Research Coordinator at the Center for Addiction Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Clinical Research Coordinator I - Center for Addiction Medicine
The coordinator’s responsibilities at the Center for Addiction Medicine will include serving as the primary research coordinator on a clinical research study. Working under the supervision of senior staff, he or she will be responsible for patient scheduling and recruitment as well as all subject-oriented study procedures, such as the administration of psychiatric scales and testing protocols, the careful monitoring of adverse events and worsening psychiatric or mood disturbances, administrative duties related to the careful operation of study protocol, and database programming and quality assurance.
Specific responsibilities include:
-Recruit and schedule subjects for participation.
-Coordinate scheduling of study with area collaborators.
-Produce and maintain all documentation for the Institutional Review Board.
- Perform primary data collection at study visits, including neuropsychological testing and limited physiological monitoring. Maintains all related data.
-Purchase or reimburse for all supplies required for the study; monitor study inventory.
-Collect and maintain subject information database for study using the RedCAP (Research Electronic Data Capture) or other data capture programs. Perform quality assurance checks on database.
- Assist with data analysis and manuscript preparation.
- Prepare study reports, annual reviews, adverse event reports, and study document modifications.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in psychology, neuroscience, premedical sciences or related science, strong quantitative skills, a willingness and ability to learn, and interest in working with human research participants, and a diverse research team including psychiatrists, psychologists, neuroscientists, imaging scientists, a team of research assistants/coordinators, and support staff.
The position requires excellent organizational skills, as well as proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Good interpersonal skills, strong quantitative skills, attention to detail, the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and handle fluctuating priorities and deadlines, good communication skills, the ability to work independently as well as with others, and an interest in the work of the Center for Addiction Medicine.