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.
QUALIFICATIONS:
College degree required.
A minimum of 1 year of clinical research experience or outreach coordination in a nonclinical research setting. 2 years of clinical research experience or outreach coordination in a nonclinical research setting is preferred.
SKILLS/ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:
Candidates should have excellent interpersonal skills and high level of organization with attention to detail. Candidates should also have a high level of discretion as some studies involve highly sensitive and private information. Candidates should have experience recruiting participants for studies. Candidates should have the ability to follow directions and protocol. Candidates should possess welldeveloped computer skills.
Comfort and/or experience with older participants and dementia patients is a plus. Marketing experience is a plus
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Attendance at some outreach events will be required. These may occur offsite. Some events may occur outdoors in nice weather.
GENERAL SUMMARY/OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
Outreach Coordinator at the Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment Brigham and Womens Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Fulltime Outreach Coordinator needed for recruiting and screening elderly/cognitively normal and cognitively impaired participants for entry into a clinical trial registry and later actual trials.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Will be required to attend offsite community events. Will liaise with members of various elder agencies to focus on recruiting participants from the diverse elderly population in the Greater Boston area. Travel will be approximately 12 times per week approximately 6 times per month; schedule may vary.Will liaise with memory disorders clinics to recruit cognitively impaired participants. Will develop recruitment materials under the supervision of the Principal Investigator and assist with screening of participants. Will perform telephone screens of potential participants and periodically call interested participants to update them retain their interest and answer questions about research studies. Will be responsible for data collection and data entry and will assist study doctors and outreach specialists as needed.
Required Experience:
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