Clinical Research Coordinator I at Mass General Brigham in Boston, MA

Summary: Mass General Brigham is a not-for-profit organization that supports patient care, research, teaching, and community service. The Clinical Research Coordinator I role involves assisting in clinical research studies, managing patient data, and ensuring compliance with study protocols. Responsibilities: - Reviews proposals for compliance with sponsor and organizational guidelines; verifies that all sponsor requirements are met - Recruiting patients for clinical trials and conducting phone interviews - Verifies the accuracy of study forms and updates them per protocol - Prepares data for analysis and data entry - Documents patient visits and procedures - Assists with regulatory binders and QA/QC Procedures - Assists with interviewing study subjects - Assists with study regulator submissions Required Qualifications: - Direct and demonstrable experience across all domains including mitochondrial or related molecular biology techniques, biospecimen handling, biorepository operations, and rare-disease research coordination - Laboratory competencies central to mitochondrial research, including human biospecimen processing and handling, basic cell culture, and molecular assays such as qPCR and ELISA - Management of a disease-specific research registry and biorepository, including responsibilities for aliquoting, coding, long-term storage, and compliant shipping - Regulatory support at a level commensurate with complex rare-disease research, including QA/QC, proof-reading of regulatory and scholarly documents, and assistance with submissions up to and including Expanded Access/Compassionate Use IND protocols - Assistance on clinical research studies, including recruiting, evaluating, and consenting patients for studies; collecting and organizing patient data; scheduling patients for study visits; performing clinical tests such as phlebotomy, EKGs, etc.; and maintaining and updating data generated by the study - Candidates who are in the process of completing their bachelor's degree have a six-month grace period from their hire date (up to one year if starting on a per diem basis) to provide degree equivalency verification Preferred Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree with 3–12 months of prior mitochondrial molecular biology or similar bench research experience - Prior record-keeping, archival, or patient-interaction experience Required Skills: Mitochondrial molecular biology, Biospecimen handling, Biorepository operations, Rare-disease research coordination Important Skills: Clinical procedures, Data management Nice-to-Have Skills: Regulatory support, Collaboration, Communication Benefits: Comprehensive benefits, Career advancement opportunities, Differentials, Premiums and bonuses, Recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth