Beth Israel Lahey Health→
Clinical Research Coordinator - BIDMC… at Beth Israel… · Boston
Entry LevelOn-siteBoston, MA$45k–$65k/yr
Skills
clinical research coordinationregulatory documentationirb submissionsmedical terminologymicrosoft outlookmicrosoft wordmicrosoft excelmicrosoft powerpointmicrosoft accessdata entrypatient recruitmentinformed consentprotocol compliance
Job Description
Summary: Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator to support regulatory and patient-facing activities across assigned clinical trials. The successful candidate will oversee participant engagement, manage regulatory documentation, and ensure compliance with applicable guidelines while maintaining high standards of participant care.
Responsibilities:
- Independently or in conjunction with other clinical research staff and/or research nurse, recruits and enrolls research subjects onto clinical research projects according to study protocols. May assess research subjects' eligibility for inclusion in a particular protocol based on contracts with physicians and nurses and knowledge of the protocol. (essential)
- Checks all eligibility and ineligibility criteria with the research subjects' medical record. Verifies information with clinical research nurse and/or principal investigator. (essential)
- Discusses informed consent with research subjects. Interacts with research subjects prior to entering the study and throughout the entire treatment. Assists with scheduling appointments and follow up tests. (essential)
- Learns protocol and monitors strict adherence to protocols by physicians, nurses and research subjects. Reviews protocol requirements with physicians, nurses and fellows. Identifies any problems with protocol compliance and notifies principal investigator and/or research nurse. Begins to learn how to independently resolve problems with protocol. (essential)
- Extracts data on protocol subjects from hospital records, outpatient charts and private physician office records in order to complete case report forms required by specific protocols. Enters data into computerized system. (essential)
- Assists clinic staff in obtaining insurance approval for subject protocol participation and scheduling tests and arranging admissions or outpatient visits for subjects. (essential)
- Assists investigator with correspondence with IRB. (essential)
- As needed, may function in areas/clinics performing job duties related to clinical research studies
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required
- 1-2 years of related work experience required
- Medical terminology
- Working knowledge of computer systems required, including web-based applications and some Microsoft Office applications, which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access
Preferred Qualifications:
- Fluency in Spanish and Portuguese is strongly preferred
Required Skills: Clinical Research Coordination, Regulatory Documentation, IRB Submissions, Medical Terminology, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Data Entry, Patient Recruitment, Informed Consent, Protocol Compliance