Clinical Research Project Coordinator, LS

Job Description - Clinical Research Project Coordinator, LS (3306357)

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Working under two Principal Investigators and a Project Manager, the Project Coordinator will support the post-implementation phase of a PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) funded weight management project and on an NIH-funded study on patients living with multiple chronic conditions, such as hypertension and chronic kidney disease.

The goal of the PCORI-funded project is to implement and evaluate an intervention that includes an online weight management program combined with one-on-one support from health coaches.

The NIH-funded study is part of a large-scale effort called the eCarePlan (eCarePlanner) which is intended to address the issue of information incompleteness and fragmentation reflected in electronic health records (EHRs).

The eCarePlanner is available to patients and clinicians as an interactive set of two applications, one which is patient-facing (MyCarePlanner) and one which is clinician-facing (eCarePlanner).

Principal duties may vary depending on the phases of the projects. The Project Coordinator will assist the PIs and PM with project management, including training research assistants, facilitating activities associated with the execution of the research plans including study design, development of new functionality, regular progress reports, and organizing communication with participants and project staff.

The Project Coordinator will play a lead role in the writing and design of the PCORI project’s implementation guide and a key role in writing the project’s final report to PCORI with guidance from the PI and PM.

Responsibilities include obtaining patient data from EHRs, designing survey tools in REDCap, using Excel and research databases to assist with data collection and analysis, and serving as a liaison for revisions to the content libraries and tool specifications.

Additional responsibilities include facilitating data analysis and participating in dissemination activities including abstract and manuscript preparation, presentation development, and presenting at meetings and conferences.

The Project Coordinator will assist with regulatory and administrative tasks that include overseeing regulatory binders, maintaining study databases, contributing input to study protocol preparation, writing consent forms, verifying study forms for accuracy, submitting study forms to the IRB, and conducting literature searches.

This position requires excellent interpersonal skills, writing skills, problem-solving skills, strong organizational and communication skills.

An understanding of health information technology and development is preferred.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities :

• Assist with the oversight and coordination for day-to-day operations of the projects.
• Oversee various tasks of project research assistants.
• Collaborate with PM, PIs, and Co-Investigators on project methodology and implementation.
• Utilize Excel and other databases to assist in data collection efforts, database development, and descriptive data analysis.
• Utilize REDCap to enable data collection efforts, including developing forms, descriptive data analysis and management of content libraries.
• Develop and manage REDCap study databases.
• Provide oversight on data collection and abstraction tasks.
• Work with PIs and PM to develop and implement patient recruitment strategies and meet recruitment goals.
• Extract and analyze patient information in EPIC.
• Coordinate updates to content libraries, tool modules, and test templates.
• Design and document protocols and testing procedures in conjunction with PM, investigators, and stakeholders.
• Analyze and synthesize data, generate feedback reports and present to stakeholders and study participants.
• Compile initial data analysis and statistics for PI and co-investigators.
• Support the management of project plans and timelines in conjunction with PIs, PM, and co-investigators.
• Provide project updates to project team and collaborators.
• Manage related protocols for the Partners institutional review board.
• Prepare presentations and materials for distribution related to the project.
• Schedule meetings, prepare meeting agendas, prepare meeting minutes and other project-specific administrative tasks.
• Contribute to the preparation of research reports and manuscripts for publication.
• Assist PIs and PM in budget and grant management.
• Contribute to grant writing initiatives for future funding.
• Other duties, as assigned by the PM, PI, Co-investigators.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors Degree with 1 - 3 years experience preferably in an academic research or hospital environment and an interest in healthcare.
• Experience in health information technology research including project and team coordination preferred.
• Experience with supervision / project management of electronic health record projects preferred.
• Experience with data management, including using word-processing, spreadsheet software, REDCap, and Endnote preferred.
• Experience with data analysis and a willingness to learn preferred.
• Certification in the protection of human research subjects (can be obtained after hire).

Skills / Abilities / Competencies Required :

• Excellent interpersonal skills required for working with leadership and staff.
• Ability to demonstrate professionalism and respect.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Strong work ethic, industrious.
• Ability to accept and adjust to feedback from supervisors and investigators.
• Organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks.
• Capability to work independently, complete work, and meet deadlines with only general supervision.
• Competency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access preferred.
• Ability to use the medical bibliographic retrieval program Reference Manager or End Note helpful.

BWH is an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and / or other status protected under law.

Primary Location

75 Francis St

Professional / Managerial

Organization

Brigham & Women's Hospital(BWH)

Schedule

Full-time

Shift

Day Job

Employee Status

Regular

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