Clinical Research Coordinator/Data Analyst

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals to advance our mission as a not-for-profit supporting patient care, research, teaching, and community service. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us.

About the role

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.

The Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) Program is a vibrant clinical and research laboratory that serves as a national referral center for evaluating symptoms that arise during physical activity. Types of evaluations range from resting measurements of metabolic rate to altitude simulation studies and comprehensive exercise studies that rely on direct hemodynamic measurements of heart and lung performance. The laboratory also serves as a core laboratory for the National Institutes of Health and Industry-sponsored clinical research and performs innovative research that aims to improve exercise capacity across a wide spectrum of patients with heart and lung conditions.

This Data Analyst - Clinical Research Coordinator position offers the opportunity to work directly with Dr. Gregory Lewis in the MGH Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Laboratory. Responsibilities will include obtaining and maintaining patient data and study records, screening and recruiting patients for clinical studies, conducting data analysis on exercise studies submitted to the MGH Exercise Core Laboratory, and working on all aspects of clinical research project design, implementation, and communication of results. The ability to work independently is a must. This is the ideal position for someone looking to work with a dedicated group of people to further advance clinical research in cardiopulmonary diseases while gaining invaluable medical and research experience.

Responsibilities

• Reviews proposals for compliance with sponsor and organizational guidelines; verifies that all sponsor requirements are met.
• Recruits patients for clinical trials and conducts 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 regulatory submissions.
• Participates in research protocols spanning a large range of areas that primarily relate to applied human exercise physiology.
• Records and analyzes data from cardiopulmonary exercise studies submitted to the MGH exercise core laboratory.
• Actively participates in research database creation, upkeep, and analysis. (Competencies with Excel, VBA, and/or STATA are preferred).
• May assist with writing protocols and manuscripts for submission to research journals and national scientific meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field of study required (can accept experience in lieu of a degree).
• Some relevant research project work (0-1 year preferred).
• Careful attention to detail and good organizational skills.
• Ability to follow directions.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Computer literacy.
• Working knowledge of clinical research protocols.
• Ability to demonstrate respect and professionalism for subjects' rights and individual needs.
• Experience in database design and management is preferred.
• Must demonstrate statistical/analytic and reasoning skills to perform high-level problem solving.
• Experience with Excel, STATA, and VBA programming is heavily preferred.
• Strong communication skills, a strong desire to contribute to the research team, and a positive, proactive attitude are required.

Benefits

In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable, and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth.

Pay

$21 - $29.01/hourly (Grade 5).

Schedule

• Scheduled weekly hours: 40
• Employee type: Regular
• Work shift: Day (United States of America)

Work Location

55 Fruit Street (onsite).