Clinical Research Coordinator I (Clinical, Behavioral and Outcomes Research)

As a member of the clinical research team, the Clinical Research Coordinator’s responsibilities will be associated with multiple clinical research projects including dietary intervention studies, pharmaceutical trials, studies evaluating novel diabetes care technologies, with an emphasis on weight management in diabetes. S/he works directly with patients with diabetes and is responsible for coordinating assigned studies. This position is ideal for someone who is interested in pursuing graduate work in medicine or public health. Our team fosters participation in presentations and publications.

Responsibilities

• Provides support on clinical research protocols. Recruits, schedules, and interviews patients, performs routine laboratory procedures (including measuring blood pressure, height and weight, blood glucose), and escorts patients to testing locations. Coordinates patient recruitment to ensure the enrollment goals are met for multiple grants. Facilitates patient visits by performing protocol-specific tests and procedures.
• Assists with completing and maintaining study data collection forms and source documents. Maintains research patient records and regulatory binders. Performs data entry and supervises data entry performed by others for each project.
• Serves as the primary contact for study sponsors, facilitating sponsors’ regulatory and initiation visits. Prepares for regulatory and initiation visits by monitoring safety reports, completing start up source documents, maintaining compliance documents, and assisting in protocol feasibility evaluation with principal investigator.
• Organizes the storage and use of the study-related materials.
• Coordinates with Assay Core for sample analysis for Dr. Hamdy’s lab by acting as primary contact in prioritizing scheduling of assays to meet grant, abstract, and manuscript deadlines. Processes laboratory samples and delivers samples to local laboratory or mails to central laboratory.
• Participates in the preparation of scientific publications and presentations of studies’ scientific data.
• Assists with training new team members in all clinical research protocols.
• Monitors deadlines and prepares IRB applications, progress reports and informed consent forms. Monitors and analyzes safety serious adverse events reports from study sponsors and prepares appropriate documentation for IRB under supervision of the Principal Investigator. Prepares documents for the Committee on Human Studies and completes case reports forms.
• Performs general support, including ordering supplies and equipment for all studies.
• Works closely with the staff involved in the study in and outside of Joslin Diabetes Center and under the supervision of the PI.
• Provides support for Joslin Diabetes Center’s weight loss program (Why WAIT Program) by performing body composition measurements for patients and preparing supplies for program sessions as needed.
• Prepares meeting agendas and participates in research team meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in the Biological Sciences, Chemistry, or a related field is required. Master’s degree optional.
• Minimum 1 year research experience involving human subjects preferred
• Experience with computers – data entry, excel and word processing
• Fluent in written and spoken English (Additional Spanish is preferable)
• Flexible schedule as necessary to accommodate study patients and recruitment activities.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong ability to multi-task and carry out responsibilities independently
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality
• Team player with excellent ability to work with other staff members
• Experience with statistical analyses (SAS/STATA) preferred
• Experience with IRB documentation preferred

Joslin is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minority/Female/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. Joslin values diversity and inclusion, and we encourage diversity applicants.

Joslin Diabetes Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it is the policy of Joslin to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, marital/parental status, disability status, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law.