Clinical Research Coordinator II, Pediatrics

Evaluations and Recruitment

• Evaluating and tracking the eligibility of all patients seen in the clinic.
• Recruits subjects to participate in the assigned study by using approved methodologies, such as, reaching to healthcare providers for referrals, visiting clinics, using approved advertisements.

Enrollment and Data Management

• Conducts the enrollment of study participants, including explaining research procedures, and obtaining informed consent of subject and registering patients to cohort studies and other protocols.
• Performs biospecimen collection for study purposes (nasopharyngeal collection and processing).
• Enters information into the appropriate EMR and eCRF systems and departmental systems in an accurate manner.
• Maintains clear, concise, accurate and legible records.
• Answers queries; performs data collection entry into database.

Office Duties

• Answers phones, picks up and delivers mail, stores and distributes office supplies, handles faxes, scans, files, photocopies, collates materials, maintains the update of policy manuals, etc.

Collaboration and Meetings

• Participates in staff meetings/initiatives including appropriate quality improvement and education activities, or if unable to attend non-mandatory activities, accepts responsibility to review meeting minutes and becomes knowledgeable of issues discussed.

Data Review and Specimen Collection

• Reviews and abstracts the medical records for patients, including review of all records for inclusion/exclusion criteria. Accessing patient demographic and clinical information from the clinical systems.
• Maintains on-going communications with research managers and PIs for data collection needs.

Supervision and Training

• Supervises and trains student research assistants in EMR data abstraction and data entry when applicable.

About the Department

The Department of Pediatrics is committed to intellectual rigor and believes that skin color, zip code, and financial circumstances should not dictate health. Boston Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.