Clinical Research Coordinator I, Dept. of Newborn Medicine

Site: The Brigham and Womens Hospital Inc.

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Job Summary

The Clinical Research Coordinator will work within the Department of Pediatrics Division of Newborn Medicine to assist the principal investigator in conducting NIH-funded clinical nutrition and body composition research based within Brigham and Womens Hospitals Center for Child Development and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The Clinical Research Coordinator will work independently under the day-to-day supervision of the Project Manager and in close collaboration with an experienced clinical research team to contribute to daily study operations. The roles primary focuses include assisting with and/or conducting follow-up study visits in our Center for Child Development as well as assisting with measurements and collecting data within the NICU setting.

Within this role there are opportunities for education and career development including attendance of seminars work-in-progress meetings and clinical case discussions. Opportunities to participate in oral or poster presentations and/or to contribute to manuscript preparation may be available after six months of employment. A two-year commitment is strongly preferred.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with screening patients for eligibility
• Support recruitment retention and consent activities
• Assist with coordinating and conducting follow-up assessments after NICU discharge including physical measurements and developmental tasks
• Coordination and assistance with scheduling study clinic and home visits
• Conduct occasional home visits in participants homes with a partner home visitor
• Assist with coordination and assistance with anthropometric measurements body composition assessment ERP and MRI scanning in the NICU
• Maintain inventory and assist with study supply ordering
• In wet laboratory setting follow established protocols to select thaw aliquot document store and ship biological samples to collaborating laboratories
• Maintain close communication with research team including daily check-ins and active participation in weekly operational meetings

Skills Required:

• High level of interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with parents of study participants and NICU and follow up staff and providers
• Understanding of child development
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary research team
• Ability to adapt to unanticipated changes and troubleshoot problems in a timely manner
• High level of organizational skills including the ability to prioritize tasks independently
• Ability to learn and adhere to established study protocols and procedures
• Basic bench laboratory skills including protocol adherence thorough documentation and precise measurements preferred
• Analytical skills to collect and synthesize information from various sources
• Ability to work independently and problem-solve
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word Excel Power Point)
• Previous experience with REDCap and/or Epic software preferred

Qualifications:

BA/BS degree required; psychology child development health science nutrition psychology health science sociology family systems degree preferred.

Experience in a clinic or hospital setting strongly preferred.

Hands on experience with infants toddlers and preschoolers strongly preferred.

Basic data analysis skills would be a strong advantage.

Previous experience in clinical research would be a strong advantage.

Fluency in Spanish would be an advantage.

Diverse candidates encouraged to apply.

Working Conditions:

Most duties will be performed in the outpatient follow up clinics and in the research offices. Duties will be also performed in the NICU and in in the homes of study participants. Occasional evening and weekend shifts may be required.

May require the lifting carrying of supplies sitting on the floor and the pushing pulling carts.

Onsite

20 Shattuck Street

40

Regular

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

$19.76 - $28.44/Hourly

Grade

5

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