Partners Biobank Project Manager
Partners Biobank Project Manager
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ThePartners HealthCare Biobank (Partners Biobank) is a largescale researchprogram designed to help researchers understand how peoples health is affectedby their genes lifestyle and environment. The Partners Biobank serves a largenumber of investigators who work at Partners HealthCare hospitals includingBrigham and Womens Hospital (BWH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).Investigators with approval from the Partners Human Subjects Committee (PHRC)may request DNA plasma and serum samples as well as linked clinical data anddata from a health information survey (data on lifestyle environment andfamily history). The Biobank also manages the distribution of clinical discardscollected from nonconsented patients.
ThePartners Biobank is actively recruiting patients to provide informed consent the objective is to consent 75000 patients over the next five. Samples arecollected at BWH and MGH and are stored in a central facility.
The Clinical ResearchProj/Prog Manager will work under the general direction of the MassachusettsGeneral Hospital (MGH) PIs as needed or in regularly scheduled meetings. Responsible for the daily ofprincipal duties and responsibilities described below and aspects of projectmanagement and administration including operational budgetary grant writingcommunication and research subject education components. Responsible for directsupervision of all research coordinators. Principal duties may vary over timewith project demands and with skill level of other staff assigned to project.
Thisposition is at the forefront of enabling personalized medicine and provides theopportunity to work with worldclass researchers and clinicians in anenterprisewide setting.
- Responsible for the coordination and implementation of research design process and study protocol at all study sites.
- Ensure recruitment goals are met onboarding new clinics and physicians planning and implementing initiatives (such as DNA Days) preparing recruitment reports
- Supervisespatient recruitment activities and may also participate as a recruiter in thefollowing tasks: contacting potential participants answering study relatedquestions posed via email or phone calls from potential participants and/orthe general public interacting with potential study participants educatingthem about the study including the possible risks/benefits procedural details andsignificance of the study obtaining informed consent from potential studyparticipants tracking consent status using specialized software maintainingstudy participant forms and databases administering electronic health surveysto consented study participantsmonitoring sample collection from consented patients tracking sampletransfer to central repository and management of training of Biobankrecruitment team to collect blood samples through performing phlebotomy.
- On a daily basis executes the procedural managerial and policy decisions of PIs and Administration made for the study.
- Participate in all decisions made and the formulation of policies and procedures for the study. Identifies modifications needed and works to implement solutions.
- Responsible for preparation and submission of all IRB amendments and documents in conjunction with the management team including the Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH) Project Manager and the Biobank Project Director.
- Maintain regulatory binder and ensure sign off of amendments by appropriate project leadership
- Responsible for assisting collaborating studies develop study appropriate protocols and consent when working with the project
- Responsible for assisting clinicians and researchers with IRB protocols to withdraw samples from the bank
- Responsible for development and oversight of the project budget.
- Participate in grant writing proposal preparation and presentation development and .
- Serve as the primary contact for outside vendors utilized to ensure efficient operation of the study.
- Responsible for oversight of all supplies equipment and files.
- Responsible fordata management. Ensures ongoing dataintegrity for the project by overseeing data collection data managementquality control and reporting of results
- Has direct management responsibility for all study personnel including hiring discipline evaluation orientation training and suggested firing. Supervises the daily activities of research coordinators.
- Onboarding of new staff including training and access to programs development and implementation of study policies and procedures and scheduling
- Supervises a teamof research coordinators who are responsible for recruitment informed consentconsent tracking and sample collection.
- Directly responds to inquiries regarding study protocol and policy. Serve as liaison to internal and external population.
- All other duties as assigned by PIs.
Must be able to makeindependent effective decisions in appropriate situations.
Must have strongorganizational and communications skills.
Must be able to supervise andtrain staff effectively
Must exhibit strong databasemanagement and overall computer skills
Must demonstrate analyticalskills and be able to problem solve effectively
Must possess aptitude forbudget management.
Manage the yearly budget of$200000 to $400000 that covers recruitment costs for 4800 patients over onyear.
Massachusetts General Hospital is an EqualOpportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skillsperspectives and ideas we choose to lead. Applications fromprotectedveterans and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged
Minimum of 5 years of researchexperience required.
Prior supervisory experiencerequired.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
