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Cambridge - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

QUALIFICATIONS:
  1. BS or BA degree required.
  2. Research experience working with data collected from questionnaires and patients preferred but not required. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  3. Must have strong organizational skills database management and computer skills.
  4. Must possess a great deal of integrity to maintain confidentiality.
  5. Phlebotomy certification preferred but not required.
  6. Spanish fluency preferred.



SKILLS/ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:
  1. BS or BA degree required.
  2. Research experience working with data collected from questionnaires and patients preferred but not required. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  3. Must have strong organizational skills database management and computer skills.
  4. Must possess a great deal of integrity to maintain confidentiality.
  5. Phlebotomy certification preferred but not required.
  6. Spanish fluency preferred.

Brigham and Womens Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race sex color religion national origin sexual orientation protected veteran status or on the basis of disability.

GENERAL SUMMARY/OVERVIEW STATEMENT:

The Partners HealthCare Biobank is a large research program designed to help researchers understand how peoples health is affected by their genes lifestyle and environment. Research Assistants work independently and in a team on a daily basis and report to the project manager as needed or in regularly scheduled meetings. Research Assistants recruit and perform phlebotomy on patients who are being seen at 10 BWH outpatient practices. Research Assistants are responsible for doing patient education obtaining consent performing phlebotomy and entering and maintaining patient and survey data. Research Assistants work with multiple investigators and physicians on the Partners Biobank and collaborating studies. Principal duties may vary over time with grant funding and project demands and with skill level of other staff assigned to projects.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  1. Coordinates the implementation both internally and externally of the Partners Biobank at BWH.
  2. Initiates and maintains recruitment contact with potential study participants using specialized software.
  3. Works in concert with Principal Investigator and/or Research Manager develops and implements patient recruitment strategies.
  4. Responsible for managing and recruiting patients at twelve different recruitment sites. Assists with responding to patient inquiries about the Partners Biobank.
  5. Conducts phlebotomy (blood draws) on research subjects.
  6. Assists with the development organization and/or maintaining the study database. Responsible for data validation and quality control.
  7. Coordinates with Consent Tracking to ensure proper subject identification oversee collection of discarded samples and recommend system improvements.
  8. Recommends changes to research protocols.
  9. Assists with the production of patient and/or physician education material research newsletters development of web content and online project communication.
  10. Assists with clinic expansion at new sites.
  11. All other duties as assigned.


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