our lab actively innovates in several areas. We develop cutting-edge NIRS instrumentation, maintain software for NIRS data analysis, explore novel biomedical applications, and conduct pioneering research across multiple domains. Working with us provides the opportunity to collaborate with prominent scientists, engage with individuals from various fields, be part of a dynamic and enjoyable team, pursue publication opportunities, and receive guidance and support for future career choices. For more information on our ongoing projects, please visit our website: http://optics.martinos.org Job Summary Summary: Following 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, EKGs, etc.; and maintaining and updating data generated by the study. Candidates who are in the process of completing their bachelor's degree have a six-month grace period from their hire date (up to one year if starting on a per diem basis) to provide degree equivalency verification.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Related Field of Study required
• Some relevant research project work 0-1 year preferred
• Scheduling and running experiments
• Maintaining instrumentation used during experiments
• Setting up and cleaning up after experiments
• Transferring data to Martinos server computers
• Presenting data at internal meetings
• Troubleshooting problems during measurements
• Processing data
• Recruiting research subjects for various projects
• Managing IRB protocols
• Overseeing LabArchive and RedCap documentation
• Extracting metadata of consented subjects from Epic
• Training new personnel on NIRS and systemic physiology measurements
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Good communication skills
• Computer literacy
• Working knowledge of clinical research protocols
• Ability to perform multiple tasks independently

Responsibilities

• Reviews proposals for compliance with sponsor and organizational guidelines; verifies that all sponsor requirements are met.
• Recruiting patients for clinical trials and conducting phone interviews.
• Verifies the accuracy of study forms and updates them per protocol.
• Prepares data for analysis and data entry.
• Documents patient visits and procedures.
• Assists with regulatory binders and QA/QC Procedures.
• Assists with interviewing study subjects.
• Assists with study regulator submissions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level